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19-inch Boxster Spyder wheelPorsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB)
wheels that are the lightest
available from Porsche in this
size, and ensure that the princi -
ple of lightweight construction
is carried through from head to
toe. The consequences are a
Sportiness without the ‘ifs’ and
‘buts’. Even the wheels abide by
this ideolog y. The Boxster Spyder
is equipped as standard with
specially developed 19-inch
wheels. To be more precise, reduction in unsprung masses,
excellent responsiveness and
increased agilit y. For greater
sportiness, the optional Sport
Chrono Package and Sport
Chrono Package Plus of fer an even more power ful engine
setup – and unbridled driving
pleasure. Selecting the SPORT
but ton on the centre console
activates ‘Sport ’ mode, which
makes the throt tle more
responsive and uncompromising.
Surely that must be the limit to
this athlete’s dynamic potential?
No, is the unequivocal answer in
the form of the optional Porsche
Doppelkupplung (PDK) and the
Even the strongest character has its weaknesses.
Like not wanting to give an inch.
SPORT PLUS but ton. Two further
functions blur the boundary with
motorsport: ‘Launch Control’,
which harnesses the tremendous
power of the Boxster Spyder and
unleashes it for a racing start; and the ‘motorsport- derived
gearshif t strategy’ for faster shif t
speeds, extremely short shif t
times and optimum shif t points.
In other words, maximum acceler -
ation, driver’s heartbeat included.The Boxster Spyder. A roadster
uncompromisingly reduced
to the sporting basics, but with
no sacrifice in terms of safet y.
The body, chassis and brakes
are precisely matched, and offer important safet y margins even
during high-performance driving.
And yet, these margins can be
further increased by the optional
Porsche Ceramic Composite
Brake (PCCB), for example.Developed specifically for
performance driving, the system
has braking per formance
to match the Boxster Spyder’s
impressive dynamics.
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Centre console and six-speed gear leverSports bucket seat
Dashboard trim strip
Nothing should distract the
driver from what really matters:
driving pleasure.
When you get in, it’s immediately
apparent. Whoever wants
to own an original roadster
The dashboard is the epitome of
purit y of design. The dial faces
of the circular instruments are
finished in black. The removal of
the instrument shroud provides
another accent on the theme of
minimalist and authentic design. will have to make sacrifices.
Door storage compartments?
No chance. Cup holders?
No chance. Conventional door
release levers? Dit to. But why should we have fit ted
levers, when door pulls are
so much more evocative of our
racing tradition? And, more
importantly, they are, by nature,
weight-saving. By no means
trivial details, they are part of a considered and, in the roadster
segment, superior strateg y:
purposeful lightweight design.
It ’s a solution that also includes
sports bucket seats with seat
centres in Alcantara. The result is
a further 12 kg reduction, and a way for the driver to experience
more acutely and more immedi
-
ately the power that pushes
the Boxster Spyder to the limit.
An air conditioning system has
no place in this concept either.
That would have added 12 kg. It ’s a concept that demands
strong conviction, for whoever
attaches so much value to
performance and authenticity
sets dif ferent priorities in terms
of comfort, and would prefer
to rely on the most natural of all air conditioning systems: the
headwind with the hood open.
Despite our strict adherence
to purit y of design, we wanted
to make one concession: the
windscreen with grey top -tint
and the wind deflector are standard. A lit tle indulgence
that makes open -top driving that
little bit more comfortable.
One last question: what other
potential for weight reduction
was lef t? Should we really have
gone so far as deleting even the radio? With a weight saving
of 3 kg and the powerful engine
sound of the Boxster Spyder to
compensate, that was an easy
decision.
How can a roadster strike a more authentic note?
Without a radio.
Instrument cluster
