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This roadster is not a roadster. At least not like any we have come to expect these days. No more soft breeze, no more cruising, no more clichés. Typical Boxster, you might think. And yet our engineers have managed to sharpen this attitude even more. The new Boxster Spyder is a radical return to the origins of the Roadster: two seats, high performance, no room for any distractions. It’s openly direct, unadulterated and unconditional. It’s hot, cold, stormy, wild. Whichever way you look at it: unfiltered.

The new Boxster Spyder is the original interpretation of a legend that began life in the fifties with the 550 Spyder and continued into the sixties with the 718 RSK – on the racetrack of course. Described to this day as extremely agile with consistently lightweight construction. Taken to the limit in a mid-engined sports car with 276 kW (375 hp) and 3.8-litre displacement – more power than ever before in a Boxster. And you can feel exactly what that means when the world is blowing, unfiltered, around your ears. The new Boxster Spyder.

Unfiltered. Which means that you could barely get a sheet of paper between you and the world. That every detail of the exterior brings you closer to the true driving experience. With no unnecessary ballast. Instead just clearly defined forms that follow function above all else. The result: a design that’s focused on the countless challenges of the past. And the tireless endeavours of our engineers. No wonder then that the front of the new Boxster Spyder literally says competitive athlete. Straight away, the large air intakes show how seriously it means it – as well as being extremely effective at cooling. The middle air intake also directs the air upwards through the vent in front of the luggage compartment lid. To reduce aerodynamic lift on the front axle.

Other striking features are the black Bi-Xenon headlights and the SportDesign exterior mirrors. The 20-inch wheels designed especially for the new Boxster Spyder combine lightweight construction with a unique design.

The new Boxster Spyder also shows its muscles at the rear. Most clearly on the streamliners, two powerful bulges on the rear. They visually continue the form of the black roll-over bars and lend the new Boxster Spyder its originality.

The distinctive rear spoiler underlines the performance-driven design and its lines flow seamlessly into the smoked taillights. It deploys automatically when the speed reaches 120 km/h, to reduce lift and increase stability.

All dynamically rounded off by the black rear apron in diffusor look. Integrated into the centre is the twin tailpipe from which bursts the unfiltered Porsche sound. Which, thanks to the sports exhaust system, has become an unambiguous call for freedom.

With such a radically open car you might almost forget about it: the hood. The new Boxster Spyder cuts a dynamic figure even when it’s closed. With side contours flowing seamlessly into the streamliners on the rear lid, the hood runs back into two taut fins.

And it’s not just visually that the hood has developed. Compared to the previous model, it has become much more practical for everyday use. And it can be driven at top speed, with no constraints. It unlocks electrically and then the lightweight hood can easily be stowed away by hand beneath the rear lid – without restricting the luggage compartment volume of course. As an option, the roll-over bars can also be painted in the exterior colour. And there’s a net-type wind deflector available at no extra cost.