I once did 160 kmh here in Ontario about 10 years ago. If I did that today my car would be impounded for two weeks plus I would receive a $10,000 fine. Therefor I won't be doing that again. Nice review mate.
Great review. This is a one of a kind driver’s car. There isn’t another car produced today like this set up, as far as I can tell. Mid-mount engine, naturally aspirated 4-liter boxer engine that can be mated with 6-spd manual gear box, 2-seater, open top, that you can get a carbon fiber bucket seats and carbon ceramic brakes. On top of that, this thing is gorgeous, more so in person than photos and videos. It drives sublimely, perfectly balanced between chassis and power, sonorous high-rev engine note, perfect driving position and ideally set up pedals & gear box. I’ve got mine in 2020 and haven’t regretted one single mile of its 8000 ODO miles. It is by far the best driving Porsche I’ve ever driven out in the canyons on a sunny Sunday morning. If you find one, get it. You will not regret it. I recommend the bucket seats. It really connects you to the car so much better when slinging the car around the bends. Unless you are an ex-large person, I can tell you that I often do 400+ miles in one day without any discomfort. I am 6-ft tall, 200lbs and I fit perfectly in the seat. I also spec’d carbon ceramic brakes on the car and they are amazing.
This was a fantastic review. Unassuming. Professional. Great shots. I had a good positive feeling having seen the video. So you transmitted that positive energy to the viewers. Well done!
Thanks for the review, appreciated. OMG what is not to like about the 718 Spyder? The humps, manual, 4 liter engine. Best looking Porsche at the moment for sure. In the EU we can use the remote it rolls the windows dons a bit, opens the roof and the rear deck, so you dont have to go into the car.
Waiting for my build slot to come up for my 718 Spyder (Chalk / Red Top / Red Interior / Black Wheels). I'm surviving off of awesome videos like this while I count the days :-P. Thank you!
Hi Brian, fantastic review. Very detailed along with superior video editing that showcases the vehicle from a variety of angles. A high quality production....👍
Great video! I commute in a Tesla MS but I feel alive and engaged driving my manual Spyder! Electric cars can never replicate that feeling! Don’t forget about resale value…. The car appreciates with time which is rare for a $100k car
dont know if anyone cares but if you guys are bored like me during the covid times then you can watch all of the new movies on InstaFlixxer. Been binge watching with my girlfriend during the lockdown :)
If you pause the video at 6:28 you can see on the left bolster the scratches from where you push yourself out of the seat with your left hand. I avoid doing that by placing both my feet out of the door, then standing up. But then again, I'm a bit pedantic about these things. ;) Great video. I'm trying to decide between the Spyder and Targa. Two very different cars.
@@rogerl7533 It's from the ring on a person's left hand. I have a Porsche 987 and there is no way those are caused by jeans. I had to be careful on my car as that's what almost scratched my bolster.
My Dream car is a Gt4 but Im getting a Spider cause there was no way i was getting an allocation for a gt4 at my dealer so i got one for the spyder took 1years and 2 month of waiting on the list but I mean its a no roof gt4 so gotta love it ❤
I have the Yellow 2014 Boxster PDK and i prefer it to the manual. Off the line with Sport Mode i can hold the pedal to the floor and the gears change at 8400 without letting up on the gas. You will get better 0-60 times with PDK. I can flip to manual at any time but i find i forget its on and if the music is too loud i redline to much.
It is beautiful and that color is the bomb. The convertible top is messy to take down but so be it. The six cylinder boxer engine is what they need to go with and get rid of that lousy turbo four. Perfection.
@Hugh MacIsaac Agreed. Still, having the ability shift your own gears is better than not. Could be Porsche did not want this to take away from the 911? I do have to say, I have a 2019 Honda Civic Type R and the shifter in that car is a master class of how to make a 6-speed manual regardless of price. The ratios are perfect and the feel is spot on.
$110k for a fun precise roadster is great if your wealthy but if you’re not test drive a new MIATA manual. Fully loaded it’s about $30-35! It’s no Porsche but it’s just as much fun. Maybe even more fun since you’ll be happy and have lots more money in the bank.
@@EverydayReviews2022 - I used to have a Boxster -987.2 Base manual( 2012)- I’m currently daily driving a 2008 Miata PRHT- I absolutely love this car; picked it up two years ago and drives like new!
