Turbo Jonny

A roofless single-seater sports car without door handles nor windscreen, the 981 Bergspyder was the modern interpretation of the 909, albeit, a bit bigger. Just like the hillclimb racers of the '60s, the 981 Bergspyder had a flat, transparent wind deflector that extended around the driver. A tarpaulin made of faux leather was then designed to extend to the carbon fiber compartment, which was reminiscent of the 1954 Porsche 356 Speedster

While the underpinnings were shared with the third-generation Boxster, the 981 Bergspyder's interior was inherited from the 918 Spyder, including the seats. The concept might have looked like a one-seater but its passenger door can be opened and housed a compartment for a helmet, a removable cover for the driver's seat, and additional luggage.

With weight-saving regimen employed, the 981 Bergspyder weighed only 1,099 kg (2,423 lbs). Powering the speedster concept was a 3.8-liter 289 kiloWatts (388 horsepower) boxer engine from the Cayman GT4, enabling it to sprint from zero to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in just over four seconds and a Nürburgring lap of 00:07:30.

It could have been all green for the 981 Bergspyder except for one thing: the question of registration eligibility in some countries that could affect potential sales. Because of that, Porsche didn't push through with the project and remained as a one-off concept.

The ready-to-drive Bergspyder was displayed in Weissach before the Porsche museum, but it will be publicly displayed for the first time at the 2019 Gaisberg hillclimb race.

Turbo Jonny

One of one !

Turbo Jonny

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2019...-weissach.html

n4v4nod

https://rennlist.com/forums/987-981-...l#post15879211

Turbo Jonny

Ah , missed that discussion , thanks

n4v4nod

No apologies necessary... it is buried in that thread and unless you check it regularly wouldn’t know it’s there.

Dicknose

Love the see thru engine/rear cover!
I guess thats the benefit of not having a roof

Marine Blue

That’s a good point, I also thought it looked cool that the engine was visible and it looks like they spiced it up a bit.

Having said that, IIRC the engine cover also helps to stiffen the chassis and I’m curious if they used some type of cross brace or similar as a substitute?

Ale_72

I'd definitely need the bergspyder lettering

PS: but not at this price: http://www.nameyourporsche.com/de/

Turbo Jonny

As soon as i saw this i thought - Ale !

Ale_72

Hehehe.
I am the missing link

Suicide Jockey

I’ve always wished the Boxster was designed in such a way so that the engine was visible through a glass cover or a grille of some sort. So many mid-engine F-cars, in particular, have clear glass/plexi over the engine so it is in full view. Really love this part of the design. So I was thrilled to see the grille on the Bergspyder design study and immediately thought, "Hmmmm, I wonder how many badges I could fit on that thing!"







I think we all did!

I love it!