Porsche 718 Spyder RS: the ultimate (hot) for the road…

The first slide of the press presentation is very interesting. Porsche 550 Spyder (1953), with almost perfect symmetry, almost makes me regret being born with Club Dorothée. The modern Spyder RS ​​is the ultimate 718 convertible.
Near the lumbar, 4 liter engine it came from the 911 GT3 Cup. Half a thousand horses: that should be enough. In Porsche, RS (for RennSport) is synonymous with the hunt for kilos. In the case of the red road, Zuffenhausen does not go with the back of the spoon.
With the Weissach package and optional magnesium rims, the Spyder RS ​​​​​​will be 5 kg lighter than the unknown Cayman GT4. And if we compare its technical sheet with that of the Spyder “easily”, the difference increases to 40 kg. On the basic Boxster, on the convertible, which is electric, it weighs 34.8 kg. On the Spyder, it is already lighter at 8.7 kg.
On the RS, the head weighs 18.3 kg, almost half the original value. The Spyder RS ​​also brings back the 911 GT3’s aerodynamic unit, a first for the 718 convertible. But the Spyder itself, you say? Of course, its displacement is similar, but that’s where the similarities end.
The Spyder’s 4-liter is actually a re-bored 992 3-liter whose pair of turbos have gone to tell the tale under other skies. That of the RS, it comes from the competition and you can feel it right away. It takes a measure of recklessness to capture the red zone at 9,000 rpm.
You have to have a well-oiled skin so you don’t shudder when the rev counter, of course, keeps going up. Deprived of supercharger (thankfully), this engine doesn’t…Read more at Sport Auto