SpyderSenseOC

That is a 10. If the color was accurate, I'd be all in. The images show the exact shade of blue I'm looking for. But the pics of what it really looks like tell me it's actually too bright for me (almost sapphire) and none of the other available colors are enticing enough for me to get out of my 981 and into a 982 with the additional $40K+ outlay.

I wonder how the yellow dials would look with that configuration.

Only1Buck

Painting the wheels satin black ?

On the GT4 $600

On the Spyder $1,290

WTF

Selo

With the mid-engine layout and inherently better handling, I guess they don't need to invest big $ in rear suspension the way they do in the 911. I suppose it helps to work with the laws of physics instead of against.

n4v4nod

They have to make up for that $3k base price difference.

n4v4nod

Interesting read:
https://www.carscoops.com/2019/06/po...ing-gt-models/

Bigger question is if the 718 or similar will be within that portfolio? or will it eventually just be the 911?

SpyderSenseOC

I agree. That would be a horrible combo.

garfunkle

The 991+ has more mid engine balance and driving characteristics and weight distribution than rear... It's a LOT more confidence inspiring than my 987. Also not fair because different gens...

My 987 gets driven more often though.

MidEngineRules

When I put Bridgestone RE-11s on my RS60 (987) it became exponentially more confidence inspiring. But I get your point. My 991.2 Targa 4S with RAS has all but erased my preconception that the mid engine platform runs circles around the rear engine platform, and I didn't buy that car with the idea it would have a driving dynamic anywhere close.

hf1

It's a complex Blue -- definitely darker and I think richer than Sapphire. Could be very interesting. Pics #15-46 here show a wide gamut of shades under different angles and intensity of light:
https://www.caricos.com/cars/p/porsc...images/35.html


I like my dials only in black as they hide the unlit symbols the best. I find the dials busy and annoying when the unlit symbols contrast too much against the background which is what happens with almost any non-black dial background.

Selo

$ for $, it seems to me that more engineering time and labor are spent keeping the 911 at the top of the heap. If they put the same resources into the mid-engine chassis models, do you think they would lag behind the GT3s?

MidEngineRules

911 sales far exceed the Boxster/Cayman platform, even at a much higher price point, so there's no economic sense to pour in the same level of R&D. However, the next 918 replacement will reign superior once again, and it will be mid engine. DTM proves mid engine superiority when they take saloons and make mid engine cars out of them.

I hate to say it but the Carrera T is the best modest sports car in the lineup, but only if you spec it correctly which includes PCCB, LWBs, no sunroof, and RAS. I'm thinking there are no more allocations and if so, you're stuck with PDK and sunroofs and everything the T was never meant to be.

Very disappointed to see the color selection of the new Spyder. Boring as hell.

JAhmed

As long as they got white, I'm good

MidEngineRules

My 981 Spyder was guards red, but white would have matched my framed full color marketing poster and 1/43d scale model

I like white, although in Texas we have hard water and you end up with dried dirty scum on the rear valance that's hard to get off. My only white Porsche (997S) was very difficult to keep this part clean. White with PCCB is very nice though.

If I were to order a new Spyder with the current offerings it would undoubtedly be Miami Blue, since it's closest to Carolina Blue, which is the best color in the world!

Christopher G

Is the Carrara White Metallic better than the regular White? Is there any difference in the quality of the paint? Thanks

BryanCO

Haven’t seen anything on dealers having allocations so not sure what deal they can pull the trigger on.

Have you provided the dealer with a build code?