The 2024 Porsche 718 Spyder RS Is a Brilliant $165,000 Boxster

[@thetypicalhomeowner6006]

This video went from a car review to a car tutorial Porsche owners will use when stuck on the side of the road putting up the top during a rainstorm 😂😂

[@cephlo1]

*American Porsche owners.

[@cbotten106]

Doug's here to perform a service for his fellow Porschaphiles. It's definitely a quirk though.

[@erikswenson2659]

You never need to put this top up. The rain will have ended and you will already be soaked before the top can be erected.

[@thrillathakilla]

All he's missing is the supermodel in the passenger seat complaining her hair is getting wet lol

[@lolpaladins]

Monday Morning quarter-back, but they absolutely 100% should have made a system where the manual cloth top was permanently attached at the back, like as in a miata, if you didn't have to pull the handles and attach the cables to tension it, the operation would be significantly easier. They could still have the 2nd part removable, that stores in the trunk, that's fine... but the basic top should have been an easier operation.

[@matthewelliott2213]

That roof is literally a quirk beyond Dougian proportions...

[@rogersmj]

This is going to win Quirk of the Year for sure. Absolutely insane.

[@Twingo_]

Even if I wanted the vert I'd just buy the coupe because I wouldn't be using the top much anyway

[@fredd3.14]

quirked up fr frõ

[@mrcrackerjacks5788]

😭😭

[@lukefrahn8538]

quirkier than doug's technique for removing a bra... from himself

[@ajicycles]

I loved watching Doug’s seven minute tutorial on the 718 Spyder RS convertible top as if I’m wealthy enough to afford one.

[@Dr_Evil_Genius]

Perhaps, you’ll be in the future and this will become a real issue for you.

[@BabyJesus66]

​@@Dr_Evil_Geniusit'll be broken by then anyway

[@MrSeanman30]

I daydreamed owning the car and if the dealership delivered it to me with the top on or off, I'm not switching it lmao. If I had enough money to own the car I'm telling valet to figure it out lmao

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@BabyJesus66The reliability on 718 Spyder RS surprisingly is second to none btw.

[@SpaceCattttt]

If you save up, you could probably afford the roof, one day. Just the roof, mind you.

[@jonathanwatkins1218]

Imagine being at a red light when the rain comes and the ‘08 Miata next to you presses one button to close the roof. Meanwhile, you have to pull out your Lego kit to close yours lol

[@robert4you]

You are absolutely correct, sir. The roof solution is an utter joke. The car costs $200,000 and they couldn't even make a "one button"-solution... LOL

[@mayconz91]

@@robert4you im seeing but cant believe they did this...

[@teeebagtomm]

Imagine being an 08 miata owner thinking you are anything like a Porsche gt car

[@BlasterJunos]

@@teeebagtommYou’re right. As an 08 Miata owner, you’re not wet unlike the dude next to you putting together a rubik’s cube in the rain

[@kamprikorn]

@@robert4you its because its an RS and saves weight.. not because they couldnt come up with a solution lmao.

[@ibelle42]

I never thought anyone would take the "worst soft top" crown from the OG Viper, but here we are. And it's $200,000.

[@shiraishi1]

For 200k I would better not be buying fancy vw beetle with a modern hatchback power and calculus rooftop password 😌

[@joeswift13]

200k and I have to solve a Rubix cube just to put the top on

[@rxdawg75]

Germans, amiright?

[@Mr.JimPickens]

ikr!

[@tablon8539]

Aahh the manual mx5 soft top🥰

[@RDEnduro]

Under engineered since 1940s. Complicated is not good engineering, im not sure why people say the phrase German stuff is over engineered, they dont understand the basic premis.​@@rxdawg75

[@Pajaa37]

it’s not that complicated! The Rubik’s Cube….😂😂😂

[@carig121]

RS stands for "Rain Sucks".

