Boxster Spyder

[EricE]

Beaver said:

7:48 'ring time if that's of any consequence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embed...

That seems very fast. Would be interesting to know which tyres the Spyder comes with, if they set that time on the narrower street tyres (265 rear) then the spyder could be as fast if not faster than the GT4 on MPSC2.

[itsybitsy]

Are not ring times for production cars set on how the car leaves the factory ie tyres!

[Beaver]

Reading another forum reveals that you can't open the rear boot unless you start the roof unclipping process, as the rear deck hinges differently to the 987.
It's also still a bit of a faff to complete the roof manouevre itself as additional flaps spring open either side, which you then have to clip down after stowing the hood.

All adds to the fun, but won't appease the electric roof lovers..

[bcr5784]

itsybitsy said:

Are not ring times for production cars set on how the car leaves the factory ie tyres!

They ought to be but the press don't think so.....

This is one comment about the Honda Civic's time "As you can see from the video above, Honda's new hot hatch clocked a time of 7:50.63, making it the fastest front-driver ever to lap the Nordschleife and blindingly fast by any account.

Honda suggests that the lap was clocked while testing the stock street-legal rubber (and not on slicks) and claims that the roll cage clearly seen in the video was fitted "for safety reasons and not to add rigidity," with extraneous equipment like the front passenger seat and audio system were removed to compensate for the cage's weight.

Of course with no official sanctioning body verifying these times and the equipment in which they're achieved, they're a subject of much debate, but there's no getting around the fact that the new Civic Type R is one very serious piece of machinery indeed. "

Oh yeah....


Trouble is that if you put a Civic R/Megane Trophy/Cupra on slicks they would outpace a 911 GT3 and without any outside policing of the times it's impossible to know how much they are bending fair play.

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[daro911]

SFO said:

2010spy said:

And they are an option in the brochure...

but not on UK configurator

Both buckets are on the dealers direct system set up

[itsybitsy]

How much extra are the 918 buckets to the standard buckets?

[Beaver]

daro911 said:

Both buckets are on the dealers direct system set up

..presumably subject to the same delays as GT3 RS and GT4?

[2010spy]

Assume they will be about £2k - same as GT4?

itsybitsy said:

How much extra are the 918 buckets to the standard buckets?

[bcr5784]

2010spy said:

Assume they will be about £2k - same as GT4?

itsybitsy said:

How much extra are the 918 buckets to the standard buckets?

I don't think it will be as much as that - it's 1400 odd euros in Germany, so just over a £1000. Remember on the GT4 the standard seat is (now) the Sport Seat Plus and 18ways are a a £900 extra, whereas on the Spyder buckets are standard and 18 ways a no-cost option.

[2010spy]

bcr5784 said:

I don't think it will be as much as that - it's 1400 odd euros in Germany, so just over a £1000. Remember on the GT4 the standard seat is (now) the Sport Seat Plus and 18ways are a a £900 extra, whereas on the Spyder buckets are standard and 18 ways a no-cost option.

I hope you are correct - I will be speccing them.

[itsybitsy]

But are they a £1k better than buckets?looks like standard buckets are same asi in current spyder which are very comfortable !

[Beaver]

Plus standard buckets can be heated..

[itsybitsy]

Use to have heated leather sports seats and understand the need on cold winters days but with alcantara buckets I find there is no need as they never get as cold as leather

[2010spy]

It wouldn't have hurt them to put these on the Spyder...

[2010spy]

But they will definitely be 'purist' seats if they become available and your car will be unsellable without them

itsybitsy said:

But are they a £1k better than buckets?looks like standard buckets are same asi in current spyder which are very comfortable !

[itsybitsy]

Didn't take long for the seat debate on the new car;)

[bcr5784]

Beaver said:

Plus standard buckets can be heated..

But the 918 ones have height adjust.... Depends on whether you are deficient in the circulation or height department.

[daro911]

bcr5784 said:

But the 918 ones have height adjust.... Depends on whether you are deficient in the circulation or height department.

I was under the impression the standard buckets were height adjustable and can be heated. The 918buckets were showing as no extra and non adjustable and no heated option

[bcr5784]

daro911 said:

I was under the impression the standard buckets were height adjustable and can be heated. The 918buckets were showing as no extra and non adjustable and no heated option

I'm pretty sure that standard buckets are not height adjustable (select i button) and the 918 are - my German is pretty ropey but it gets me that far, but as you say the 918 buckets can't be heated , whereas the standard ones can. I don't believe the ones in the UK configurator shown as a no cost option are the 918 ones - look at the German configurator to see the difference.

[arcamalpha]

I'm interested to hear feedback on the new bucket seats. On older cars the fixed Carrera GT buckets are narrower than the GT2 buckets. However, whilst I've not done a side-by-side test, the 918 buckets in the cars at Geneva seemed wider than the GT2 seats. Given they're electrically height adjustable they could well weigh more the=an GT2 buckets too.