But that could simply be a Cayman version of the Boxster 25?

They haven't done a exclusive manufaktur model yet for the cayman 982 718.

 

Some people say I tend to be a dreamer, I think of it as staying positive...

Surely it will soon be my turn to win the big jackpot in the lottery?

 

That says not announcing spyder rs until May? Assuming it is an inclusive list. That’s a long time from now, considering all the photo ops they’re dropping.

 

Nah. Its comin. The mules are buck naked. Its getting close

 

read the replies after.

Spyder RS and Carrera T November 2022... May 2023 is a Numbered Special Edition for the Cayman... my bet a Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur model similar to the Boxster 25 Edition.

 

I have fully disowned my cleaning lady after her fatal mistake, but she still sends me "can we be friends?" letters. So for whatever it's worth, she says RS SPYDER Announcement in nov, production in March, one year production 1000 units. She also mentioned Adrift gets an allocation at msrp if he would just call the Porsche Russland dealer in Novosibirsk and offer to pay in Rubles. Da.

 

I’m down.

 

Shoot, I'd pay in 18th century Spanish Doubloons at MSRP.

 

I'm sorry, but putting the GT3 motor with a MT in a coupe (as opposed to the rag top) is counter intuitive. I'm not saying it won't happen, just saying it is less logical. And if they ARE developing a MT for a Cayman R, then that same MT could go in the spyder. Ahem

 

He never said it was a GT3 motor.

 

Yes, totally agree - Black on all cars, like the Speedster.

The Boxster 25 is like that too, I dig it. It is a Matte Black sort of finish, almost like some sort of rubbery coating.



(That is a Spyder Ducktail Spoiler on there on my Boxster 25 - but now it looks small compared to the Spyder RS Spoiler, LOL!)

 

What makes it "less logical" to put it in a coupe?

 

Ah, fair point. I assumed any special edition car, at this point, would be a GT3 motor car, but something "in the middle" could be nice, too. But would it be anti-climatic? A tweaked 9A2 Evo motor instead?

At least in my head, the coupe is the more track-focused variant, and the spyder more street (by merit of aero and roll-over safety, if nothing else). The MT definitely loses a step to the pdk on the track, even more than the street, so if you're going to put a MT in only one of the two cars, the cab makes more sense. My only reservation in this logic is that the coupe appears to sell better (at least in GT format), but if it is a limited edition anyway, that aspect is neutralized. A MT Spyder R would be the speedster corollary.

Plus, if you could put the gt3 motor + MT in both, all of a sudden, why not do that, instead?

 

I think the reason 'not' to put a GT3 engine in allows a better price point, unless they feel that the buyer would pay the extra cost to have that engine in a Cayman R? It certainly increased the base price of the GT4 RS... and perhaps Porsche wants to push those buyers toward the RS to get that engine.

 

But I just don't see the point in making a "less special" final edition car, which is limited production anyway (unless it replaces the normal 718 production). You don't need (or even want?) reasonable pricing for a limited run car.