[@Hugh-x7z]

Actually, so long as you don't slow down or stop, you don't get wet in a Boxster when it rains (I have an S). Nevertheless, I can see the German high fives when they finished that roof design (as well as coffee cup holder). Very stupid design.

[@243wayne1]

@@Hugh-x7z Sissy car.

[@RealTalk681]

@@carig121 😂😂😂

[@elilevine2410]

😂😂😂

[@Driven-Productions]

😭

[@LambosOnly]

Lamborghini Murcielago: Putting on my top is harder than any other car 718 Spyder RS: Hold my beer stein

[@deadlybladesmith3093]

For a targa top, the C4 Corvette is surprisingly difficult because it's a part of the chassis 😂

[@MikeyCh09]

I have tried both. The Murcielago is by far worse. This isn’t bad once you get the hang of it.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@deadlybladesmith3093the PORSCHE 944 Cabriolet also in the past.

[@4wrestling]

THIS is a video filmed outside. Thank you.

[@ricatiman]

Doug - have you ever assembled the top in old British roadsters - When you have to assemble a frame, then attach the fabric top...sheer madness in the rain! Love this car, and wish I could have it.

[@KingInTheSoutha]

This is vintage Doug. I thoroughly enjoyed the roof operation demonstration🤣

[@d-wall]

Was debating between this or a 2008 Camry. Thanks Doug now I know.

[@savethedandelions]

That soft top was the kicker, right?

[@slowery43]

huge fail thinking you're funny

[@alexdelascasas]

tell everyone you picked the camry because the spyder rs roof was too complicated to operate

[@Gordanovich02]

Camry. The roof won't give you apoplexy. It'll be cheaper to run. And in a traffic jam you won't look like a colossal berk.

[@strangerdanger8462]

Wow! That was a tough decision, wasn't it?😂

[@adamthompson4072]

The top kinda feels like the top on the 1st gen Viper. It's there so they can legally call it a "convertible". They never intended for it be used

[@Otterbruce]

I think the same will be true here. Owners won't take this car out on anything but a sunny day.

[@hbullock]

It’s the same top (virtually) on the original 987 spyder as well. Still well after 1st gen viper.

[@LOVESPACEDREAMS]

No, they don't need a motor or a mechanism to operate the top so it saves weight.

[@thefastfamily54]

Doug hasn’t had this much fun since the 2018 Jeep Wrangler review lol!!

[@kenniboii192]

The fact that the company that made this top also did the Targa where its fully power operated to lift away a white board sized panel and tuck it under the largest power operated piece in the car industry, is insane.

[@MassimoPiacere]

@@kenniboii192 the 718 wasn't made for an engine so big so everything else had to be worked around it

[@Porsche1969]

It's not made for clowns, dude!

[@kenniboii192]

@@MassimoPiacere Yea I know I was more making a point of the Targa cause I thought it was a manually removable panel until I saw some videos on IG like a solid 2 years after it came out and thought it was so unnecessary. And now seeing this in comparison is just rather funny to me.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@kenniboii192well its a very solid choice btw.

[@AGlimpseInside]

To be a fly on the wall in the Porsche room meeting where that convertible process actually got approved. I would literally pay money to find out how that went down. Insanity.

[@Djuntas]

Yep thats insane. Im laughing watching this. Its clearly been designed after 2022. Everything gets crappier but price goes up. I swear food was better before co-vid even.

[@verhu010]

Porsche are geniuses at making money. You're offering to pay to attend their meetings.

[@AGlimpseInside]

@@Djuntas yeah we all could taste it better haha

[@AGlimpseInside]

@@verhu010 yeah but then I could turn it into money making content lol

[@billermanthegreat]

This is worth than putting a tent back into the bag it came with.

[@SteliosE92]

200k And you have to set up a tent before it starts raining

[@Yvaneify]

But isn't that the experience car enthusiasts want? It's a RS. More complicated, unforgiving, harsh. It adds to the experience. I wish they go a few steps further. The owner will have to unbolt the trunk lid and remove it, and the bolts are placed behind 3 layers of plastic trim pieces underneath the car and in the wheel wells. After the process, align the holes perfectly to seal it again.

