Porsche Boxster Spyder Revealed - World Premiere in Los Angeles

Set to go on sale in February

1953 Porsche 550 Spyder
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

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ceven

Looks good to me, the rear view evokes memories of the CGT.

November 5, 2009 8:41 am

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carbonfibreguy

makes me almost want to go steal a CGT and this...both equally sexy!!!

November 5, 2009 9:42 pm

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9TNine

wasn't the Boxster always a "Spyder"?

November 5, 2009 8:55 am

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clash_189

Yeah Therefore, the article title is making me confuse. The coupe is called as Cayman, so why put "spyder" as an extension name just like BMW X6 X drive, it doesn't make sense, full stop.

November 5, 2009 9:00 am

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ceven

Well... I think the Boxster is a "Roadster", thus a Spyder per se, but I always felt like a Spyder was more dedicated to the open-top experience, more radical.

November 5, 2009 9:08 am

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scratchy996

Boxster is a Roadster, a Spyder is a car that's always open , like the 550 in the first picture.

November 5, 2009 9:10 am

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dbehmoaras

At scratchy: What about the Gallardo Spyder or F430 Spyder? You can close those.

November 5, 2009 2:09 pm

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MTC

Those which can't close should be Roadsters, Pagani Zonda Roadster and Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster are few examples, but the rule is broken by almost all other Roadsters on sale, which is now very confusing

November 5, 2009 4:08 pm

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scratchy996

@dbehmoaras , i'm talking about the original designation, naming conventions have changed because "Spyder" sounds cool. same with some sedans being called 4 door coupes nowadays.

November 5, 2009 6:17 pm

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KP1980

ONLY PORSCHE KNOWS TO BUILTS SUCH A PERFECT CAR.LIGHT AND POWERFULL.A REAL ROADSTER....

November 5, 2009 9:00 am

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chris25

Please remove that roof top otherwise it will spoil the design but this car looks pure beauty from all the sides.

November 5, 2009 9:02 am

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nederina

Why would you want to pay more for an impractical Boxster S with a plastered engine cover - and when they say lighter than a Boxster S, meaning you have to pay more to spec up the car.

November 5, 2009 9:18 am

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zeitgeist_md

A condensed Carrera GT. A spyder looks more integrated than a roadster when the roof is down and a spyder looks more like that it is designed to be without the roof. Porsche already put a web special online. see: http://www.porsche.com/usa/

November 5, 2009 11:05 am

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jerry05cod4

agree... the back most certainly is almost identical to the carrera gt

November 5, 2009 12:55 pm

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Siawa

O I like the lights(head/tail) a lot.

November 5, 2009 12:54 pm

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N20_Purge

Oooh, I love it. It is so classic and modern at the same time!

November 5, 2009 1:49 pm

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catchmyshadow

@Brian WCF, here are 2 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LTiT6tXHY0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3mfViT8qLs

November 5, 2009 2:08 pm

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GTurbo

Boxster GT would have been better than 'Spyder'. Roof up spoils the profile awkwardly from all angles, but topless, it's an eye-catching spawn from the new, affordable Porsche variant. Handling dynamics and soundtrack should be familiar territory; simply superb. Great headlights and rear light cluster designs too.

November 5, 2009 2:26 pm

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nederina

If I were them, I would create the mesh wires or an exposed engine cover like the carrera gt.

November 5, 2009 4:48 pm

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scratchy996

good idea, but you won't be able see much of the boxer engine anyway.

November 5, 2009 6:21 pm

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Shyne