@@mpower1226 - That’s $130,000 US and I’m opinion that’s just way too much money for a small two seat sports car with a six cylinder engine. Yes it’s a fun to drive weekend toy but so is a new fully loaded Miata for 1/4 the price! I’ll spend my money on the Miata and laugh all the way to the bank. It’s only a toy not a daily driver. If I wanted a good daily I could pick up a Toyota or Honda easily or even a Volvo or great BMW for much less! However for a wealthy buyer who has lots of money to.burn its his.
I own a 981s, with a six-speed manual, Porsche Torque Vectoring, PASM, etc. All the performance goodies, and more. My full-electric roof goes down, or up, in 12 seconds. When the rain starts coming down hard, the time it takes to put up that manual roof would make me quickly hate the car with a passion. The Spyder has only two advantages over the 981s. First, the more powerful engine, and second, the Spyder editions tend to appreciate. However, neither those would be sufficient to overcome that monumentally stupid roof.
I live in San Diego. Time to upgrade from my 1999 986! My only concern is the ride quality. Do you find it firm? I like the Spyder better than the GTS, but the GTS would like obviously have a softer ride. Thoughts?
We haven’t taken a long road trip , ie a week or 10 days , but yes you can drive this all day long with the bucket seats. I don’t know about the race seats
Love SD. 👍. That back road through the mountains to Palm Springs is amazing . I love the look of the Spyder but the GTS will be a better ride. The Spyder is firm but doable. Resale....I think the Spyder will be better. It’s a very tough choice.
I live in Orange County and don't find the ride in my GT4 to be too harsh at all. In fact, I usually have the dampers in sport mode since it's more stable in that mode. Love the ride.
Do you know if the Spyder logos on the side of the humps are on with normal adhesives? I'm wondering if those can be removed easily, like it would be debadging the rear of the car.
If you could have only 1 car, is this a choice over the 911 (2013-2018 for a lot more)? If so I will wait to purchase the '21 as it looks to be worth the wait and a worthy contender over the 911 to me. Thank you for helping me with my choice. I did drive the 2017 911 and the manual seemed to have a long throw. I heard the 718 is easier to clutch and the blip helps me stay with the manual. ;-)
Drove my cousins 2018 base 911 with a 125k msrp and I liked my 2018 90k cayman S , A LOT more . I can only imagine the gt4/ spyder is much better than a base 911. To really get that 911 experience I think you gotta get at least an S or better but even then, it’s not mid engine , the cayman will still be better.
That low end scraping would be really annoying. Plus it’s plastic but Porsche doesn’t make cheap plastic parts! Expensive front plastic part which will look bad in no time?
if its not a powered roof its a massive pain, many times I've been caught in rain on a motorway, slowed to 30mph and then closed my top. This for me is not worth the weight savings!!
Buddy,listen-up you got to be out of your mind after paying that amount of money ,That you can't press a Button. Like Joe Roti says,I got to zunk this.
If the main feature you look for in a car is how well it integrates with your phone then you are 100% correct, this is not your car...man our German cousins are clever
I don't even know what that is for. I have owned Porsches since 1989 and have 2 currently for weekends including a 911s cabriolet. I don't use any of the gadgets including my phone when pushing hard and sometimes I might turn on the Bose system.
Been driving my 2023 Spyder for 10 months. It’s perfect. Peak Porsche. The gears are fine and love the manual roof.
Good luck getting one I have waited 2 years to get my build slot. They are hands down the best looking car on the road today.
That color is just absolutely stunning on this Porsche. My dream car
Mine too. As is.
Agree the color is just stunning, only color better in my book is Miami Blue what probably cost more.
I once did 160 kmh here in Ontario about 10 years ago. If I did that today my car would be impounded for two weeks plus I would receive a $10,000 fine. Therefor I won't be doing that again. Nice review mate.
Great review. This is a one of a kind driver’s car. There isn’t another car produced today like this set up, as far as I can tell. Mid-mount engine, naturally aspirated 4-liter boxer engine that can be mated with 6-spd manual gear box, 2-seater, open top, that you can get a carbon fiber bucket seats and carbon ceramic brakes. On top of that, this thing is gorgeous, more so in person than photos and videos. It drives sublimely, perfectly balanced between chassis and power, sonorous high-rev engine note, perfect driving position and ideally set up pedals & gear box. I’ve got mine in 2020 and haven’t regretted one single mile of its 8000 ODO miles. It is by far the best driving Porsche I’ve ever driven out in the canyons on a sunny Sunday morning. If you find one, get it. You will not regret it. I recommend the bucket seats. It really connects you to the car so much better when slinging the car around the bends. Unless you are an ex-large person, I can tell you that I often do 400+ miles in one day without any discomfort. I am 6-ft tall, 200lbs and I fit perfectly in the seat. I also spec’d carbon ceramic brakes on the car and they are amazing.