[@SteliosE92]

@@Yvaneify 1% of the time owning this, you would want a race car. The other 99% of the time, in the real world, you would need a relatively "normal" car. I can guarantee you, the third time the owner has to stop his driving, to set up a tent so the interior doesnt get fked, he would curse the moment he bought a car with no roof.

[@Yvaneify]

@@SteliosE92 I hope not because it's part of the experience of owning a compromised car. Most car enthusiasts want that. Like Doug driving his Lambo that required him to be a mechanical genius to get it going and with a million constraints. Is that that part of the fun/experience?? In 20 years, people are gonna rave about the tent roof, "hope I had one" all that.

[@dj_armon]

Doug is the realest car reviewer on the internet for committing to the soft top 60% - anyone else wouldn't do any of that.

[@storck08]

To all those bashing the roof operation. This is the SPYDER. Spyders are always designed as a roof down car, with a roof being an emergency solution to not get wet when it rains. The first gen Spyder even was limited in speed with the roof up to something like 120 kph. Same thing was with Murcielago.

[@blairdrummond5043]

Watching Doug put the top on and off for over 5 minutes temporarily had me thinking I had been transported back to 2017

[@bigchief9313]

THANK YOU for taking the review outside, Doug. Really helps show off the car

[@chicojuanito2]

$165,000 for a boxster and you need a 3-day seminar on how to put the top on.

[@billermanthegreat]

I think they should have a hired service to install the top.

[@chefsaliva5317]

It was only 2 minutes relax peon

[@THECHAIR.]

@@chicojuanito2 it’s basically a 911 gt3

[@gordoeinstein]

It's a 911 GT3 in a better balanced configuration with better driving dynamics, etc., and arguably the best Porsche ever made. 7 minute seminar.

[@jeffreyjones3616]

​@@gordoeinsteinnah... most porsche owners that I know would need the 3 day seminar 😂

[@craigpilgrim5793]

The expression on Doug's face with the taps opened of the induction/exhaust is like my dog's when his tummy is rubbed.

[@IR123]

I think it's funny how both trunks have an emergency escape handle, but the actual doors only get a strap 😂

[@onenickthomas]

16:48 the amount of "poverty buttons" on a $200K car is insane....

[@4liter]

Even the top dawg Turbo S has blanks in this generation

[@davec8921]

Ya those cost another 50k lmao

[@MrRandomTwat]

There's nothing insane about it, even Rolls-Royce's, Ferrari's and Lamborghini's can have blank buttons, and they are a lot more expensive. Also they're not poverty buttons on the Porsche, they can't be filled with options - they just replace the buttons and layouts between trim levels, but they'll always have some blanks between them - you just get the buttons you need there. The only buttons that change on Spyder RS are the FAL (optional extra) and my EU model has auto-start/stop below FAL which seems like NA models don't get.

[@neofaktion]

Some of those options aren't even available for the 718 Spyder RS. Also, most of the buttons are blank anyways so it looks better.

[@onenickthomas]

@@davec8921 😆

[@HypocriticYT]

That top will cause spousal fights 😂

[@ofermashiach4519]

The roof is going to be the No. 1 quirk of the year, or even in the history of this channel.

[@aw7250]

For sure!

[@aw7250]

For sure!

[@AdamG1983]

Agreed

[@jeffreyjones3616]

No

[@PlaaTable]

I love the roof, you can leave the back open and leave windows down. Just perfect. A great lightweight top. Im sure Doug has a v461n4

[@amoghhampiholi820]

Doug the type of guy to make a 7 minute roof installation fun to watch

[@KNRS927]

We’ve reached a world where a Boxster costs as much as a really nice 911 and not too long ago, this price would’ve gotten you a near top spec 911.

