Thursday, December 10, 2015
Porsche’s Boxster Spyder revealed
Porsche has unveiled its most powerful Boxster Spyder at the New York Auto Show. The Spyder, unlike the Boxster GTS, gets a 911-sourced 3.8-litre flat-six engine generating 370bhp and 42.72kgm of torque.
Porsche claims that the Boxster Spyder weighs a 100kg less than the GTS, allowing it to achieve a 0-100kph sprint time of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 290kph. In comparison, the GTS does the 0-100kph sprint in 5.0 seconds and has a top speed of 281kph.
The new Spyder also gets a host of mechanical upgrades. The car gets updated brakes from the 911 Carrera, a sports suspension and sits 20mm lower than other Boxster versions. However, to lose the extra weight, the standard car gives features such as sat nav and air-con a miss. However, these options can be added at no extra cost.
When it comes to styling, the Boxster Spyder’s most notable feature is its new roof. As with the previous-generation Spyder, the lightweight fabric roof is opened and closed manually, although it is released electrically (as is the rear deck), to make the process more user-friendly.
The car also gets classic styling cues like the streamlined bulges on the rear lid that extend from the seat headrests — a feature seen on the 1960s Porsche 718 Spyder. The front and rear end design has been borrowed from the Cayman GT4.
