Porsche Spyder

The 3.8-litre is directly derived from the 911 Carrera S and transplanted into the mid-engine context of the Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4. The result is in a class of its own: a high-revving naturally aspirated engine with a sound described as "goosebump-inducing" — in the open Spyder directly behind the driver's head even more uncompromising than in the GT4. The engine revs silky-smooth and willingly to the limit and lives off high revs. No IMS, modern DFI block. The combination of 3.8 naturally aspirated, mid-engine position and manual gearbox is described as "the purist Porsche experience par excellence" of its era.