However, the car's ride is bone-jarring, more so than in a base 245-hp Boxster. It's even more intolerable when you activate the Sport mode. If your daily commute includes stretches of road where the pavement hasn't been maintained since the shock absorber was invented, you might find the car tiresome.
Not enough flair
The RS 60 Spyder looks as good as any other Boxster, but a little more visual distinction would be nice. It does benefit from front-end spoiler lips, silver-painted roll bars and a red-coloured top, but other visual cues can be ordered as options on the standard-issue Boxsters; notably, the red taillights, the 19-inch sport design wheels and the GT Silver paint job.
On the car's rump, the Boxster S nameplate is still there, but it would've been nice to badge it with its RS 60 Spyder name instead. You can also get the car with a black roof and a dark grey cowhide interior.
Inside, the overall appearance is more striking. The engraved door sill plates tell you that you're climbing into a limited-edition cockpit. The center console is painted silver, the instrument pod loses its cover, the shifter gets a distinctive design and a numbered plaque is stuck on the glove box lid. Again, most of the stuff you'll find in the RS 60 is on the Boxster S' endless options list. Obvisouly, fit and finish is beyond reproach.
The car is also equipped with the Sport Chrono package, which is nice if you want to measure your progress when barrelling down the same stretch of open road. However, it encourages you to drive faster and faster, which might not be a good thing; it all depends on your level of self-control. To activate it, you must use the trip computer lever that's located on the bottom-left of the wheel.
Competition
The 2008 Boxster RS 60 Spyder starts out at a nauseating $81,800. Options on this test car include the bi-xenon headlamp package ($1,530), auto-dimming mirrors and rain-sensing wipers ($970), heated seats ($680), a cockpit wind deflector ($525), automatic climate control ($770) and the Sport Chrono package ($1,340), for a very grand total of $87,615. That's only a few thousand dollars away from a base 911 Carrera.
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| Inside, the overall appearance is more striking. |
Not enough flair
The RS 60 Spyder looks as good as any other Boxster, but a little more visual distinction would be nice. It does benefit from front-end spoiler lips, silver-painted roll bars and a red-coloured top, but other visual cues can be ordered as options on the standard-issue Boxsters; notably, the red taillights, the 19-inch sport design wheels and the GT Silver paint job.
On the car's rump, the Boxster S nameplate is still there, but it would've been nice to badge it with its RS 60 Spyder name instead. You can also get the car with a black roof and a dark grey cowhide interior.
Inside, the overall appearance is more striking. The engraved door sill plates tell you that you're climbing into a limited-edition cockpit. The center console is painted silver, the instrument pod loses its cover, the shifter gets a distinctive design and a numbered plaque is stuck on the glove box lid. Again, most of the stuff you'll find in the RS 60 is on the Boxster S' endless options list. Obvisouly, fit and finish is beyond reproach.
The car is also equipped with the Sport Chrono package, which is nice if you want to measure your progress when barrelling down the same stretch of open road. However, it encourages you to drive faster and faster, which might not be a good thing; it all depends on your level of self-control. To activate it, you must use the trip computer lever that's located on the bottom-left of the wheel.
Competition
The 2008 Boxster RS 60 Spyder starts out at a nauseating $81,800. Options on this test car include the bi-xenon headlamp package ($1,530), auto-dimming mirrors and rain-sensing wipers ($970), heated seats ($680), a cockpit wind deflector ($525), automatic climate control ($770) and the Sport Chrono package ($1,340), for a very grand total of $87,615. That's only a few thousand dollars away from a base 911 Carrera.
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| The RS 60 Spyder looks as good as any other Boxster, but a little more visual distinction would be nice. |