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00:03 Hello and welcome, everyone.

00:16 The Porsche Boxster Spider is the newest member

00:19 of the Spider family.

00:20 The combination of the most powerful engine and low weight

00:23 makes it the fastest and most dynamic Spider of all time.

00:27 This radical roadster is as agile as a go-kart

00:30 and keeps up easily, even with more powerful vehicles,

00:33 just like its forebears.

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00:38 The legendary Porsche 550 Spider was a street legal race

00:46 car that participated successfully

00:48 in the Carrera Panamericana, the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio,

00:52 and the 24-hour Le Mans.

00:54 The 718 WRS Spider had an unusually long racing career,

00:59 which is why mechanics affectionately referred

01:01 to it as grandmother.

01:02 Well, she definitely has to be the fastest

01:07 grandmother of all time.

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01:12 In a sense, the new Boxster Spider

01:18 takes the roadster concept back to its roots.

01:21 It's an open two-seater that perfectly combines performance,

01:24 purism, and design.

01:26 This Boxster Spider is also around 30 kilograms lighter

01:29 than the Boxster GTS.

01:31 This weight reduction was mainly achieved

01:33 through the newly developed convertible top with fins,

01:36 the sport bucket seats, and the use of fewer insulating

01:39 materials throughout the entire vehicle, all of which

01:42 also underscore the purist character of the Spider.

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01:48 Anyone who drives the Spider immediately

01:51 notices that this sports car has nothing to fear in its class.

01:54 Of course, the Spider delivers tremendous power

01:59 in all engine speed ranges.

02:00 With its 3.8 liter, 375 horsepower,

02:04 naturally aspirated engine, and the 420 newton meters of torque,

02:08 the car accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour

02:12 in just 4.5 seconds.

02:13 It also has a very high torque output,

02:15 which is around 10% more direct than that of the other Boxster

02:19 models.

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02:23 We always say that the driver, the vehicle, and the road

02:31 should form a unit.

02:33 Drivers of vehicles like this want to be in control.

02:36 In other words, they want to initiate all driving maneuvers.

02:39 They literally want to have both the driver and the vehicle

02:42 in their hands.

02:43 In the end, when you look at our lap times at the Nürburgring,

02:46 you'll see that at 7 minutes, 47 seconds,

02:49 the Spider is 9 seconds faster than the GTS.

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02:55 The Boxster Spider is a lot more than fast.

02:58 It's the modern interpretation of a puristic roadster, one

03:01 that sends a clear message with its exterior design as well.

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03:07 The Spider is a very fast car.

03:09 It's a very fast car, and it's got a very clear design as well.

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03:16 Basically, our main goal with this vehicle

03:18 was to set it apart as much as possible from the Boxster GTS.

03:22 The front apron extends down extremely low in a manner

03:26 similar to what you see in our GT vehicles.

03:29 The very distinctive rear lid includes a prominent rear spoiler

03:33 that was also needed to ensure the car holds much more firmly

03:37 to the road.

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03:40 Along with the differentiation, it

03:42 was also important to make the vehicle as light as possible.

03:45 We used different kinds of materials in the car--

03:47 die-cast aluminum and aluminum sheet panels.

03:50 The other involves the development

03:52 of a puristic vehicle concept that includes door handle

03:55 straps in the interior.

03:56 On the exterior, you'll notice the light top

03:59 that's operated manually.

04:00 This allowed us to reduce the weight of the vehicle

04:02 by another 10 kilos.

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04:07 The most important customer requirements

04:10 were that the roof should be easy to put up and take down,

04:13 that it should be fit the vehicle's top speed,

04:15 and that washing the car at a normal car wash

04:17 should be no problem.

04:18 It was important to customers that the top shouldn't

04:21 restrict the vehicle's suitability for everyday use.

04:24 The technology we use with the roof

04:26 is exactly what was needed to meet this requirement,

04:28 no more, no less.

04:29 To preserve the purist character,

04:31 we didn't include certain comfort features,

04:34 such as roof liner or noise-insulating materials.

04:37 We also reduced the number of support bowels

04:39 and hard frame components to a minimum.

04:42 Finally, we utilized a fabric for the roof

04:44 that is thinner and therefore lighter

04:46 than the material used with a normal Boxster.

04:49 Taken together, all of these measures

04:51 have led to a significant weight reduction.

04:53 The roof is, of course, the highest point of the vehicle,

04:56 which means every kilo in weight savings

04:58 here has a very positive effect on driving dynamics.

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05:17 - Pure driving fun.

05:24 That's the true strength of the Boxster Spyder.

05:27 It's a sports car you can experience with all your senses,

05:29 one that continually gives drivers

05:31 the feeling of having direct contact with the road.

05:34 - The Boxster Spyder is designed

05:39 to address sports car enthusiasts

05:41 who are looking for a breathtaking,

05:43 purist performance vehicle.

05:44 - I think it's time now for you to see for yourselves

05:50 just what the new Boxster Spyder has to offer.

05:53 Have fun and see you soon.

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