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All the frills in new no-frills Porsche Boxster Spyder

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The Porsche fabric roof is still opened and closed by hand, and it is only available with a manual transmission

Stripped down Porsche offers less for your money

  • No automatic gearbox with range-topping Boxster Spyder;
  • Manual open and close ragtop;
  • No radio or climate control to save weight;
  • Arrives in July priced £60,459.

IT’S back to sports car roots for the new Porsche Boxster Spyder whose ragtop has to be opened and closed by hand and it only comes with manual transmission.

The range-topping Boxster to be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show retains the independent character of the previous Spyder.

As a true original roadster, the Porsche Boxster Spyder offers a traditional sports-car driving experience but with contemporary performance. This means:

  • firm sports suspension
  • a 20mm lower ride height
  • powerful brakes taken from the 911 Carrera
  • even more direct steering, and
  • a 3.8-litre flat six-cylinder engine with an output of 375hp.

Drivers and passengers can thus look forward to a genuine sports-car experience with outstanding driving dynamics in the lightest yet most powerful Boxster. It takes only around 4.5 seconds for it to sprint from 0 to 62mph, while the model’s top speed is 180mph. Claimed overall fuel consumption amounts to 28.5 mpg.

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