Here's Why The Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder Is Better Than a Cayman GT4
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- Today I am driving a 718 Boxster Spyder. The Spyder has been around in various forms for ten years, but never seems to get the same amount of press as the closely related Cayman GT4. Now is the time for that to change.
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@@GoblinGreen2021 I don't like BOTB. The whole 'spot the ball' thing means you've probably lost before you're even entered.
BOTB sponsorship, you really have been noticed. Excellent
I'm very please for you that you reached the 100k;
but it's so tedious now being bombarded with BOTB adverts from you as well 😢
I recently took delivery of one and I can share the following:
-the suspension is not harsh at all, I’d compare it to a Megane RS Trophy (which I daily and is not harsh, especially on Eastern European roads). I even like putting the car in it’s harsher suspension setting, just for fun
-the sound is amazing, not too quiet. It can be quiet when idling at certain RPM, but push the accelerator and you’re good.
- I was jumpscared by the cylinder deactivation
- as a 190cm guy that has the stock 2way seats, you sit just low enough, although in terms of being wide, they need to be worked in
- the car hasn’t scraped on speed bumps or even crappy roads, a thing that many reviewers mentioned
- the basic car stereo isn’t half bad, although it can rumble the stereo covers a bit. Solution - increase the volume (it does wonders).
- drove the car for 120 km at 140km/h with the top down on the highway, music blasting, honestly the most fun I’ve had in a car ever.
To sum up, if you see any reviews that shit on cars, know that it’s for clout, and that the best reviewer is the person that’s gonna buy the car, WHO also does a test drive beforehand. Even close friends with turbo s-es and gt3s agree that this is a serious car and a spicy little jalapeño.
And as for reaching 100,000 individual supporters you are owed 100,000 thanks for all the entertainment you’ve provided and all the hard work you’ve put in.
I loved my S2000. It was a great car, however, it was too loud on the highway. I replaced it for a 2007 Boxster S. I didn't lose any money on the S2000 which I drove for 2 years. I now have a 2020 718 Spyder & love it.
I had a 3.2 Boxster "S" for a couple of years. Pretty much perfect. But I wanted more Ummph! I thought bliss a 4.0L Boxster Sypder 918. Sadly it's a tent top not a soft top with a heated glass rear screen! It's put me off. The Boxster was the car that saved Porsche from bankruptcy. The Caymen devalued it in my humble opinion. Poor man's 911. If they had put their efforts into developing the mid-engined perfectly balanced supercar it would have wiped the others out. The 911 is just 70+ years development of the Volkswagen Beetle & all it's derivatives? 911 is rear axle, transmission(Trans Axle), Clutch & engine hanging out the arse end!
Didnt you struggle between the 718 and a 981? Love the 718 look bot the 981 sounds too good.
You’re living the dream! I currently drive a 2005 S2000 but once i can I will buy a 718 Spyder to replace the S2K.
A fantastic review - thank you, it was pretty much all one take, you are a rare talent my friend - cheers, Roger 👍
"Wow, that's one seriously nice car" thinks Bib. "I wonder if Roger would find my Peugeot 106 diesel as entertaining to drive?"
Nice comment Roger. It's nice to see a car that isn't drowned in over-rated Alcantara.
Lovely car Roger enjoy! Your review of the car was also excellent.
Thanks for having me down Roger, an absolute pleasure
@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne only if he drove it into a wall. 😜
I was actually one of the first to see the Spyder, and I am 90% sure that I would indeed purschase one of these over a base 992 911. Probaby with some exhaust modifications.
Over a base 992 it's a no brainer, not many buy the base Carrera, however I would have the "S" ahead of the Spyder.
Rob Tap that’s a perfectly good shout, though I’m not entirely sold on the 992 911. I’d love to get into a 991.2 GTS though, they make an absolutely amazing noise!
I bet James is going to surprise us with a Carrera GT at the end of this series! haha
Congrats on 100k subs!! 👏
Congrats and well done. A lot of hard work properly rewarded.
Thanks you and the team for the content! Great video all things Porsche.....enjoy your perspective new and older variants. Thanks again!!
Congrats on reaching the 100k mark my friend. Definitely well deserved; in fact you deserve even more subscribers in relation to the quality of your content. Good job, keep it up!! 👍🏿😀
100k, what an achievement. Been with you for 4 years and enjoyed every video.
Congratulations Jay! You have come a long way! All the best.
Thanks both - great review featuring my two of my three favourite UA-cam car reviewers
Congrats on the subs, well deserved my friend. love the content.
Hi James,
That road looks amazing. Might be nice if you put in the comments where you test the cars sometimes.
Keep up the excellent work!
Thanks Roger and Thanks James and congrats again on the 100k subs... very impressive...
Congratulations on hitting 100k. You deserve it, quality content continuously provided for the petrolhead. I guess the 550 will be getting some use in celebration this weekend.
Grats on the 100K subs my man/ Keep up the awesome job. Cheers!
