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Old 11-05-2023, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by boatracer
cool. I don’t have on my Spyder but read the SRS ride height is 30 mm lower.
No it is not...
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 348SStb
It’s the rarity and the performance.

I have a 2022 4.0 Boxster GTS with PASM Sport and the handling is not even comparable to the handling of my 981 Boxster Spyder. It’s very good, but it’s not excellent, superior, or pinnacle. I would say the handling and athleticism of my Boxster Spyder fall into the superior category.

The 718 Spyder RS will be one of, if not the, best handling convertibles the world has ever seen. It will be in the pinnacle category due to RS hardware and engineering. Its athleticism and cornering capability combined with significant power for its weight will render it pretty much the king of open-top sports car excellence. Pretty much no other convertible would out-do it in the canyons, and that includes 991 Speedster. (Who knows what 992 Speedster would bring.)

I should also say I test drove a 718 Spyder three times and I did not think it was as capable as my 981 Spyder. The 718 Spyder was too refined for its own good; it also seemed to lose traction and slide around a bit whereas the 981 Spyder is glued to the road — can hardly lose traction even upon attempt.

I’d recommend you consider finding a nice 981 Spyder and send the transmission off to have gears 2-5 re-geared with new main shaft.
981 Spyder doesn't even use a GT car suspension while the 718 Spyder uses all of the GT4 suspension bits, a 718 Spyder will run circles around a 981 Spyder on the track. Whatever Spyder you drove most likely had bad tires or needs an alignment.
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by cooler2442
981 Spyder doesn't even use a GT car suspension while the 718 Spyder uses all of the GT4 suspension bits, a 718 Spyder will run circles around a 981 Spyder on the track. Whatever Spyder you drove most likely had bad tires or needs an alignment.
Yeah, the handling gets better with each generation, not worse.
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Knutsm01
Went from GT4 to 4RS - have had zero issues with the RS with no FAL.
Originally Posted by TXshaggy
Same height right?

I don’t have any issues on my Spyder, skipping FAL on my RS build.
You guys simply don't get out enough or aren't trying hard enough...

Around my home town, I know which areas to avoid, this past trip to Rennsport and beyond on roads and gas station entrances I didn’t know, the front scraped multiple times. You don’t always have time or space to take the approach differently. Heck sometimes you can get in but not get out.

So try harder, I know you will get there!
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:27 AM
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Also good luck reselling your Spyder RS without FAL, you will greatly diminish the pool of buyers and get lowballed with that as an excuse.
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cooler2442
981 Spyder doesn't even use a GT car suspension while the 718 Spyder uses all of the GT4 suspension bits, a 718 Spyder will run circles around a 981 Spyder on the track. Whatever Spyder you drove most likely had bad tires or needs an alignment.
I drove three cars. Checked the tires on each. Have you driven both? Let’s not have a discussion based on knowledge on paper. One doesn’t run circles around the other.

The 718 Spyder does have a GT suspension and therefore it’s meant to wag its tail and offer additional agility on the race track. I don’t drive my cars on the race track. I can tell you for sure that on twisty back roads, the 718 Spyder was not as surefooted as my 981 Spyder. It was cushy, refined, and somewhat sloppy.
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Manifold
Yeah, the handling gets better with each generation, not worse.
Drive both and get back to me. There are many people who have sold their 718s Spyder and preferred the 981 Spyder — I’ve spoken to several in order to confirm what I experienced.
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Westcoast
No it is not...
The Spyder RS ride height is 10mm lower than that of regular Spyder and 30mm lower than that of regular 718.

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I just looked things up and I was incorrect — the 718 Spyder is 30mm lower than regular 718, as is Spyder RS. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by 348SStb
The Spyder RS ride height is 10mm lower than that of regular Spyder and 30mm lower than that of regular 718.
Do you have a Porsche sourced citation for the 10mm number, I haven't see that anywhere.
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Originally Posted by 348SStb
The Spyder RS ride height is 10mm lower than that of regular Spyder and 30mm lower than that of regular 718.

I don't know about this statement.

The "regular" 718 Spyder is 30mm lower than a base 718
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 348SStb
Drive both and get back to me. There are many people who have sold their 718s Spyder and preferred the 981 Spyder — I’ve spoken to several in order to confirm what I experienced.
I driven the GT4 versions back to back, and own a 981 GT4. The 718 has better handling, without a doubt.
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Old 11-05-2023, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Westcoast
Do you have a Porsche sourced citation for the 10mm number, I haven't see that anywhere.
Sure. Read the specifications on Porsche’s web site on the 718 Spyder which indicate 20mm lower.

Then read the same related to 718 Spyder RS which indicate 30mm lower.

Then subtract 20 from 30.

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I just looked things up and I was incorrect — the 718 Spyder is 30mm lower.

I mentioned the 20mm lower number because my 981 Spyder is 20mm lower. I neglected to remember the 718 Spyder is 10mm lower further. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by 348SStb
I should also say I test drove a 718 Spyder three times and I did not think it was as capable as my 981 Spyder. The 718 Spyder was too refined for its own good; it also seemed to lose traction and slide around a bit whereas the 981 Spyder is glued to the road.
Something off about the 718 you drove. When right they stick like a mother and as cooler said, will slap a 981 silly.
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Originally Posted by clutchplate
Something off about the 718 you drove. When right they stick like a mother and as cooler said, will slap a 981 silly.
I drove three different 718s Spyder. They weren’t all factory or user defective.

I also own 14 other cars and have owned more than fifty sports cars including many, many Porsches and Ferraris — my opinion is reliable and my driving and ownership experience are valid. Folks certainly are entitled to disagree on this topic, but I do not speak from a standpoint of conjecture or insignificant experience.
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Originally Posted by 348SStb
Sure. Read the specifications on Porsche’s web site on the 718 Spyder which indicate 20mm lower.

Then read the same related to 718 Spyder RS which indicate 30mm lower.

Then subtract 20 from 30.
I read that the 718 Spyder was 30mm lower then the base 718... not 20mm.
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