“Introducing the Porsche 718 Spyder RS: The Most Powerful and Fastest Open 718 Ever”

Highlights Porsche 718 Spyder RS

• 500 hp 4.0 six-cylinder
• Most powerful and fastest open 718 ever
• With lightweight ‘roof tent’
• In July in the Netherlands

Anyone who is not fully aware of the many versions that Porsche offers of its models will undoubtedly start to get dizzy after taking a look at the price lists. That Porsche is lord and master in inventing new derivatives is proven again today. It adds another new version to the delivery range of the 718 Boxster. But that’s not just one. The number on the license plate of this brand new Porsche 718 Spyder RS ​​betrays its enormous capacity.

500 hp. That is the power of the high-revving 4.0 six-cylinder boxer engine behind the front seats of this convertible. The Porsche 718 Spyder RS ​​- of which the letters RS stand for RthanSport – is in fact the open alternative to the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, making it the superlative of what until recently was the strongest 718 Boxster: the 420 hp 718 Spyder. The 4.0 pumps 500 hp and 450 Nm to the rear wheels in the RS via a PDK automatic transmission. Incidentally, it is the same atmospheric machine that lies in the back of the 911 GT3.

Porsche 718 Spyder RS.

You can chase this shrill six-cylinder until the tachometer shows 9,000. In 3.4 counts he races to a speed of 100 km / h. More impressive are the mere 10.9 counts it takes to catapult from standstill to 200 km/h. Its top speed is 308 km/h. A special stainless steel exhaust system hangs under the absolute top version of the 718 Boxster. The 718 Cayman GT4 RS has air intakes where the rear rear windows normally sit, this 718 Spyder RS ​​has extra cooling vents next to the headrests instead. Unlike the Cayman GT4 RS, you will not find a large spoiler on the back of the Spyder RS. However, the most extreme open 718 ever has one integrated in the buttocks ducktail. Also striking are the cooling slots in the front screens.

Porsche 718 Spyder RS.

Like the 718 Spyder, this new top version with RS addition has a vaulted aft deck and a simple and lightweight ‘tent’ as a roof that you have to ‘install’ manually. This soft top consists of two parts that you can store in the car itself. The roof weighs 18.3 kilos, almost 8 kilos less than the copy of the 718 Spyder and even almost 17 kilos less compared to the other 718s Boxster. The 718 Spyder RS ​​has a Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) sports suspension lowered by 3 centimetres, as well as a mechanical rear differential lock.

Porsche 718 Spyder RS.

In keeping with Porsche’s RS tradition, the 718 Spyder RS ​​has been put on a strict diet. For example, the front cover is made of carbon-reinforced plastic and less sound-insulating material is used. Door panels with pull loops? From the party. At the bottom of the line, the Porsche 718 Spyder RS ​​weighs 1,410 kilos. That makes it 40 kilos lighter than the regular 718 Spyder. It is even lighter than its close Cayman GT4 RS brother, although the difference at 5 kilos is not huge. For an additional fee, Porsche supplies the Weissach package, which includes additional carbon fiber elements and titanium exhaust tips. The steering wheel has a ’12 o’clock mark’, lightweight bucket seats are standard and of course you will come across the necessary Spyder RS ​​logos here and there.

Dutch prices are not there yet, but you can bet that the 718 Spyder RS ​​will not be a bargain at all. The Dutch market launch will take place in July. If you purchase a Porsche 718 Spyder RS, you will receive a special hand-made watch.