I haven’t written about cars up until now, but it is my blog and I figure I can write about cars if I like. I am usually on a motorized two-wheeler but with the latest batch of bad weather I am forced to look at one of my other passions…motorcars!
Porsche released the Porsche Boxster Spyder earlier this year and so far it has been recieved by a mixed audience. Some publications LOVE it, others really don’t care for it at all. I am really intrigued by it and understand why Porsche made the changes that they did. The Spyder has 10BHP above the current Boxster S and has lost a few pounds of weight noticeably from the removal of the automatic roof. Weighing just 1,275 kg or 2,811 lb the result is the Fastest Boxster to date.
The Boxster Spyder has a base price of $62,150 but click a few options and the price climbs to around the $70,000 mark pretty quickly. What you get for that price is the lightest Porsche in the fleet tipping the scales at a meager 2,971 pounds. The DOHC flat-6 pumps out an impressive 320HP and 273 lb-ft of torque making it the most powerful Boxster to date.
Accolades are piling up for the Spyder already. Fifth Gear TV magazine raves that the Boxster Spyder is the best handling Porsche to date and the October 2010 issue of Car & Driver concurs by awarding the Spyder The Best Handling Car award.
The chassis of the Boxster Spyder is so well poised and so neutrally balanced that it can handle even more horsepower and still drive in control.
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Great article. I have always liked the Boxster and the precision handling. Almost no understeer which is pretty remarkable. Keep up the good work.
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