To call the 718 spyder a more powerful boxster would truly be an understatement.
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The recently launched boxster gts and related cayman gts use highly strung four pot engines with 361bhp so the new spyder will need to produce more power to cement itself as the top boxster.
The roof on the new car is still a largely manual affair but is far easier to erect and stow while it can also be used right up to the spyder s top speed of 180mph.
The new spyder s manual roof unclips from its moorings on the spyder s windshield header and rear haunches and simply folds into a space below the rear decklid making it much easier to deal with.
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Instead the spyder has a manually folding top without much of the sound deadening and insulation found in.
The 2020 718 boxster is a two seat rear wheel drive soft top convertible sports car available in four trims.
With gt3 hardware and a screaming flat six engine this droptop is one of porsche s best sports cars yet.
For context that s 174 pounds more than a manual 718 boxster.
The mechanism saves 10kg.
The roof isn t a conventional convertible top like you get in the standard 718 boxster.
Turning off the sat nav voice was a little more difficult but done now.
Although the 718 spyder has its manually operated tent like roof and fabric door pulls to save weight it still weighs 3 206 pounds.