Got my Spyder too. Best car ever. It’s unreal. Peak Porsche.
This was a fantastic review. Unassuming. Professional. Great shots. I had a good positive feeling having seen the video. So you transmitted that positive energy to the viewers. Well done!
The humps or the dynamic stream liners make the 718 look so much more better. The 911 Speedster also has those lovely dual streamliners / humps
Love my 2014 boxster S.
I LOVE my Spyder. No regrets buying this special car 😊
Enjoy enjoy enjoy!!!
You are the first youtuber to not moan and whine about putting the roof up and down manually. Good on you!
Nicely done, thanks for taking the time to put the video together.
Thanks for the review, appreciated. OMG what is not to like about the 718 Spyder? The humps, manual, 4 liter engine. Best looking Porsche at the moment for sure. In the EU we can use the remote it rolls the windows dons a bit, opens the roof and the rear deck, so you dont have to go into the car.
Waiting for my build slot to come up for my 718 Spyder (Chalk / Red Top / Red Interior / Black Wheels). I'm surviving off of awesome videos like this while I count the days :-P. Thank you!
So jealous!!!! Must be so exciting counting down the days.
You’re going to love it. We track ours and it is amazing
Mine's a GT4 but I can confidently say you're going to love the Spyder! So fun!
Nice review, picking my Spyder up this Wednesday 6/12…can’t wait!
It’s so special. You’ll love it! Had mine for over a year and still can’t get enough. The smiles never end.
@@kennethherskind2250 You’re not kidding….amazing and fun car.
Hi Brian, fantastic review. Very detailed along with superior video editing that showcases the vehicle from a variety of angles. A high quality production....👍
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated.
Wow! I love that blue! Engine's sound is like music to my ears!
Great review Brian! Very informative. Just ordered a Gentian blue Spyder 6-speed manual. Should be here in January.
Manuals are a special breed nowadays
Nice break from the SUVs/minivans. Well done!
best looking roadster for mediteran or sunny areas, timeless design
This is a truly lovely and perfect car, wish there’s still enough on the market in 2030.
3:23 super clean shot
Great video! I commute in a Tesla MS but I feel alive and engaged driving my manual Spyder! Electric cars can never replicate that feeling! Don’t forget about resale value…. The car appreciates with time which is rare for a $100k car
Wow. So jealous. You’re right though, can’t beat the mechanical feeling.
I love the way the 718 Spyder looks with the top down, but I really wish it came with a removable hardtop like the 918 Spyder.
Great review, I love your take on the "why" you would choose this car, you are correct.... it's not about the fastest numbers.
dont know if anyone cares but if you guys are bored like me during the covid times then you can watch all of the new movies on InstaFlixxer. Been binge watching with my girlfriend during the lockdown :)
@Trevor Jasiah yup, I've been watching on instaflixxer for since november myself =)
The 718…. Interestingly, have become the most real/truest Porsche of them all..,,
Great review Brian! Nice to see a purist model review for a change.
That blue is stunning!
Just left a deposit for an allocation for a 2022 Spyder. Like the new Shark Blue for sure. Hope to hear from them soon.
Oh how exciting!!!!! That’s going to be spectacular 👍
I have a 2020 718 Spyder. I love it except for the manual roof. If the GTS were available in 2020 I would have ordered it. Carry on camping men.
What an absolutely beautiful machine! Love the chef’s knife analogy. Great review - well done and thank you! 👏🏽🙏🏽
If you pause the video at 6:28 you can see on the left bolster the scratches from where you push yourself out of the seat with your left hand. I avoid doing that by placing both my feet out of the door, then standing up. But then again, I'm a bit pedantic about these things. ;) Great video. I'm trying to decide between the Spyder and Targa. Two very different cars.
Yeah, the scratches were already there when I got it. This one has travelled across the country. Good tip BTW. Thanks
Pedantic, and wrong.
The scratches on the bolster are caused by rivets on jeans, not by people using their hand to assist in exiting the car.
@@rogerl7533 It's from the ring on a person's left hand. I have a Porsche 987 and there is no way those are caused by jeans. I had to be careful on my car as that's what almost scratched my bolster.