[@isaacfeinberg4623]

It is arguably a better sports car than any 911 below the gt3. The price is more than justified.

[@iosgaming2824]

The fact that a lot of car guys say the amg gt63 and sl63 are too much money while their willing to pay 165k for a entry level Porsche is insane when they can pay that almost for a base gt63 or a bit more for a sl63. Like 165k for a entry level Porsche is absolutely insane, it’s the baby Porsche sports car not even a 911 variation

[@strangerdanger8462]

​@@isaacfeinberg4623 No it's not. This is madness.

[@3ccl6]

After all, this does have the same engine as the 911 GT3. Just saying ...

[@spacedoutcowboy5211]

@iosgaming2824 this isn't entry level. This is the top trim of the "entry level" it has over 400hp, a pdk, centerlock wheels just think of it as EXTREMELY optioned out

[@felineflammenwerfer8375]

Ah the Germans, discovering new ways to complicate a convertible top.

[@ivanjerez2417]

Exactly!

[@marcueffing]

We still build the best cars

[@SmOgER10]

@@marcueffing your cars suck

[@joshw2929]

I remember an old top gear bit that was the same thing. They've been doing that top for a long time lol

[@carstenm.8279]

Most of the time we have to gender now.

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

That top situation is ridiculous 😂 should've licensed the Miata top.

[@chicojuanito2]

was just about to say this. literally in the miata, i put the top up and down in 2 seconds without getting out of the car. this porsche top is worse than a 2006 Pontiac Solstice!

[@KevinStull]

I was jaw-dropped the entire time I saw him doing it. Like for 200k you can’t make an automatic roof?!

[@jc_so_riyl]

​@KevinStull "weight savings bro, screw powered tops and make the others manual" - Porsche

[@chicojuanito2]

@@jc_so_riyl but it didn't have to be ridiculous to open and close

[@lhb82]

@@KevinStull Auto-roofs are heavy. But a better designed manual roof like in the miata is for sure not heavy.

[@GH-bz2vl]

“AAAaaaand” lol Doug’s mannerisms are the best ❤

[@jai2256]

It's funny you put this out today! I have a new perfectly speced 2023 718 Spyder. Was on the phone with a Porsche dealer yesterday trying to deal on a 2024 GT4RS. Very highly speced with 515 miles Porsche certified, so you get 6 years of warranty. The only problem is the window on it is $212k, and they have it listed for 260k! I offered 225K, which is well over sticker. I guess the high interest rates right now is not detering high pricing. ..!

[@superregera799]

Suddenly, all of the 11 hydraulic cylinders that make the roof in my SLK55 work don't seem so stupid anymore...

[@rlroper]

Yes the roof is crazy, but A $200k car with so many blank/placeholder buttons is also insane to me.

[@beansnwheels]

Anyone remember Topgear and James May with the original 987 Spyder where they added the water hose for effect? This is the same roof, just 13 years later. I love that we still get a laugh out of the same joke of a roof. Other than that is seems the best open top sports car money can buy. I just took delivery of mine, and can only confirm it’s the best package I’ve ever experienced in a small sports car. Porsche really delivered with this engine in the mid engine platform and the intakes so close to the driver and passenger. Perfection. Thanks for your the video Doug.

[@jlennon784]

congrats! You won't regret that purchase - end of an era!

[@243wayne1]

@@jlennon784 It's a sissy car.

[@jlennon784]

@@beansnwheels it’s gonna beat your clapped out charger bro.

[@jakedrommer]

The Roof is so over engineered... i love it...

[@vishal-singh]

We already know it’s winning Doug award this year 😂

[@chartreux1532]

Here in Germany you see any kinds of 911s at all Times. a Cayman and Boxster of any type are rare in Comparison. Always found that weird but i guess for many Porsche Enthusiasts only the 911 is a "real" Porsche or something. There is not one Day i drive for 30 minutes on the Autobahn around Frankfurt or Munich and not see at least 2-3x 911s but not so with Cayman or Boxsters. Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

That convertible top labor reminds me of the nightmares of putting up tents when we were forced to go camping as kids. Nope.

