his is the new Porsche Spyder

Porsche intends for you to drive this new Boxster
Spyder in the sun-kissed valleys of the world.
New York in April, whose motor show it's been
revealed at, um, isn't. Still, looks the part.
It follows a modern classic in the shape of the
2010 Boxster Spyder, but here, for the 2015
return, everything gets a little beefier. And faster.
Where the earlier car had a 3.4-litre flat six, this
new one gets the 3.8-litre boxer you'll find in a
911 Carrera S and Cayman GT4, here producing
370bhp. That's a healthy rise on the earlier
Spyder's 316bhp.
And though no mention is made of exactly how
lightweight this new Spyder is - the old one
weighed in at 1275kg and this one is being touted
as the lightest Boxster in the range - a 0-100kph
sprint of 4.5 seconds isn't too shabby.
Neither is a 290kph top speed, or firmer sports
suspension with a 20mm lower ride height, brakes
taken from the 911 Carrera and "more direct
steering". And true to the ethos of this car - a
lightweight driver's machine - there's only the
option of a manual transmission.
The roof is a bit more user friendly than before,
with partial electrical operation, but you'll have to
pull it up and down yourself and it looks skinnier
than the Boxster's typical soft-top.
Cast your eyes over the bodywork, and you'll see
why it looks the part. Those bulges along the rear
lid are meant to remind you of the 718 Spyder
from the 1960s (a period TG has long held as a
golden age of car design), while the front and rear
end were lifted straight from the Cayman GT4.
Inside, there are lightweight bucket seats and a
new steering wheel, but no radio or air
conditioning. Of course, you can option this all,
but that's not really the point of a mid-engined,
375bhp roadster with a lightweight ethos.
With this and the wonderful Cayman GT4, did
choosing a 911 suddenly become really quite
difficult?