article: Original by Understand Chedi Xu Bo
[Original product by Understand Chedi] Recently, overseas media exposed a set of undisguised spy photos of the Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder RS road test. The new car adopts a convertible body design and will adopt a manual opening and closing soft-top design like the regular version of the Porsche 718 Spyder model. As a high-performance version of the Spyder model, it will have the same power performance as the 718 GT4 RS.
Uncamouflaged spy photos of the Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder RS
The new car incorporates more aerodynamic designs in appearance. For example, there are two vents on the front hood, and it is also equipped with a larger front shovel and front apron. There are also vertical spoilers designed on both sides. In addition to the three-stage heat dissipation vent shape, the front surround also incorporates two LED light strips under the headlight group. The overall shape of the front face is very similar to the previously released 718 GT4 RS.
The new car is equipped with central bolt rims
The car adopts a convertible body structure, but unlike the hard-top convertible model, Spyder is a model that prefers extreme lightweight design. In order to reduce the weight of the car, the car's convertible The mechanism is as simple as possible and is made of canvas, fixed to the body through four anchor points. The new car is also equipped with central bolt rims, which also shows the performance of the car.
The rear of the car is designed with a small-sized ducktail rear spoiler and a large-sized diffuser
Since the 718 series models have a mid-engine layout, the rear cabin cover of the new car uses a whole piece of convex and concave fairing not only inherits classic styling, but also brings very good aerodynamic characteristics. In addition, the new car is also designed with a small-sized ducktail rear spoiler, a large-sized diffuser at the bottom of the rear enclosure, and an exhaust layout with two exhaust outlets on both sides.
The power system of the new car will be consistent with that of the 718 GT4 RS
In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with the same power system as the 718 GT4 The same power system as the RS, equipped with a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated horizontally opposed 6-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 500 horsepower and a peak torque of 450 Nm. The transmission system is matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox (PDK) and rear-wheel drive. , its 0-100 km/h acceleration time is expected to be less than 4 seconds.