981 Spyder Pics

[ralphmusic]

From Acky on planet9

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I think they must only be for small people...

 

[MrDemon]

 

[ralphmusic]

That is the one for the American market..

 

[Rocket Man]

i am sure they woul not do a tent top again after the lack of interest last time, looks good tho

 

[jayxx83]

Looks like the tent could be electric. They will definitely work a way to keep the look. Will have to reserve judgement for real life to see if the base of the car works with the top half.

 

[daro911]

http://www.planet-9.com/981-cayman-boxster-pictures-video/105287-981-boxster-spyder-first-pics.html

Apparently caught on camera in S.A.

Hi there, these pics were taken in Cape Town, South Africa! Table Mountain in the background and about 15 min drive from where I stay. This has given me a slight distraction from my GT4 dilemma It does look like two tops...I really never thought they would bring back the same looking Spyder roof....but this time it looks like it's going to be a fully electric mechanism. Interesting times ahead.

 

[H14PDB]

I have seen another spy shot taken in Europe of a dark blue car with same roof arrangement, cannot remember where it was now but looked same.
So is this the 'new' Spyder at last and when do we get more info.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: H14PDB

I have seen another spy shot taken in Europe of a dark blue car with same roof arrangement, cannot remember where it was now but looked same.
So is this the 'new' Spyder at last and when do we get more info.

Rumour mill suggests sometime in April hopefully not the 1st which is there traditional announcement day of the week a "Wednesday"[&o]

 

[ted walker]

Don't see how a roof like that can be electric !!!!!!!!

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: ted walker

Don't see how a roof like that can be electric !!!!!!!!

Does the rear deck lid look like it's 2 pieces allowing for my idea of an unlined lightweight folding soft top[8D]

http://www.carscoops.com/2015/02/could-this-be-porsches-new-boxster-981.html

 

[Steve Brown]

My guess is this:

The "flying buttress roof" is a camouflage cover for the real roof mechanism below. The bootlid is one whole piece (a 2 piece cover as suggested by Daro doesn't give any obvious access to the rear storage boot). This whole bootlid raises on a cantilever hinge manually, to allow manual folding of a simpler single skin roof of similar profile to the standard car.

This is all conjecture, but if nearly correct, then I claim my free 981 Spyder now!

Steve

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Steve Brown

My guess is this:

The "flying buttress roof" is a camouflage cover for the real roof mechanism below. The bootlid is one whole piece (a 2 piece cover as suggested by Daro doesn't give any obvious access to the rear storage boot). This whole bootlid raises on a cantilever hinge manually, to allow manual folding of a simpler single skin roof of similar profile to the standard car.

This is all conjecture, but if nearly correct, then I claim my free 981 Spyder now!

Steve

Steve I meant along these lines but manually operated for lightness[&o]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWLvIfxHuKg

 

[ralphmusic]

You guys and your roof, no wonder daro911 never has it up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8qcnhrkBs

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: ralphmusic

You guys and your roof, no wonder daro911 never has it up...

It's not the physical effort needed it's remembering the step by step procedure [] Easier to just leave it off []

Notice that 981 above is using the standard glass and not the sloping sleeker look of the 987

 

[ralphmusic]

ORIGINAL: ralphmusic

You guys and your roof, no wonder daro911 never has it up...


It's not the physical effort needed it's remembering the step by step procedure [] Easier to just leave it off []

Ah, you are talking about the roof now..

 

[daro911]

 

[fbr]

Ralph

Surprised you've not spotted this...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/115022089163/porsche-boxster-spyder-spied-by-wcf-reader

Haven't seen it on here - Sorry if I missed it.

Frank

 

[Cabbage]

And why is the roof up! Cracking weather like that needs to be relished!