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kmpowell said:
That one didn’t hang around long at £210k. They have another which appeared yesterday. Lovely spec/combo…https://www.romansinternational.com/used/cars/pors...
kmpowell said:
kmpowell said:
That one didn’t hang around long at £210k. They have another which appeared yesterday. Lovely spec/combo…https://www.romansinternational.com/used/cars/pors...
AndrewD said:
Just need the sodding rain to stop!
Been out in it today, the ride is so good.
Whenever you get a chance that would be great. My SRS is supposed to finish production this week and I'm just hungry for news and impressions of the Spyder RS as I won't see mine for several months. Been out in it today, the ride is so good.
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I see some rear arch (bumper) protection there - is that standard on the SRS?
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Yes, as Tyrone mentions, it's to do with safety legislation etc. 4RSs are also being delivered with them now and those that weren't, should get them added when they're next in as mine was a few months ago
Bedrock said:
Whenever you get a chance that would be great. My SRS is supposed to finish production this week and I'm just hungry for news and impressions of the Spyder RS as I won't see mine for several months.
Good luck and I hope you get it soon. The weather has been glorious and I’ve been out a lot in the car. A few motorway runs but mainly A and B roads in rural Suffolk. Lots of twisty bits, long fast sweepers, bumps, ruts and adverse cambers.
There is a reasonable degree of wind noise on the motorway which drowns out much of the wonderful induction sounds when you vary the load on the engine and run up through the revs for the hell of it. I’m 6 ft 1 and felt a fair bit of buffeting - cured with a hat. Surprise surprise, the overall experience is okay on a motorway, but that’s not where it belongs.
Switching to your favourite A and B roads reveals a split personality to the car. You can potter around, roof down, just enjoying being there. The ride is excellent, waze took me on some typical single track roads for miles when I was looking for a petrol station. Ordinarily it would be stressful - is a large truck going to appear around the corner, a 4RS or GT3 or 3RS would crash around and make you wince. But actually I found myself perfectly chilled and happy. Big tick for the low speed ride.
But of course you find miles and miles of mostly deserted twisty country roads and you get properly on it and the car comes alive. The engine feels so strong and makes such a good noise. The induction sounds behind your heard really amplify the whole immersive experience. Ane because you aren’t trapped in the cabin with them, arguably this strikes a better balance, “fun loud”, whereas some people (not me) felt the 4RS induction was too loud. Beyond the sound track, the car is just so much fun. You can carry a lot of speed into corners, I have not yet found the car to understeer and I am not holding back but driving it progressively nearer to its limits. But something special happens when you string a few miles together, no traffic, 4-9000 rpm range, lots of braking, cornering, carrying speed, feeling the immense traction, feeding the power and feeling the chassis respond. In a funny way, you’re playing your own tune on the car as an instrument. I haven’t had so much enjoyment in months.
Definitely a better road car than a 4RS. I love it.
thanks for the review.
hopefully mine is landing in late June..
obviously very excited,
i have a Touring which i absolutely adore and drive it like i stole it
it will be interesting to compare the two as i am keeping both.
i have a feeing that the SRS may feel the better of the two cars when pushing along the country lanes.
hopefully mine is landing in late June..
obviously very excited,
i have a Touring which i absolutely adore and drive it like i stole it
it will be interesting to compare the two as i am keeping both.
i have a feeing that the SRS may feel the better of the two cars when pushing along the country lanes.
AndrewD said:
Good luck and I hope you get it soon.
The weather has been glorious and I’ve been out a lot in the car. A few motorway runs but mainly A and B roads in rural Suffolk. Lots of twisty bits, long fast sweepers, bumps, ruts and adverse cambers.
There is a reasonable degree of wind noise on the motorway which drowns out much of the wonderful induction sounds when you vary the load on the engine and run up through the revs for the hell of it. I’m 6 ft 1 and felt a fair bit of buffeting - cured with a hat. Surprise surprise, the overall experience is okay on a motorway, but that’s not where it belongs.
