Porsche is introducing a third model to the Boxster range at the Los Angeles Auto Show in December. The Boxster Spyder is a lightweight version of the mid-engined Porsche Boxster roadster and Porsche plan to start selling it in the UK by February 2010.

Weighing 1,275kg, the Boxster Spyder is the lightest model in the Porsche line-up, it weighs 80kg less than the Boxster S which, combined with a lower centre of gravity and revised suspension should make it an exciting drive!

Facts and figures

• 3.4-litre flat six ‘boxer’ engine with Direct Fuel Injection,
• Maximum output is 320 bhp, 10 bhp more than in the Boxster S.
• Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) twin-clutch transmission and the Sports Chrono Package
• 0 to 62mph in 4.8 seconds.

The new Porsche Boxster Spyder will be available in February 2010, and will be priced from £44,643 in the UK. Included in the purchase price is the invitation for customers to explore the dynamic attributes of their Boxster Spyder, and develop their own skills behind the wheel, courtesy of a Driving Experience Programme at the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone.