A Boxster-based speedster would make sense if they removed all the luxury and frills...no NAV, no electric seats, simple bucket, just a bare bones leather interior with a very simple manually operated top.

 

Oh, it is bare bones alright...

 

I agree with David in LA.

Do you guys remember the Speedster Humps that were available for the 986. A Friend of mine got them for his 986S and let me tell you they make the car look 100X better.

 

+ 1 - 356. The 356 Speedster is cool, but all of the other 911 variants look terrible to my eye.

 

Today's RL news:
- Jon70's 997 GT2/GT3 Forum thread "Boxster spyder"

- MJones' 997 Forum thread "WTF is next?? Boxster Spyder"

- & our own 993-lovin' Louis J.'s "Help me please, I think I'm falling in love with a Boxster!!!" thread here in the 993 Forum.
Recommended posting your responses there, as appropriate.

Porsche AG press release:
"Light, Efficient, Open: Boxster Spyder Making World Debut in Los Angeles: Purist Mid-Engined Roadster is the Lightest Porsche"

 

+2

 

carmagazine.co.uk's "Porsche Boxster Speedster (2010): the CAR spy photos"

 

This, to me, seems like Porsche working to expand it's dedicated base of P-car "purists" who can't stomach and can't afford the upper end of their bloated Panamera/ Turbo lines.

 

Russ-- Regarding price & size, then this would be even more appealing:

Autoexpress.co.uk's "Porsche Spyder returns!"

 

Guys: does this mean the current Boxsters are faster than our 993NA?

 

Jager: Thanks for posting the pic of that black Boxster Spyder...I was wondering what it would look like in black. Also, that Spyder 550 looks fantastic! Way to go Porsche!

 

Youtube has a cool video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NReyG8X3kfg&feature=sub

 

Those are the silliest photochops I've seen in a long time... Very far from the real thing.

 

You know... we have a 987 forum:

Porsche Boxster Spyder

I want one

http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutpors...&id=2009-11-05

Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is introducing a new top version of the Porsche Boxster, a light mid-engined roadster making its world debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show in December.

Weighing just 1,275 kg or 2,811 lb, the Boxster Spyder is the lightest model throughout the entire range of Porsche cars. Clearly recognisable right from the start, this new mid-engined roadster represents the true, purist form of the Porsche sports car - light, powerful, consistently open, and very efficient.

This is precisely the formula already applied in creating Porsche's most successful road-going sports and racing cars, ranging from the legendary 550 Spyder all the way to the RS Spyder so successful in motorsport today.

The Boxster Spyder now continues this clear-cut philosophy with full homologation for the road, thus reflecting a common wish expressed by Porsche customers. The new model is entering the market in February 2010 as the third version in the Boxster range, joining the Boxster and Boxster S.

The new member of the Boxster family stands out clearly at very first sight from the other versions of Porsche's mid-engined roadster. Quite simply because the Boxster Spyder has been developed first and foremost for driving in the open air, the low-slung, light soft top extending far to the rear serving exclusively to protect the driver and passenger from bright sunshine, wind and weather. When closed, the soft top, together with the extra-low side windows and the two striking bulges on the single-piece rear lid, boasts a stretched and sleek silhouette reminiscent of the Carrera GT.

Significantly less weight than the Boxster S, a lower centre of gravity and an all-new sports suspension give the Boxster Spyder the right kind of driving dynamics clearly reflecting the unique look of the car.

The Boxster Spyder features a 3.4-litre six-cylinder with Direct Fuel Injection upfront of the rear axle. Maximum output is 320 bhp, 10 bhp more than in the Boxster S.

Equipped with PDK Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe and the Sports Chrono Package, the new Spyder, using Launch Control, accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds. Again with optional PDK, fuel consumption is a mere 9.3 litres on 100 kilometres (equal to 30.4 mpg imp) in the NEDC New European Driving Cycle. Top speed, in turn, is 267 km/h or 166 mph - with the roof open.

In terms of its fundamental concept, the entire Boxster family is the successor to the legendary 550 Spyder built back in 1953, both models sharing the same mid-engine roadster concept, low weight, back-to-the-roots lifestyle, and supreme agility com-bined with equally outstanding driving pleasure.

The 550 Spyder was the first sports car from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen developed specifically for racing but also homologated for the road. In the years following its production, this unique Spyder weighing only 550 kg or 1,213 lb, scored numerous victories on race circuits and in the road races so popular at the time.

The 550 Spyder was followed by other extremely successful Porsche Spyders such as the 718 RS 60 in 1960.

In 2004 and 2008 Porsche dedicated a limited edition of special Boxsters bearing the additional name Spyder to these legendary racing cars. By contrast, the new Boxster Spyder is a regular, specially developed and upgraded production model with far-reaching modifications versus the Boxster and Boxster S.

Market introduction of the new Porsche Boxster Spyder will start worldwide in February 2010.

 

wait....what?....we have a 987 forum?.....since when?