Pictured here wedged tightly between two other cars in a parking lot is one of the rarest cars in the world. This Viper Green Porsche Boxster Spyder 981 was caught in Essen, Germany, rocking an exclusive color retro-inspired color.
The Boxster Spyder, as you know, is an unplugged sort of sports car which gives a whole new meaning to the whole less-is-more philosophy. It doesn’t come with a roof as such, only a tent-like tonneau cover which you see here erected and in place, because apparently the owner of this Viper Green Porsche Boxster Spyder likes to use his speed machine even in the depth of winter.
Besides the amazing exterior color, which harks back to the 911s of the 70s, this car is also unique because it is a pure-blooded sports car – a true spiritual successor to the 550 Spyder – and also because it is one of the last flat-six powered Boxsters. The next generation Boxster and Cayman, to be launched in 2016, will be called the 718 series and will boast a flat-four turbo engine.
Photos by Jeremy H. Photography via Autogespot
Porsche Boxster Spyder Specs:
- Engine Displacement: 3,800 cm3
- Power: 276 kW (375 HP)
- Max. torque (Nm): 420 Nm
- Compression ratio: 12.5 : 1
- Urban in l/100 km (mpg): 14.2 l/100 km (19.8 mpg)
- Non-urban in l/100 km (mpg): 7.5 l/100 km (37.6 mpg)
- Combined in l/100 km (mpg): 9.9 l/100 km (28.5 mpg)
- CO2 emissions in g/km: 230
- Brakes: Six-piston monobloc fixed calipers front and rear, discs internally vented and cross-drilled
- Wheel size with tyres (front): 8.5J x 20 ET 57 235/35 ZR 20
- Wheel size with tyres (rear):10.5J x 20 ET 47 265/35 ZR 20
- Unladen weight (DIN): 1,315 kg
- Top speed: 290 km/h
- Acceleration from 0 – 62 mph (0-100 km/h): 4.5 s
- Acceleration from 0 – 99 mph (0-160 km/h): 9.5 s
- In-gear acceleration (50-75 mph) (80-120 km/h)