Great review, thank you 😊
My current somewhat realistic dream car is the Cayman GTS
Took 10 months to get mine. LOVE it. :)
Ha ha, you wish Brian!! By the way, love the new house. Mind you, the old house was class too.
I'll have me one of these some day. Currently enjoying my supercharged S2000 but the logical next sportscar for me will be this no doubt.
Oh that sounds nice.
Update - I've got a Spyder on order. :) Should have it by spring. S2000 sold...
Nice review Hoser.
Love the car and the review 👍
Gr8 thumbnail btw!
My Dream car is a Gt4 but Im getting a Spider cause there was no way i was getting an allocation for a gt4 at my dealer so i got one for the spyder took 1years and 2 month of waiting on the list but I mean its a no roof gt4 so gotta love it ❤
Love it!!!
I have the Yellow 2014 Boxster PDK and i prefer it to the manual. Off the line with Sport Mode i can hold the pedal to the floor and the gears change at 8400 without letting up on the gas. You will get better 0-60 times with PDK. I can flip to manual at any time but i find i forget its on and if the music is too loud i redline to much.
Great review. I will get a PDK.
Excellent review. Thanks!
It is beautiful and that color is the bomb. The convertible top is messy to take down but so be it. The six cylinder boxer engine is what they need to go with and get rid of that lousy turbo four. Perfection.
Great review! Manual all the way. Well done Porsche. Thank you for keeping the manual alive. You can't row your own gears in an electric vehicle.
@Hugh MacIsaac Agreed. Still, having the ability shift your own gears is better than not. Could be Porsche did not want this to take away from the 911? I do have to say, I have a 2019 Honda Civic Type R and the shifter in that car is a master class of how to make a 6-speed manual regardless of price. The ratios are perfect and the feel is spot on.
I have a P85D and a 981 Spyder, horses for courses. Get my ‘drift’, lol.
Brian low key letting us know he has the hottest wife in the RUclips car game with that thumbnail, well done sir 👏👏👏
Thank you!
Damn I wish Porsches weren't so expensive. At least they hold their value well though
They sure do and I’m sure this one will.
$110k for a fun precise roadster is great if your wealthy but if you’re not test drive a new MIATA manual. Fully loaded it’s about $30-35! It’s no Porsche but it’s just as much fun. Maybe even more fun since you’ll be happy and have lots more money in the bank.
Don’t disagree. Miata is amazing. I just drove one last year.
@@EverydayReviews2022 - I used to have a Boxster -987.2 Base manual( 2012)- I’m currently daily driving a 2008 Miata PRHT- I absolutely love this car; picked it up two years ago and drives like new!
Realistically, it’s about 140k cad with some options before tax. With tax you are looking at close to 160k cad.
@@mpower1226 - That’s $130,000 US and I’m opinion that’s just way too much money for a small two seat sports car with a six cylinder engine. Yes it’s a fun to drive weekend toy but so is a new fully loaded Miata for 1/4 the price! I’ll spend my money on the Miata and laugh all the way to the bank. It’s only a toy not a daily driver. If I wanted a good daily I could pick up a Toyota or Honda easily or even a Volvo or great BMW for much less! However for a wealthy buyer who has lots of money to.burn its his.
Classic case of “If I have to explain you wouldn’t understand”.
Can you put the top down as long as you’re going under 30mph :)
Great car, great exposition.
my first porsche test drive was a 2019 911T and it was indeed a different experience with that engine at the rear.
Boxster format is as good as Porsche gets Imho. I daily drive, track and club my 718s, incredible. Enjoy
FKKKK the sound is AMAZING 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Are these the satin platinum wheels? Like them a lot. Thanks for the video.
Brian - are those the “satin platinum” 718 wheels?
Yes I believe so.
I would consider painting the wheels to match the bodywork with titanium colored wheel nuts and rear badge.
I agree, it is about the ride.
I own a 981s, with a six-speed manual, Porsche Torque Vectoring, PASM, etc. All the performance goodies, and more.
My full-electric roof goes down, or up, in 12 seconds. When the rain starts coming down hard, the time it takes to put up that manual roof would make me quickly hate the car with a passion.
The Spyder has only two advantages over the 981s. First, the more powerful engine, and second, the Spyder editions tend to appreciate.
However, neither those would be sufficient to overcome that monumentally stupid roof.
I live in San Diego. Time to upgrade from my 1999 986! My only concern is the ride quality. Do you find it firm? I like the Spyder better than the GTS, but the GTS would like obviously have a softer ride. Thoughts?
Did not find it harsh whatsoever.
