I have bought a 981 Spyder in Guardians red with carbon bucket seats almost 3 years ago. It's an absolutely awesome car and I really love it. I have been thinking about trading it for a 718 Spyder but the pure emotions and the rough character of the 981 Spyder are unique, the GT suspension of the 718 is primarily helpful on racetracks whereas the Spyder is made for beautiful B-roads, the alps or Southern France. It's a great sweet spot between a modern sportscar and the emotions that only older cars use to have.
Servicing it would annoy me to get behind the seats through the passage. But yeah it's so brilliant. ...how are you getting on with the service and its costs ....
Yes, 981 Spyder comes standard with the factory Porsche short shifter, which I added to my old 05 Boxster S. It’s worth the $$$. Makes the shifts feel like a rifle bolt.
Manual 6 speed 718 Spyder + = King. No other Porsche handles like it, sounds like and shifts like nothing like the critics who don’t own one. BTW roof makes it special.
I own my second 987.2S in manual, a class lower than the Spyder but let me say this - 981 Spyder is known as a benchmark for sound, nothing sounded quite like it afterwards. And they look amazing.
The 987.2S is an awesome car, too. I drove one some years ago. It feels more analog compared to the Spyder, almost like a modern classic. Really liked it!
I'm another 987.2 BS owner and it is such a wonderful driver with the top down on twisty country roads. The Spyder's were out of my budget but the BS is everything that I need for a fun roadster. Without the PSE it has a Jekyll and Hyde personality, quiet in my neighborhood and howling above 4500 RPM.
I think this car is one of the best sports cars in the world. It will go down in Porsche history.🏆 However, few people have experienced its unparalleled fun. If you find a used car you absolutely must buy it.
I have a sapphire blue 981 Spyder with PCCBs and LWB seats. There are faster cars, there are cars with more power. But there are VERY few cars that are so pure, so precise and so much fun. And the gear shifter is one of the finest Porsche makes. Top down on a warm summer’s night with that SOUND-el primo!!
Got very excited when I saw this video pop up, one of my favourite Porsche models of all time, and one I hope to own before I get to old. Great video as always, keep the old stock coming 👍
I have seen your review on the yellow 981 Spyder last year, enjoyed it. Fingers crossed for you to own one of these beautiful cars one day, in UK they are even more rare than here in Germany.
@@thedrivebygg That seems to be a bit less than on the German market. Here we have to pay at least 90-95k, for very good ones more than 100k€. Good luck!
Awesome review, the car is very fun and sounds amazing! The Spyder is about lightweight and purist driving experience. The 981 generation is the sweet spot of modern chassis and design but keeps the lightweight and analog feel. For the 718 I wish Porsche kept the Spyder as the lightweight model and the GT4 as the track model like the 981 generation. The GT suspension on the 718 added extra weight and electronics. 100kg heavier than the 981! This extra weight loses the purist feel and charm that the 981 has.
It´s baby Carrera GT with 6 Zyl Boxer engine :-) The HP this car have is perfect for legal roads, because everything above 400 hp is just way to fast and you are not even able to rev out the cars. But all the 6 Zyl 981 Models are just making tons of fun. Maybe there are some modded Golfs and Cupras, that are faster, but who cares.
Great video!! Enjoyed every second of if. Just to add my opinion, the 981 spyder is a gateway between the 981 boxster gts and the new 718 gts (design wise). Engine wise I'd say the gt4 cayman has the engine of a boxster spyder. It's similar to the Lamborghini reventon having a 6.5L V12 that was passed down to the Aventador
Now Gentlemen, all we need is a little swap between those numbers and ... starts the real magic. Great car and great video. Keep them coming ... I just misread those numbers. :)
I have a 718 Spyder and I am planning on getting a 981 Spyder. The 981 Spyder just sounds so much better. On the 718 I put an exhaust but still it's like a single tone car.
I wish these were mass produced like the normal models. At least then they would be a little more affordable. Like the 987 spider are rediculously rare and expensive
NA Flat 6 crew checking in. Once you've experienced it... not many other things will do...
Can confirm.
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Turbo motor rijdt 10’keer beter. Deze auto heeft daarnaast ook nog veeeeeel te lange versnellingen. Helaas.
@@TheNextCorner-originalWHAT DO YOU DRIVE?
@@clu4u PDK 3.0turbo. Glas (open)roof instaid of convertible. 991.2
Man what a glorious Naturally Aspirated intake sound at 8.21
great crackles at 10:29
@@clkgtr12 😭
I have bought a 981 Spyder in Guardians red with carbon bucket seats almost 3 years ago. It's an absolutely awesome car and I really love it. I have been thinking about trading it for a 718 Spyder but the pure emotions and the rough character of the 981 Spyder are unique, the GT suspension of the 718 is primarily helpful on racetracks whereas the Spyder is made for beautiful B-roads, the alps or Southern France. It's a great sweet spot between a modern sportscar and the emotions that only older cars use to have.
