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Porsche’s current two-seater roadster, the ever-popular Boxster, is to get a performance makeover for the final few years of its life, when a faster, lighter and more hardcore version called the Boxster Spyder hits UK showrooms.

The Boxster Spyder, revealed in these official Porsche images, will make its motor show debut at next month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, before going on sale in the UK in February 2010. The location of its unveiling is a clever one; stripped-out ‘Speedster’ versions o...Read the full article

The rear looks weird. Thought a spider would also receive a lower windscreen, this one looks normal, too bad.

This specification looks suspiciously like a Boxster Club Sport rather than a Roadster!

More importantly, does this mean we may see a Cayman Clubbie despite Porsche's denials?!?!

Oh please yes!!! 

Looks like another "less for more" trick from Porsche to me ...

There must be more versions of the Boxster than the Elise by now  ;o)

"...and belt-like door pulls replace the regular car’s interior doorhandles. There is no air conditioning as standard and no CD/radio, although buyers will be able to option these systems."  reads the Autocar article.  No interior door handles?  No air conditioning? No radio/CD?  I know I'm being very cynical, but are Porsche really trying to save weight or save production costs?  How much can interior door handles weight or cost?  Ditto air conditioning.  Car magazine are quoting the UK list price as £44,643 - it just seems Porsche think they can put their badge on anything - regardless of equipment levels and people will buy it (which they probably will).  Am I also correct in thinking there is no hardtop with the car - or will that be a four-figure ££££ optional extra/genuine accessory?  Or perhaps no hardtop available at all?

All that said, I think the car looks really good and the rear deck especially is very smart.  I don't like the Boxster or Cayman but I do think this is the best of Porsche's junior range.  I just wish Porsche would be less arrogant with their pricing and less mean with their standard equipment. 

I shall now await my online lynching.

R32:

I shall now await my online lynching.

Not from me. This is how the Boxster should have looked from Day 1. The unhappy junction of roofline and boot has been beautifully sorted. Odd how successful it is considering how minging all other recent Porsche Speedsters have been.

 "This specification looks suspiciously like a Boxster Club Sport rather than a Roadster!"

I agree with you TegTypeR. 

And where are the limit slip diff, the genuine unswitchable PSM?

 

[Always preferred the Cayman to the Boxter , but this looks much better. Door pulls remind me of the Alfasud ! But with no radio, what does one plug ones' I-pod into ?

 Weight saving is great, and it can help production costs if it means not fitting things like air con which is very heavy and expensive.

 

 BOXSTER  not Boxtser

While I have never been a fan of the Boxstre this new incarnation of the Bostexr is a welcome addition. Although the Botsxer is a few kilos lighter you should be able to notice the difference in grip levels that this Botexsr has over the old Bosexrt. As I am sure everyone will agree this new Bestoxr is great. Keep up the good work Portch and long live the Bertsox.

qpgkx the unpronounceable:

qpgkx the unpronounceable wrote the following post at Nov 20, 2009 6:51 PM:

While I have never been a fan of the Boxstre this new incarnation of the Bostexr is a welcome addition. Although the Botsxer is a few kilos lighter you should be able to notice the difference in grip levels that this Botexsr has over the old Bosexrt. As I am sure everyone will agree this new Bestoxr is great. Keep up the good work Portch and long live the Bertsox.

Love your spelling but you missed a good variant.....".Botoxer".... needs an injection on an ageing model to get the wrinkles out !

Its a joke ok ( not a criticism ) so no need to have a pop Porshe lovers