[@dylanrieck6671]

Owners of these are definitely making the dealer put the top off/on

[@miyoshifw27]

A broken soft top Miata NC1 '06 owner here and suddenly I feel so lucky after watching 4:56 The Absolutely Insane Roof Operation

[@cencio_1976]

If the regular boxster had the option of having the manual top I would totally get it. Not for the weight saving, but for durability. It’s a system that will never need expensive maintenance

[@R281]

@@cencio_1976 but the boxster itself will need expensive maintenance.

[@kin2xyou335]

watching and listening Doug operate the single most obtuse convertible roof in any new car and commentate on it in real time is a kinda a rare vibe

[@javierpano1879]

“We’re making progress” 😂😂

[@WillRasid]

At RennSport Reunion last fall, Porsche was displaying this car and explained the engineering team wanted to sell it without a roof entirely, as a pure spyder. Marketing (and common sense) said that was crazy, and this contraption seems to be how they each compromised. Practicality was not high on the list of priorities!

[@Loverboirider]

Imagine trying to impress your friends with your convertible and they’re just standing there for 20 mins watching you put it on 😂

[@birdhater7563]

I wonder how many times Doug had to practice putting on and taking off the top before he filmed himself doing it. Definitely will be on top 5 quirks of the year.

[@Squilliam-Fancyson]

The roof top situation is super cool imo. Especially if you like to play around with mechanical solutions. After all this a good weather car, on which you rarely will perform a "roof job"

[@mb2_4_7]

I have never heard Doug so genuinely exhausted by the removal of a top

[@Fifthcell]

200k for a Boxter is still crazy

[@CTP1111]

people paying 50k over MSRP... insanity

[@jakefox3677]

Fr fr but I get it as you can’t by this type of car anymore

[@snakexpert552]

For a Boxter without an automatic roof...

[@jeef16]

its 991.2 gt3rs PDK and suspension with the 992 gt3 engine. the 718 chassis is the only "boxster" thing about this. its just a mid engine gt3

[@AutoOctan3]

It’s a GT4RS with no roof if the GT4RS is worth 250k this is worth 200k

[@sterbebett]

Someone somewhere in Germany took an april fools' joke WAY too seriously: _Ja!, 4 latches, 2 hooks, 5 pins and the whole thing in 2 parts; also they will have to unrooool the top AND aim 2 holes in opposite sides of the car. Hilarious, nein?_

[@Bellgrande]

I love that the folding top situation was shown in its full entirety😂😂😂

[@xerxiusmaximus]

16:29 “… while you’re driving your Spyder RS in anger,” Doug just kills me… this is why I click onto each and every upload… makes my day!!!!

[@Pajaa37]

this video was meant to be 15 minutes long! THEN Doug realised the roof situation….😂😂😂

[@snakeeyes5638]

Best looking Boxster ever made

[@goodeggproductions]

$160k car takes 5 minutes and three trips to opposite sides of the vehicle to put top up or down with SEVERAL opportunities to damage both the top and the paint exterior during installation/removal. $30k Miata drops top from the driver seat in 2 seconds, puts it back up in 4 seconds with no chance for damage unless you attempt at over 40mph. It's like Germany gives incentives to their engineers to make things overly complicated, difficult and convoluted.

[@bryanachee7133]

does the miata have a 4L gt3 engine in the same space as the top?

[@lhb82]

@@bryanachee7133 Why should that make a difference? This car here seams to use the same amount of space for its roof than the Miata. It just has the worst roof design. The miata roof is also very light, so that can't make the difference.

[@AP13P]

Miata is for hairdressers only.

[@jeffcard3623]

These are all choices made by Porsche, and I find them indefensible.