So the same as a 718 gts 4.0 boxster
Or the 981 gts
Servicing it would annoy me to get behind the seats through the passage. But yeah it's so brilliant. ...how are you getting on with the service and its costs ....
@Ttaje Service needs to be done every 2 years. I would say that the costs aren't much higher compared to the other German premium brands.
Your miss the noise of the 981 if you do.
Great review! You transport the driving pleasure perfectly!
mid rear engine flat six...low cog, well balanced...just about the best combination...alway sliked the spyder for its raw approach...great content
Best looking Convertible Porsche on the market
If only it had the tech of 911/panamera on the inside
@@tnikoli40 less tech the better in my humble opinion
Agree 100%
Less tech, better drivers car
@@tnikoli40it weighs about 2900 lbs, 1315 kilos. Light is right.
The 981 Boxster is a super lightweight Roadster with a Flat-6 Engine in the middle...how great is that? Definitely an underrated car.
The shifter seems to be amazing, allowing very quick shifts!
Magnificent car.
Yes, 981 Spyder comes standard with the factory Porsche short shifter, which I added to my old 05 Boxster S. It’s worth the $$$. Makes the shifts feel like a rifle bolt.
Thank you for helping keep the prices of 981 GT4s and Spyders high 🏆☺
LOL
Such a great manual. One day, one day...
I’ve always loved the Porsche Cayman but this one is my new dream car, everything is just perfection to me 😍❤️
Manual 6 speed 718 Spyder + = King. No other Porsche handles like it, sounds like and shifts like nothing like the critics who don’t own one. BTW roof makes it special.
The real Boxster Spyder. I really miss mine... 😥
Why did you sell it?
I own my second 987.2S in manual, a class lower than the Spyder but let me say this - 981 Spyder is known as a benchmark for sound, nothing sounded quite like it afterwards. And they look amazing.
The 987.2S is an awesome car, too. I drove one some years ago. It feels more analog compared to the Spyder, almost like a modern classic. Really liked it!
I'm another 987.2 BS owner and it is such a wonderful driver with the top down on twisty country roads. The Spyder's were out of my budget but the BS is everything that I need for a fun roadster. Without the PSE it has a Jekyll and Hyde personality, quiet in my neighborhood and howling above 4500 RPM.
I think this car is one of the best sports cars in the world.
It will go down in Porsche history.🏆
However, few people have experienced its unparalleled fun.
If you find a used car you absolutely must buy it.
I have a sapphire blue 981 Spyder with PCCBs and LWB seats. There are faster cars, there are cars with more power. But there are VERY few cars that are so pure, so precise and so much fun. And the gear shifter is one of the finest Porsche makes. Top down on a warm summer’s night with that SOUND-el primo!!
Mine is GT Silver over Garnet Red, I love the color combo with the yellow PCCB.
@@clu4u Bellissimo!
Mine is also Sapphire blue
Best Porsche ever.
981 is where it's at. GT4 or Spyder. Get one while you can...
Great no nonsense tests at top speed with no music. And I get swept along with your enthusiasm 😁👍
Loooove the shape of the Spyder - it's gorgeous.
Man, those Opel license plate holders would drive me insane!😂😅
I love the way you live this tests, great video. One of those would be the only way to change my S2000.
Got very excited when I saw this video pop up, one of my favourite Porsche models of all time, and one I hope to own before I get to old. Great video as always, keep the old stock coming 👍
I have seen your review on the yellow 981 Spyder last year, enjoyed it. Fingers crossed for you to own one of these beautiful cars one day, in UK they are even more rare than here in Germany.
@@Dathumm Thankyou, just need to find £65k
@@thedrivebygg That seems to be a bit less than on the German market. Here we have to pay at least 90-95k, for very good ones more than 100k€.
Good luck!
@@thedrivebygg I had a previous 981 Cayman flat six n/a for 60K aus and sold it for 63K after driving 15'000 km such a fun car
Hope yall buy a porsche, we all know they’re the best
Really like the design of this car
Awesome review, the car is very fun and sounds amazing! The Spyder is about lightweight and purist driving experience. The 981 generation is the sweet spot of modern chassis and design but keeps the lightweight and analog feel.
For the 718 I wish Porsche kept the Spyder as the lightweight model and the GT4 as the track model like the 981 generation. The GT suspension on the 718 added extra weight and electronics. 100kg heavier than the 981! This extra weight loses the purist feel and charm that the 981 has.
It´s baby Carrera GT with 6 Zyl Boxer engine :-) The HP this car have is perfect for legal roads, because everything above 400 hp is just way to fast and you are not even able to rev out the cars.