Switching to your favourite A and B roads reveals a split personality to the car. You can potter around, roof down, just enjoying being there. The ride is excellent, waze took me on some typical single track roads for miles when I was looking for a petrol station. Ordinarily it would be stressful - is a large truck going to appear around the corner, a 4RS or GT3 or 3RS would crash around and make you wince. But actually I found myself perfectly chilled and happy. Big tick for the low speed ride.
But of course you find miles and miles of mostly deserted twisty country roads and you get properly on it and the car comes alive. The engine feels so strong and makes such a good noise. The induction sounds behind your heard really amplify the whole immersive experience. Ane because you aren’t trapped in the cabin with them, arguably this strikes a better balance, “fun loud”, whereas some people (not me) felt the 4RS induction was too loud. Beyond the sound track, the car is just so much fun. You can carry a lot of speed into corners, I have not yet found the car to understeer and I am not holding back but driving it progressively nearer to its limits. But something special happens when you string a few miles together, no traffic, 4-9000 rpm range, lots of braking, cornering, carrying speed, feeling the immense traction, feeding the power and feeling the chassis respond. In a funny way, you’re playing your own tune on the car as an instrument. I haven’t had so much enjoyment in months.
Definitely a better road car than a 4RS. I love it.
Porsche have confirmed that the Spyder RS has a more compliant (softer?) ride than the GT4RS, but is it better at low speeds than the normal 718 Spyder?The weather has been glorious and I’ve been out a lot in the car. A few motorway runs but mainly A and B roads in rural Suffolk. Lots of twisty bits, long fast sweepers, bumps, ruts and adverse cambers.
There is a reasonable degree of wind noise on the motorway which drowns out much of the wonderful induction sounds when you vary the load on the engine and run up through the revs for the hell of it. I’m 6 ft 1 and felt a fair bit of buffeting - cured with a hat. Surprise surprise, the overall experience is okay on a motorway, but that’s not where it belongs.
Switching to your favourite A and B roads reveals a split personality to the car. You can potter around, roof down, just enjoying being there. The ride is excellent, waze took me on some typical single track roads for miles when I was looking for a petrol station. Ordinarily it would be stressful - is a large truck going to appear around the corner, a 4RS or GT3 or 3RS would crash around and make you wince. But actually I found myself perfectly chilled and happy. Big tick for the low speed ride.
But of course you find miles and miles of mostly deserted twisty country roads and you get properly on it and the car comes alive. The engine feels so strong and makes such a good noise. The induction sounds behind your heard really amplify the whole immersive experience. Ane because you aren’t trapped in the cabin with them, arguably this strikes a better balance, “fun loud”, whereas some people (not me) felt the 4RS induction was too loud. Beyond the sound track, the car is just so much fun. You can carry a lot of speed into corners, I have not yet found the car to understeer and I am not holding back but driving it progressively nearer to its limits. But something special happens when you string a few miles together, no traffic, 4-9000 rpm range, lots of braking, cornering, carrying speed, feeling the immense traction, feeding the power and feeling the chassis respond. In a funny way, you’re playing your own tune on the car as an instrument. I haven’t had so much enjoyment in months.
Definitely a better road car than a 4RS. I love it.
Tony B2 said:
Porsche have confirmed that the Spyder RS has a more compliant (softer?) ride than the GT4RS, but is it better at low speeds than the normal 718 Spyder?
No idea, sorry. I hear the normal one is really good so perhaps there isn’t any difference apart mainly from the engine and induction sound, which is not a small thing of course. I had a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 as a daily for a short while and it was arguably all the car you probably need if you don’t need load carrying capacity. TDT said:
It’s an arch extender due to EU/Germany rules on wheels not being out board of the bodywork for pedestrian safety.
Oh yes, I remember now something about the wheel/tyre must not be seen to protrude beyond the bodywork when viewed from vertically above.That would explain why the bit of plastic is so short, rather than continuing further around the curvature of the bumper downwards.
finmac said:
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