[@brunomontini610]

@goodeggproductions yeah, but if you want that, you can just buy a normal boxster. people buying a neurotically weight-focused car probably don't mind the hassle

[@dominicbuffo]

Having driven the 981 generation spyder, it’s a PHENOMENAL machine, so addicting to drive!

[@acadm]

I don't usually like Doug's videos, but I liked this one because of all the effort it takes into putting on (and taking off) the top 🤣 - and I imagine that future generations of Spyders will have automatic roof operations thanks to Doug's video 🤣

[@enekoprins]

I can't believe Germans came up with that roof mechanism. They must have been drinking 😂😂

[@SkippyPB.]

Only Porsche can take a base level car, slap a few stickers on it, call it a limited edition, charge $100k more and get away with it.

[@speisequark2]

I work at Porsche and we also did Cocaine that night

[@timeslowingdown]

@@SkippyPB. Base level? But has the 911 GT3 engine... however, they really do gouge you on the options, which is true of every modern Porsche model that I'm aware of.

[@SkippyPB.]

@@timeslowingdown I’m referring to the 911 models. But this one is no excuse either. Yes it has the GT3 engine, but $215k for a Boxster with a labor intensive top mechanism and fabric pull handles is just crazy. But the fanboys are drooling.

[@timeslowingdown]

@@SkippyPB. The boxster / cayman interiors are very "base level" though I will also give you that. I also think it's too expensive lol

[@TheTruthKiwi]

I grew up driving manual transmission cars, then had some automatic ones and then a sports car with paddles. I thought I was so cool having paddles but just drive it in auto most of the time. I drove a friens 6 speed manual coupe a little while ago and loved how engaging and fun it was. You just can't beat stick shift for driver experience imho

[@shmeevann]

killing the gasoline 718 is such a sad thing to see, personally i think the GTS is a perfect all-round car.

[@MrLtybul]

@@shmeevann i Hope they will regret that in dales

[@ryanA133]

Dales will never recover

[@slowery43]

of course you do, but you cannot afford one, will be able to afford one, so why should anyone care what you think about it?

[@splenced7091]

@@slowery43 oh, you know him personally?

[@VituMV]

That roof contraption is borderline INSANE. It will for sure be THE thing people will always remember about this car.

[@JyceCello]

putting the converterible top is more complicated than completing highschool 💀

[@ChefsacheCybersicherheit]

I have one (since last year) so I should know 🧐: The weissach package does NOT save any weight (the front hood is made from carbon fiber anyway, with the weissach package you can see it from the outside, without weissach it is in car color)... only the magnesium wheels do save weight... (I do not have)... I also owned a 981 spyder and the roof of the RS is really terrible (even in comparison) but necessary since the air intakes take most of the room the top would go... it takes about 2 minutes to open or close if you are on your own and have experience with it. To get back to Doug: The driving experience is insane (!)... Never had such a great ride... so go get one if you can find one...

[@goonigoogoo5868]

sure you have this car .....sure ............

[@DrRick-dq4bb]

Agreed. The most ridiculous convertible top ever. Would never pay $200K for this Boxter.

[@CharlieMengass]

Doug is the type guy to show you the quirks and features of a car I'm not German

[@apache1234657]

I love it when doug releases the handle to relieve my tension

[@shaunw.1173]

If Doug's wife could make that intake noise, they'd have 10 kids by now. 😉

[@MrCodyswanson]

For that kind of money the process to put the top on is insane. This is the reason and the sole reason alone I won't be ordering one. 🤣

[@cbotten106]

You are a real stickler.

[@daakrolb]

The top- it isn't an issue. You are getting this car to NOT have a top. It's a fair weather car, top to be deployed in case of accidental rain exposure. That's all there is to it.

[@GraemeHein]

Which is fine in CA or AZ. In places with variable weather in times of year you want to drive it (FL, NY..) it's absurd. Would be an amazing summer daily if you could choose automatic roof for an extra 36lbs.