We haven’t taken a long road trip , ie a week or 10 days , but yes you can drive this all day long with the bucket seats. I don’t know about the race seats
Love SD. 👍. That back road through the mountains to Palm Springs is amazing . I love the look of the Spyder but the GTS will be a better ride. The Spyder is firm but doable. Resale....I think the Spyder will be better. It’s a very tough choice.
@@kevinreath yeah. If the spyder had 1 softer ride setting, it would literally be a perfect car.
I live in Orange County and don't find the ride in my GT4 to be too harsh at all. In fact, I usually have the dampers in sport mode since it's more stable in that mode. Love the ride.
What a beautiful car congratulations. You should check out what Deman motorsports is doing to those cars.👍
Do you know if the Spyder logos on the side of the humps are on with normal adhesives? I'm wondering if those can be removed easily, like it would be debadging the rear of the car.
Thumbs up for the manual.
If you could have only 1 car, is this a choice over the 911 (2013-2018 for a lot more)? If so I will wait to purchase the '21 as it looks to be worth the wait and a worthy contender over the 911 to me. Thank you for helping me with my choice. I did drive the 2017 911 and the manual seemed to have a long throw. I heard the 718 is easier to clutch and the blip helps me stay with the manual. ;-)
Drove my cousins 2018 base 911 with a 125k msrp and I liked my 2018 90k cayman S , A LOT more . I can only imagine the gt4/ spyder is much better than a base 911. To really get that 911 experience I think you gotta get at least an S or better but even then, it’s not mid engine , the cayman will still be better.
Spyder RS has even more steps to take off the top than this Spyder
That low end scraping would be really annoying. Plus it’s plastic but Porsche doesn’t make cheap plastic parts! Expensive front plastic part which will look bad in no time?
$400 for a new front splitter. Not bad.
This dude shifts gears like my grandma.
I guess I won't be able to fit my BB seat in the front eh?😅
Probably could. Seat goes back quite far.
if its not a powered roof its a massive pain, many times I've been caught in rain on a motorway, slowed to 30mph and then closed my top. This for me is not worth the weight savings!!
This is basically according to Porsche a GT4
Love the car. Want it for my wife but that whole process for the roof isn’t worth the hustle
The only thing it needs is torque and noise.
Did Andrea leave her coffee cup in there ;)
Can you fit golf clubs in the trunk ?
That’s one thing I forgot to check. It would be tight though. Let me check.
@Hugh MacIsaac awesome analysis, thank you!
4.0 GTS is way better because the roof system on the Spyder is just plain nasty
Wrong transmission with too long of a gear sets. And even with valved exhaust open, it closes during certain rpms which takes away the sound pleasure.
Wow you reviewers are tough on the car. The driver bolster is already all hacked up. This is why no one but my son drives my car.
I didn’t do it😀
If I spend near 120,000$ for a roadster I’m not gonna work out to take the roof up and down, not to mention get wet while doing so…
Electric roof? NO !
Brian, show the wife, please. Thank you.
A manual roof. How very 20th century.
The top is ridiculous, nobody wants to get out of their 80k car to deal with that, should have just gone with automatic roof.
Manual roof is much lighter though. You should feel the entire rear deck lid. Feels like a feather.
As much as I like convertibles for summer fun, this is one of the poorest designs in decades.
Top down its killer, top up its an eyesore.
Lol, wait the kids moving out
Buddy,listen-up you got to be out of your mind after paying that amount of money ,That you can't press a Button. Like Joe Roti says,I got to zunk this.
What year is it again? It is 2021...no android car play...well that's a no for me I guess. Its a screamer & deal breaker.
If the main feature you look for in a car is how well it integrates with your phone then you are 100% correct, this is not your car...man our German cousins are clever
I don't even know what that is for. I have owned Porsches since 1989 and have 2 currently for weekends including a 911s cabriolet. I don't use any of the gadgets including my phone when pushing hard and sometimes I might turn on the Bose system.
@@paulgarstang9057 Greetings from Germany!
Being poor and also car enthusiast sucks
Imagine driving these cars into woke left wing cities. ? 🤕
Where’s the girl; 20 minutes and no girl; smh
This is a car for NOT ENOUGH MONEY.
Poor man's porsche
Lol. I guess I’d like to be poor then😂
@@EverydayReviews2022 😁
Sports car in the purest form , love it and would take it over base Carrera
@@karolmaciejewski340 🤣🤣🤣 ok...
Said the guy with a Toyota Corolla