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718 spyder

Nonetheless, I suspect the 718 Spyder will prove popular, mainly because it feels more authentically Porsche than Boxsters past. Even the most dedicated Porsche fanatic has to wince at that value equation. It’s also worth reminding that you can get a new mid-engined Corvette for barely more than half that price. And by the time you get it fully outfitted - this particular tester wound up near the $130,000 mark - you’re looking at a pretty nice 911. At $110,500, it’s the second most expensive, behind the aforementioned GT4, of all 718 models. Indeed, the 2020 718 Spyder looks like nothing if not a baby version of the old 911 Speedster.

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As are the two “aero” lumps in the rear tonneau cover, the little flip at the back of the trunk, and the now more aggressive front visage. That foldable roof may be ungainly, but it’s pleasing to the eye. Not to the true-blue Porschephile, especially one who covets a ragtop that is truly sporty or one as overtly sexy as the 718 Spyder. Somebody’s getting wet! Is that enough to render the Spyder less than worthy? Of all the convertibles you don’t want in a sudden downpour, the 718 Spyder is at the top of the list. Like I said, this is one drop-top that deserves to be on the track.Īnd even when you know what you’re doing, it’s not a quick or easy process. It also rides some 30-millimetres lower than lesser 718s, steers almost telepathically, and those big Michelins have so much grip that it almost seems like a travesty to waste them on something as trite as the off-ramp boogie. In fact, there’s none of the usual weight penalty demanded of most convertibles, the Spyder weighing the same 1,420 kilograms as the hardtop Cayman GT4. Indeed, were it not for the fact that it sacrifices a little structural rigidity in going drop-top, the Spyder would make a great track car.Ĭheck that. With essentially the same adaptive suspension of the 911 GT3, not to mention carbon ceramic brakes and some super sticky Michelin Sport Cup 2 for tires - P245/35ZR20 in front and P295/30ZR20 in the rear - this 718 is serious about railing down twisty roads. Article content The chassis follows suitīoxsters have traditionally been the cute, cuddly poodles of Porsche sports cars. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. I had a hoot although there’s no question an eight-speed dual-clutcher would challenge stoplights more adroitly.

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Not only does it, as I said, make most of its power on high, the gearbox’s, err, gearing is actually fairly tall so to keep the engine on maximum boil, frequent use of the clutch is required. You’ll indeed need to be rowing said gearbox to get the most out of this 718.

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I’m not quite sure what to make of that - though if you read about Gordon Murray’s latest supercar, you know it was similarly endowed - but if you enjoy rowing a manual gearbox through its paces, I suggest you jump on the bandwagon now before stick-shifts, like normally aspirated internal combustion engines, go the way of the do-do bird. Yet here we are in 2020, and lo and behold, the sportiest Boxster convertible of late has an H-pattern six-speed. Not so long ago, Porsche was trying to dispense with manual transmissions in favour of its higher-tech PDK dual-clutch, imbuing its 911 only reluctantly with a seven-speed stick. Article content The six-speed manual gearbox It may not be as rorty as a 911 R, but my Lord, in these days of stunted exhaust tuning, it’s a welcome respite. Completely civilized at low speeds and mildly underwhelming in the mid-range, past 4,000 rpm, you finally get a taste of that Porsche Boxer howl without a whole bunch of fan blades in the exhaust tubing dulling the music. Whatever its provenance, the big six is a sweetie.

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  • Now, many sources seem to have it pegged as the last gasp of the 911 GT3’s flat-six, albeit detuned for Spyder use, but England’s most famous motoring magazine swears that it’s just the current 911 engine with the “turbos binned, its capacity bored out, and even some cylinder deactivation worked in.” More On This Topic Now, just add to my befuddlement, according to no less a source than Top Gear, the 2020 Spyder’s 4.0-litre non-turboed flat six is actually a modified version of a turbocharged engine, namely the 3.0-litre turbocharged six found in base 911s.

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    718 spyder