[@JeffSelf]

By the time you got the top on, the rain would probably be over.

[@philbrick5]

The issue is it takes forever to install

[@daakrolb]

@@philbrick5 so rare to use, it isn’t an issue.

[@khairilfiqri]

i dont know about you, but in the world of everything is automated, touch screen and electric. i would love a car company who make cars that i can interact and have a personal relationship with.

[@darksu6947]

Are you trying to bust all up in this cars guts? 😂

[@jcizman]

Love that top. No mechanical/electrical/hydraulic components to break and attempt to fix at crazy $$$$

[@Screamn.]

Doug: its better than a 911! Also Doug: gives it a lower Doug score than the same-year 911

[@antonylacroix6475]

@@Screamn. yes but it’s the limited edition S/T he scores above which has the Gt3RS engine and manual gear box and lightweight flywheel !

[@troywakeman]

are u blind bro? look again

[@antonylacroix6475]

As I say car in spot 2 above the Spyder RS is the limited edition 2024 911 S/T whats the problem ?

[@troywakeman]

@@antonylacroix6475 are u also blind bro? i was replying to the OP. if i was replying to u there would be an @ with ur name like this comment.

[@antonylacroix6475]

Probably - 😊I’m a very old serial porsche owner - have a good day

[@carynmcentee6725]

Like fondue where I don't want to go out to a restaurant just to cook my own food, I don't want to spend $200K on a car, only to spend 20 mins on my convertible top. I feel like I need an engineering degree to do all of this

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

You don't need an engineering degree to put up your top. After all, the guy that designed it didn't have one.

[@timeslowingdown]

@@AJGreen-cn8kk lmfao.

[@timeslowingdown]

@@AJGreen-cn8kk even though you are probably wrong, it's funny as hell

[@Midlife_Crisis_]

You probably are an engineer to afford this

[@jackdesanta69]

200k for a tent...

[@rmdgjd]

Love the outdoor reviews. The cars just look better in natural sunlight.

[@sipius22]

Wow.....I was thinking of that car in a manual........to replace the manual 911 that I traded away and left me without a manual toy......but that roof is a deal breaker....thank you for the review.

[@Pk1998AMG]

I mean I know its an RS, but at least give your customers the option of a power folding roof, or at least something less complex than that crap😂. Ive seen other porsches with tops that are basically just as complicated, it seems absurd at that price point.

[@MikeMcLarenDrumming]

Imagine an American car company attempted a roof like this.

[@thetypicalhomeowner6006]

$200k for a 718 spyder is insane no matter what it packs

[@AsamatBagatov135]

@Acs2046 yes they totally couldnt do a normal convertible top you are very smart man!!!

[@victorramirez2891]

The hard top is 300k so technically this car offers a 100k savings.

[@techniqueswithtodd]

I swear he closed his eyes in a moment of joy while driving a 200k car in anger ;) Gotta love Doug. He's a car guys car guy.

[@Unsalted375]

completely forgot I was watching doug demuro, I thought I was in a class for how take on and off the top of your porche 718 spyder

[@milan6884]

Doug the kind of guy to strictly follow the speed limit when playing GTA V.

[@lookoutforchris]

Doug sounds like he’s hiding Emo Phillips inside him sometimes.

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Doug is a type of a guy to call his wife Camry

[@MuddyTubMedia]

So… not only does the car look horrible with the top on, you also need a doctorate in physics to install it. Yeah I’d take the GT4RS.

[@mstrwil73]

for 200K, I'm not assembling my convertible top. How embarrassing is it to be stuck assembling/disassembling you convertible top while everyone waits on you?

[@4liter]

Top down, store inside. Easy lol

[@mstrwil73]

@@4liter Riiiiight. Pay 200K for a Lego top. When a cloud decides to open up on you, it will stop raining before you get the top on.

[@Bob76298]

James May doing this in the "rain" was hilarious. Porsche is wild'n.