But all the 6 Zyl 981 Models are just making tons of fun. Maybe there are some modded Golfs and Cupras, that are faster, but who cares.
Great video!! Enjoyed every second of if. Just to add my opinion, the 981 spyder is a gateway between the 981 boxster gts and the new 718 gts (design wise). Engine wise I'd say the gt4 cayman has the engine of a boxster spyder. It's similar to the Lamborghini reventon having a 6.5L V12 that was passed down to the Aventador
It was very polite for you to let the Porsche speak in between shifts.
finally! he is back!!!
Really nice!!!! But in the Autobahn Speedrun - please put traction control on!!!
It is a handsome car! I do disagree on it looking aggressive though, that front grill and the headlights make it "smile" quite gloriously.
You need too add a Porsche to the fleet Asap
i love your channel keep it up. you would have to make the 100-200 measurements easier to read or show them in the video that would be perfect
Reminds me a lot of the 911 Speedster 991. Love that Car. If you have chance you could review it as well!
9:04 this is wonderful
The intake roar makes it even more better. Such a beauty.
Now Gentlemen, all we need is a little swap between those numbers and ... starts the real magic. Great car and great video. Keep them coming ... I just misread those numbers. :)
hello autotopnl i just want to say be careful and love from the USA
what's more you can expect from a manual 981 Spyder, the best car to me ever
The only convertible I'd ever buy
The want is STRONG with this one… 😍
I guess I enjoy the video as much as you did driving/filming 😁 thanks to you two
That car is gourgeous holy moly!
Couple degrees above freezing with the top off?
dutch
The perfect car! 👍
Legend car, cool. Thank you)
perfect dance, you lead and car followed
There's NOTHING better than that sound or a non castrated V8 or V6!
BMW S54 with the CSL carbon airbox… 🤗
I have a 718 Spyder and I am planning on getting a 981 Spyder. The 981 Spyder just sounds so much better. On the 718 I put an exhaust but still it's like a single tone car.
nice video as usuall ...thank you ..and thank you to philip too :)
Legendary car here omg
Very nice, will they be making an electric version?
"GOT A COOL CAR?" - nice reference to Doug DeMuro!
It's my dream car 😍
Nice ride, Phillip!
I wish these were mass produced like the normal models. At least then they would be a little more affordable. Like the 987 spider are rediculously rare and expensive
Porsche Cayman S jungs! JAWOLL JAA!
Loved mine and regret letting it go everyday 😔
Who needs GT suspension in a cabrio???
I’m in the market for one … Awesome review. Thanks for the adrenaline rush
Wish new 911‘s would still sound this good
What setup on head do you using to record ?
the two flaps that you unclicked, need to be clicked back into the roof before folding it down
Yeah, I told him not to lift the trunk lid by the light bar too. Who would loan him this car?
i must admit this car looks hella fine
Absolutes Traumauto derzeit. Mal schauen wie der 718 Spyder RS wird, aber ich glaube nicht dass er den 981 Spyder toppen wird.
Hele vette Porsche Max !! 😁😁😎😎
So?
@@m.h.k.518 Ja.
03:15 Ultimate Porsche with a top down is a 918 Spyder :)
I cant tell you how sorry I am that I watched this video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats SUCH a sweet car!!!!!!!!!!!
Manual?
Great car. Looks fantastic. Love the content of the video, but the head cam has a bit too much movement for me and makes me feel queasy.
my friend has one with the carbon seats
I think we are going back to analogue. 👍
O mașinărie "jucărie " peste germany its top 😂😂❤❤❤❤ love theat
What would be a better way to start the autotopnl reviews of this year😍
beautiful car
how do you compare it against the 718 spyder?.
It’s beautiful!
3.35M subscribers. Holy Moley !
Fun factor 10/10
Real Machine!
what does the traction control have to do with the sound? :D
just by watching ur video now i know the best route..for Autobann...😅
Did Phillip get it at the Opel dealership?🤔
The opel dealer took care of the transaction between me and the seller. Have to get Porsche plate covers 😁
@@philippleonhard3487 You should put a sticker on your Spyder which reads, "My Other Car is an Opel".
i guess you've driven before!! Well done! No rev limits at 7600 rpms? Or do they kick in at 8000, 9000?
Rev Limiter kicks in at 7,800 rpm
Hi nice car
That spec doesn't give justice to the car..
Wow what a car!👍
The flaps should be folded over and velcroed in place before folding the roof back...
Do more tuned car reviews
"Holy-Moly!"
Very good
Which year model is dis?
Cool car
Grab the 718 Spyder if you want the roofless GT4
Maxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️
If you put it in just Sport mode (not Sport Plus) makes more burbles and cracks... :P
No use having one of these in Canada. You can only go 110 km per hour on our highways. 😢🇨🇦
Beauty 😍😍😍
I want one!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Can you do the 2023 civic