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faithful to the Porsche tradition.
The result is the Boxster Spyder.
Bolder, more powerful and sport-
ier than ever. Porsche Intelligent
Per formance in pure form.
The Boxster Spyder.
A sportscar that represents a
pure driving experience. In an
age where the focus is usually
on practicalit y, moderation and
a desire for comfort, our engi -
neers have remained steadfastly The overall objective was to
improve performance. But,
again, in an intelligent way, not
simply by boosting engine
power. Instead, we scrutinised
every detail, while never
forget ting that the driver’s
needs should be our primary
focus. The need, for example,
to express one’s own desire for
sportiness and to reflect one’s
minimalist sense of st yle. It was
necessary to eliminate the weight
associated with comfort and
convenience. The result is a
manual hood instead of an electric
folding roof. No air conditioning
system. No radio. No cup holders.
An interesting paradox:
The more constrained you are,
the more liberated you feel.
The t wo luggage compartments
are perhaps the only concession
to convenience. What ’s been
added are aluminium doors,
specially designed 19-inch light-
alloy wheels and sports bucket seats. A power output of 320 hp
– which is 10 hp more than
that of the Boxster S. A suspen -
sion that has been lowered
by 20 mm to a harder sports
set ting. A mechanically locking
rear dif ferential. And a design
that not only reflects this com -
bination of force, sportiness,
purit y and ef ficiency, but intensi -
fies it too. The resulting vehicle
is a top - class athlete that has shed 80 kg for a power-to -weight
ratio of just under 4 kg / hp. A
driving experience that can be
summed up in one word alone:
unleashed.
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As standard, the Boxster Spyder
is equipped with an extremely
sport y suspension setup. This
means stiff, short springs,
large lateral stabilisers on the
front and rear axle, and four
shock absorbers tuned for hard
compression and rebound. The
body is 20 mm lower at the
front and rear axle than that of
the Boxster S.
Chassis.
The Boxster Spyder is more
than a sportscar. It ’s a super
athlete. If its development was a
captivating challenge, it is now
a question of how to satisf y this
athlete’s appetite for perform -
ance, how to fully exploit its
proximit y to the road and how
to liberate the forces generated
by the combination of light -
weight
construction and high-
performance engine.
What does all this mean for the
driver? A closer relationship
with pure driving dynamics, with
almost no pitch or roll, for a level
of agilit y that turns ever y corner
into an unforget table experience
– not least with the hood down.
Yet even this experience can be
improved upon. The mechanically
locking rear dif ferential, fit ted as
standard, further enhances the
traction of the driven rear wheels
on road surfaces with varying
grip and when accelerating out of tight bends. It also acts to
dampen load- change reactions
during fast cornering and
in the event of interventions
by the PSM control system
(see Boxster main catalogue,
page 63). Road-holding at the
limits of performance is even
more impressive. With the car
able to hold its course bet ter,
the driver is free to enjoy
sheer driving pleasure at every
t wist and turn.
It all begins with that which makes
the difference in the end: the spirit.
