How to put the top up on the all-new Porsche 718 Spyder RS

The new Porsche 718 Spyder RS has a unique roof design designed to be light as possible for performance purposes and compact as possible since something bigger wouldn't fit on top of the taller Spyder RS engine. The solution, demonstrated by senior editor James Riswick, is complicated to say the least. It is a manual, multi-step process that'll have you running around the car, undoing latches, forgetting to undo latches, and quite possibly getting wet. That's the down side. The up side is that this roof design lets you enjoy some extra air and a whole lot of extra noise without getting roasted by the sun or totally blasted by wind. If you don't have to raise and lower the roof a lot, we actually think this can add up to a win
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[@Poorschedriver]

Ah the 987 Spyder camping tent is back!

[@billnorblat4047]

... why wouldn't you show the whole roof being put on? That's what the people want.

[@liver.flush.maestro]

I like to have something mechanical to do with my car, I love this roof 🙂

[@PJ-hn4cg]

But I want to see it with both parts ...

[@ronretired282]

It is time Porsche to add a button for opening a soft or hard top roof.

[@alsherwood]

Interesting that you had to pull the red release loops in order to open the rear trunk, Porsche doesn't show that being necessary? Is it possible that you didn't have the e-brake set or some other prerequisite to allow the opening of the rear trunk lid?

[@paparandz137]

It is easy for thief because easy to open

[@franzhuber7361]

🤦🤦🤦

[@Leowavekid]

WHAT A DISASTER… How is this acceptable…🤯

[@sandrobandeira4244]

Porshe engineers really only dedicate themselves to stupid things these days. What is the reason for a roof like that? Less weight? Better to give drivers a treadmill with the car so they can lose weight.😂

[@wallyllaw]

That 911 GT3 engine of Spyder RS is too big for the car to include even that semi-integrated roof that a normal 718 Spyder has.