2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder Review - Worth it over a normal Boxster or Cayman? 

Cool video, absolutely love mine

Was looking forward to this review. Once could pick these up in $40k range years ago. Buckets and 6MT is the only way with these Spyders. The 981 Spyder improved the top usability, and may sound better, but it's not as pure as the 987. Now let's get you a Cayman R to finish the series :)

Boxster Spyder, 987.2 Cayman S with LSD and Cayman R will be valuable collectibles for sure. Modern powertrains but retains the analog experience

Awesome review! One question: does it only have numeric cables? or the whole kit?(shifter + cables)

What a beautiful car

7:39 Looking forward to that Porsche list :) Hopefully, it will be a list that is subjective based on your personal taste both style and performance, because everyone can make an objective list based on the number

I ordered one of these and was lead to believe by the RU-vid reviews & articles published at the time that the standard brakes was more than enough etc.. that the carbon brake were overkill etc... well they were wrong... I really regret not getting them... I asked Porsche what it would cost for a retrofit them & they gave me a ridiculous figure. I might still do it someday if make a big deal sometime.

nice review as always but I'm hoping you drove that Evora GT in the background too!

Good memories using it in NFS 2010

great car, perfect balance, power-to-weight, a blast to drive, unfortunate though that this one had the Turbo wheels, the Spyder wheels are special and were the lightest wheels Porsche made at the time for a road car, they look great too. why did the owner put Turbo wheels on? Part of the weight saving on the Spyder are their wheels. thank you.

I love mine

Cool car! Needs love. It is filthy

I went to look at a ~70k-mi 6-speed Spyder with buckets that was $33k or $34k about a year ago. Needed a little cosmetic freshening but still kinda regret not buying it

Hey, what happed to your Porsche that broke at the track? Did you managed to fix it?

Special little cars. They are $70k + now for a nice one.

After you drive the 'R', you're welcome to drive my 987.2 Black Edition...but you need to fly to Alabama 😁

Be interesting to see you review the 981 Cayman/Boxster GTS. They also have the 3.4 but with more power and a better roof. I also think they look better than the 987's.

that looks a lot like Mines Rd. near Livermore Ca.

Is that mt diablo?

Great cars but not the most practical - the Porsche Boxster 987s black edition is the best of both worlds with same spec but with electric roof

Beautiful looking cars in person. I have been lusting after them since the day they were released, but.... I recently went to buy one for $65k+. Had the check in my pocket, but in the end walked away. My biggest problem was that from the drivers seat it did not feel any more special or faster than my 2008 Cayman S with sport suspension and tune. That example Spyder i test drove did not have sport chrono, pse, or sport button, so it felt a little lazy and slow on the throttle. The outside styling looks amazing though. I lost some sleep over it because I really wanted it and went back and forth in my mind trying to justify the price difference, but I could not logically spend the $20-30k premium over my Cayman S for it. I would still love to have one some day, but not worth the current $65-75k+ prices in my humble opinion. I was really bummed out that it did not excite me as I had hoped. That's why they say, sometimes it is better to not meet your heroes, because they may be a disappointment or not live up to the hype. It just was not a night and day difference between a 2011 Boxster Spyder and my 2008 Cayman S from the drivers seat. Had it been more of a wow factor difference I would have purchased it on the spot. I will admit though, the look of the spyder with that rear hatch and front bumper is something unique and special.

150 lbs weight savings sounds too high. I know the 'R' saves 121 lbs with lightweight doors, wheels, door pull straps, and seats and no radio or AC. That makes it closer to 2850 and this has the radio and AC. That being said, still good weight savings.

Turbo style wheels are awful looking on this car. Standard spyder wheels are brilliant

I wouldn't say the weight savings is "that" significant, especially if you add ac and radio back in. The biggest impression I had of the spyder is that the buckets instill far more driver confidence and the LSD really helps the car to rotate. Like all 987 cars the steering feel and precision is possibly the best you can get, and the HP level really is just right. As far as the gearing, i'd argue it's actually decent, especially compared to newer Porsches. The secret sauce is really just buy a 987 and throw 6 grand in mods at it, and you'll be at 95% of a spyder for 20% of the cost.

Nice and dirty. Shows it is used well!

A Porsche that with a roof that leaks from the factory... wow.

Aw man those wheels look awful on the spyder

The soft top is a joke..

S2000 > all