I've been a subscriber since your early days of only a few thousand and were mainly focused on Lotus content. Great to see your channel grow!
Seriously cannot wait for this channel to hit 1 million because people interested auto journalism should have this channel on their short list!
well done mate, love you content and humour, keep up the good work
Fell in love with your channel after watching your fn2 type r! Really good stuff your one of my favorite car channels on UA-cam now! Keep up the great work.
Thanks, that is the plan!
Congratulations on hitting 100,000 subscribers Jayemm...!!! 👏👏👏
I live in Canada where it gets very cold even so I did not get heated seats. I store my Spyder from Halloween until mid March each year, The great thing about storing the car during the winter it's like I get a new car each spring. CHEERIO!
Very, very nice! Sounds epic too, a fine combo!
Cracking little car & congratulations on the big 100k milestone!
Well done on the 100k! Hopefully more subs mean more views which then means more attention and even more subs. Great work!!!! 👍😎
Congrats on the 100K subs dude! Keep it going :)
Huge congratulations James! Hard earned and well deserved!! 👍
Great review as normal gorgeous looking car congrats on the subs well deserved.
Thanks James, you should really have a million subs!!! One of the things few people realise about the Boxster Spyder is that it's actually lighter than the GT4 so it's ever so marginally quicker too.
Not sure about that mate
Congratulations mate really enjoy your channel. The channel reminds me of TG before it adopted it's current format. 👍
Appreciate the review. I’ve had my 2020 718 Spyder for almost 4 years now and put on about 8,000 miles. I’ve ordered it with the bucket seats which are not at all uncomfortable as people say and I have no problem going on a 400 mile driving loop on a day. I also optioned the carbon ceramic brakes and they are phenomenal and confidence boosting. I am not sure if there is another car that is naturally aspirated, mid-engine, 2-seater, convertible with a 6-spd manual gear box out there that is put together as well as this car. A C8 Corvette is an option for sure and that is a very high performing car but I didn’t find its driving characteristics to be as enjoyable as the 718 Spyder, nor the C8’s styling as refined as the Porsche. The 718 Spyder is a quintessential sports car with more than enough performance and I am pretty sure I am keeping mine.
Love that flyby!
Congratulations James, been with you since the beginning and still my favorite, all the best mate from new Zealand fan
Congratulations on 100K subs Jay 😊👍
congrats on the 100k and a great spyder to celebrate...I think the spyder might be the first time I can imagine overcoming my resistance to Porsche as a lazy default choice - however great they are i'd always want something a little more unexpected
Thanks chap!
100K well done, here is to the next 100K !
That outtro is straight from the 80s.
JayEmm: I love your SF Giants shirt, thank you for paying homage to my hometown baseball team ⚾️👍🏻. I'm a new sub to your channel and can't wait to view your 550 Maranello reviews video, one of my all-time favorite Ferraris 👍🏻
It sounds good on a video. It would be wonderful to hear it back to back with the previous GT4. I like Spyders, basically a roofless cars with a bit of cloth when you absolutely need it.
Congratulations on 100k!
Congrats well done and thanks for such a great channel
Congrats mate. Like the new intro too
The only earsplitting noise when Bib drives his Peugeot 106 diesel comes from Mrs Bib whenever he goes over 30mph...
Fanciful to expect us to believe it will do over 30mph :)
Great job, James!
Roger Bailey, top bloke and great channel too
well done & hope to see you on Top Gear soon, hopefully :-)
Amazing work jay, 100k is Great
Definitely on my list if Lotus go EV
Wonderful car and I’m looking more at Porsche these days....
👍
Congratulations on the new intro music!
I love how the Sypder looks with the roof off... Except I hate sunlight and the spyder looks a little weird with the roof on.
Congratulations Jay well deserved 👏👏👏
Congratulations on the 100k 😎
The problem with convertibles is that after a few years of ownership, you will hear creaks, squeaks, and squeals emanating from the area where the roof meets the windshield and the hinges and pivot points. This will drive you crazy after a while. This is why there are so many used convertibles for sale as opposed to a non-convertible version. After the novelty of owning a convertible wears out, people don't want them anymore.
Yay 100k. That’s great news. We need a jayemm on cars celebration 🍾 drive out. Can we have more of the cat as well please.
congratulations on 100K 👍
where was this filmed ? Amazing scenery
Congrats on 100k, you'll be at 1 million before you know it!
Well done fella 👏
How's the ground clearance on this? Does it have many blind spots with the roof on? Rear window with the top on seems tiny...
What are the aftermarket exhaust options apart from JCR?
Any idea what the final drive is in the diff?
Congrats from BC, Canada!
Congratulations 🎉🥂👏🏼
The spyder is the most unique car on the boxster/cayman platform, that rear and and roof is just so cool and special. Would take one anyday over the GT4, even back in the last generation I still preferred it
Love this intro James! Thanks to your videos I've finally made the decision to buy a "weekend fun" car. Picking up a 986 Boxster S next week and you've inspired me to do so!
