Porsche Boxster Spyder
The roadster the purists kept asking for.
9A2 Evo 4.0, the topless 718 GT4.
5 reviewers · 8 videos
Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling.
across 5 reviewers
Performance
4.5/5strong consensus“it's got a naturally aspirated 4 liter flat 6 that makes about 414 horsepower a little over 300 pound-feet of torque”
positive · Tedward · ▶ 0:26“it's ridiculously flexible pulling hard from about 3,000 rpm”
positive · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 10:05“the same four liter flat six naturally aspirated 416 horsepower 309 pound-feet of torque”
positive · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 3:40Handling
4.5/5strong consensus“steering is super on point really up there with the best of Porsche eps”
positive · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 7:16“this suspension though is so good pasm dampers in a GT4 or spider set to the softer setting is perfect for a bumpy Canyon Road”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 7:07“the way this thing turns in the amount of grip you have... does this thing just haul and it's a great sports car”
positive · Tedward · ▶ 11:58Fun to drive
5.0/5strong consensus“it's amazing how you can just jump into this car and become part of it like immediately”
positive · Tedward · ▶ 8:15“the simple truth is that this one is pure perfection and I say that as an s2000 owner this is a better gearbox it just is”
positive · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 10:25“this one is making me laugh and smile the most actually”
positive · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 8:23Daily drivability
3.5/5consensus“this thing is designed for the street it's designed for somebody who really wants to enjoy their car as a sports car”
positive · Tedward · ▶ 12:45“it is firm and it sits right on that line of what to me is acceptable as a road car”
mixed · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 13:37“obviously if it was your daily then you're gonna want the uh the hard top a little bit more practical”
mixed · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 9:06Value
4.0/5consensus“they command a hefty premium, so are they worth it?”
Throttle House · ▶ 0:00“all quibbles aside this is one of the best cars you can buy for under $200,000”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 13:32“if you can get one of these cars go get one”
positive · Tedward · ▶ 15:14Mechanically, the 718 Spyder marks the return of the flat-six to the junior Porsche: the 9A2 Evo 4.0-litre naturally-aspirated six, the same engine as the 718 Cayman GT4, here making 414 hp and spinning past 8,000 rpm. After three years of turbo four-cylinder 718s, that mattered — the Spyder and GT4 brought back the cylinder count and the linear top-end the badge was built on. The chassis is GT4 hardware under a roadster body: front suspension derived from the 911 GT3, PASM lowered 20mm, mechanical LSD. On transmission, it launched manual-only, then gained a seven-speed PDK for 2021 alongside the GT4 — and the manual-versus-PDK question became the defining owner conversation. Where it places in the lineage, it is the open GT4: less hardcore than the RS that followed, but the analogue, manual, naturally-aspirated 718 reviewers treat as the range's sweet spot. It keeps the manual cloth top and the twin-fairing deck, and stands as the last manual Spyder before the RS went PDK-only.
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Same 9A2 Evo 4.0 as the 718 Cayman GT4. Launched manual-only; a 7-speed PDK was added for 2021 alongside the GT4. The last manual Spyder — the Spyder RS that crowns the 982 generation is PDK-only.