[@YohanesAriez]

That top situation is like putting tarpaulin over the top of truck bed and do all the roping & knotting😂

[@booooooooooooooooooooooo]

200K for a manual roof that I have to park the car to install and remove. Yeah no thanks 😂. I’ll stick to my miata

[@alternatr]

You're embarrassing yourself

[@ShadowSnowLeopard95]

Imagine pay hundreds of thousands for a convertible that is less convenient than a 30k camaro 😂

[@sagmeister2234]

Nice looking, but good lord, that top.

[@slowery43]

thank you so much for reiterating what everyone else already said, and Doug emphacized quite a bit... we all are so thankful you take the time to post the blatantly obvious

[@sagmeister2234]

@@slowery43 Thanks!

[@shaneconta249]

This top gives the R107 top a run for its money in terms of complication. Love it

[@michalhikrysz]

The part from 24:08 is what Porsche needs to hear and do. I love the passion when Doug talks about the manual transmission Spyder RS at 24:38.

[@djenzo2450]

That's not a top that's a tonneau no way I'm paying 160k for that

[@slowery43]

you cannot now nor ever will be able to afford a $!60K car so your post is irrelavent

[@djenzo2450]

@@slowery43 oh look another opinion I neither asked for nor care about

[@gregoryscott7088]

@@djenzo2450 Pretty sure nobody cares about what you're paying for either so... you did ask for it.

[@djenzo2450]

@@gregoryscott7088 you must be a math teacher...since you like to add to stuff

[@ninja_tony]

@@gregoryscott7088why are you so offended by something that doesn’t even involve you?

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

As great as it is... You don't buy ANY boxster When a 911 Carrera S convertible exists at a similar price.

[@danielpope6498]

This is a much cooler car than a carrera S. Those are a dime a dozen compared to any RS car

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

@@danielpope6498 You're right, they are a dime a dozen... Just like I said. people won't buy ANY boxer (as special and unique and great as it is) when a Carrera s convertible exists. That's why I almost never even see standard 718 spyders on the road, let alone an RS. No one wants to spend the money on a boxster 718 Spyder/RS, considering the other options out there for the price that are far more usable.

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

@@danielpope6498 That's like buying a GT4 RS instead of a 911 Turbo or GT3 touring... At almost the same prices. unless You're using it strictly for track use.

[@danielpope6498]

@Daveyboy_GolfR except a 911 Turbo or GT3 touring are both far more desirable than a regular Carrera S. The Spyder RS is an extremely special car with a special driving experience, the Carrera S is... not that

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

@@danielpope6498 You're right it isn't close to as special. But a Carrera 4s and 911 Turbo in daily driving are very very similar. I should know... 0-60 in the Carrera 4s is approximately 3.0. as opposed to the Turbo which is approx 2.5. Unless you're really opening up and getting up at far beyond the speed limit, both vehicles feel pretty similar in stop and go traffic and on twisties. Sure the turbo does feel faster obviously, but in terms of everything else, weight distribution, steering feel, balance, handling, aggressivity, directness, nimbleness, transmission, up shifts / downshifts. Ultimately the Carrera 4S is 90% as enjoyable as the Turbo on daily streets. But the Turbo is almost double the price of the 718 spider RS. Whereas the Carrera 4S is only a little more money than that RS. And one last thing, there is absolutely nothing dime a dozen feeling about a 992 Carrera 4s vert. It's one of the greatest cars I've ever driven. I believe it to be the perfect daily driving true sports car at under 200k,

[@theschmonkiboy]

omg is this complicated with that roof 🤦‍♂

[@jdyahoo]

I can see how good it is going to work. "its pouring, lets pull aside and start installing the top for the next 15 minutes "

[@mfujiii]

if you guys ever have the chance to see this car in person it truly is crazy how good it looks top up or down.

[@necknack12]

I feel like designers make putting the top on difficult as a way to humiliate you for trying to drive their purpose built open top sportscar with the top on 😂