Awesome choice there, lots of fun the 986
Hi James and sorry for my english...i’m french.
I’m not sure it’s very important to have the GT4 chassis for a road use. The Spyder is built for driving pleasure on beautiful roads, not for the ultimate performance on track.
That’s why i think the best car is the 981 spyder, no PASM , no particle filter and great sound for less money. Please try to find one and review it for us. 👍
Chris Cam no. This rides better than the 981 Spyder.
1) Congratulations, James. Well earned and well deserved. Keep doing the great work you’re doing.
2) Anyone able to advise which roads we’re enjoying here? Beautiful.
Looks like the B4501 in Denbighshire, near Llyn Brenig. I had to Google Nantglyn (at 8:00), all I had to go on was that it sounded Welsh. :) www.google.com/maps/@53.114971,-3.5288457,3a,15y,40.72h,85.13t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1ss-sdREjtOEdYoeZpRvte2Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i38
Well they're virtually the same apart from one is roofless & has less downforce.
I have the 981 spyder and with race headers and a tune, it not only looks like a Carrera GT, it sounds like one to. They are surprisingly fast. Best secret in the car world and a future classic.
The stock GT4 & SPYDER beat the Carerra GT around the Nordischefia by 12 seconds. Now add race headers, sport cars, exhaust & tune and it is within 5 seconds of the new 992 GT3. To beat the 992 GT3 one would need larger tires like it plus PCCB lighter brakes & rims. Then you have an open roof better Porsche than the mighty 992 GT3!!!
Truly a beautiful car right there In my opinion, it is the best looking Porsche
Heated seats and steering wheel are a complete waste of money. I store my car during the winter so these options are not needed. Cheerio.🥶
Congratulations!
Hypotha what? Congratulations J.
Excellent intro music! I prefer it.
Hi..may i ask what road that is please..kind regards
Where was this filmed? Beautiful roads
Like your shirt mate!
Hi James! Congrats on 100k! Wanted to ask you since you've driven them both. If you had to pick between the 718 spyder in manual. Or the current Audi R8 spyder RWD, which would you pick as your weekend car? Thanks in advance!
The Audi. Vastly more special engine, rarer car, much better performer, I think it handles well too.
@@JayEmmOnCars thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me!
@@jacobhuntley8759 thanks for taking the time to watch :)
Definitely my favorite current Porsche, after the GT3 Touring, which I think is now out of production. I remember falling in love with the 911 Speedster, but when I saw this new Spyder, and it's perfect proportions, it made the 911 Speedster look odd. That massive rear end that just doesn't look right to me anymore, after seeing this beautiful new Spyder.
Mike W. Dash exactly, my thoughts!
Same here, 981Spyder 🎉
Also my thoughts!
Jay Emm... what are taking a 991.2 GTS or 718 spyder?? i'm sure you will take gt3 over both but its too harsh for me
are you driving that in wales or cumbria?
Nice shirt Jay! I’m from SF.
Do a segment comparing the Boxster GTS 4.0 and the Boxster Spyder.
Congratiolatons with the 100K
I have o 981 Spyder and I adore it. Do you think the 718 Spyder is so much better?
unless you live at the track the Spyder is the easy choice
I tracked my 987 spyder.. topless at the track is amazing
I just rented a GT3 at the Porsche Experience Center in LA; totally agree especially if you aren't made of money... well GT3 money
that the same yellow Spyder that was spun out at Oulton Park??? :)
Is the Leia portrait new? Certainly a striking piece.
Yeah recent addition
Hey Jay... a hi from Brazil
Do you like it over 911 Targa?
I overtook a 19 plate 718 in my merc e55 on a straight stretch of B road the other day
he tried flooring it but I still blasted past him lol
As you should! I bet he'll have more fun in the corners though.
“On a straight stretch” I think you may be missing the point of this car when you are talking about straights. Obviously your car which is basically a mussel car designed for straight line speed does well in a straight line. This is a small light car designed to be amazing in the corners.
Specs show that a even a bog standard 718 Boxster with 2.0 engine is quicker than what a brand new E55 would have achieved - to 60 mph, 1/4 mile and in-gear times. So sorry mate, but you must have taken him by surprise, or more likely, he "didn't floor it"!! Incidentally, an "S" would have left you for dead - that can hit 60 in 3.5 secs. Also, given your E55 is around 15 years old, "your car" would have lost very significant BHP... so to honest your comment is laughable. The reality is that even a bog standard 718 Boxster would slaughter your E55. Fact.
Those are very nice
It's already better because I can open the roof :)
Just subscribed it was the cat. Lol.
If only they included an automatic roof, that would be perfect! For 10kg more, it would be worth it!
Bit off topic but that Leia pic is mint
James, where are these roads!?
When J get to 200k sub, lets all send him a new shirt ;-)
Kim Mindedahl 😂😂😂😂😂
Deal 👍
Snap over steer?