Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder User Manual

The Boxster
RS 60 Spyder

Light-weight construction, a low centre of gravity, mid-mounted engine. Even today, these are the
crucial points that make a sports c ar out of a Road ster at Porsche. Th ese values are more alive
than ever in the limited edition special Boxster RS 60 Spyder.

Porsche

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Issue 1/2008

Porsche Centre Directory

Porsche Centre Beijing

Phone: [phone]
Ground Floor, Chang An Club,
10 Dong Chang An Avenue, Beijing Tower,
Beijing, China, 100006

Porsche Centre 3S Beijing

Contact: Ms. Shi Xiao Wei
Phone: [phone]
No.A1, East Ring North Rd, BDA
Beijing, China, 100176

Porsche Centre Chengdu

Contact: Ms. Tina Hu
Phone: [phone]
173 Shuxi Road, Yangxi Xian,
Chengdu International Automobile Yard,
Chengdu, China, 610091

Porsche Centre Chongqing

Contact: Mr. Oliver Jiang
Phone: [phone]
2F Platinum Times Building,
60 Yangtze River 1st Road , Yuzhong District,
Chongqing, China, 400014

Porsche Centre Dalian

Phone: [phone]
219 Zhong Nan Road, Zhong Shan District,
Dalian, China, 116001

Porsche Centre Guangzhou

Contact: Mr. Laurence Hua
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G/F, No.197, North Guangzhou Dadao, Yuexiu District,
Guangzhou, China, 510075

Porsche Centre Hangzhou

Contact: Mr. Clifford Choi
Phone: [phone]
218 Nan Shan Road, Shang Cheng District,
Hangzhou, China, 310002

Porsche Centre Kunming

Contact: Ms. Linda Wu
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The crossing of Shili Long Street and the Luguang Road
Kunming, China, 650228

Porsche Centre Nanjing
Contact: Mr. James Mao
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22 Ningnan Road, Yuhuatai District,
Nanjing, China 210012

Porsche Centre Qingdao
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38 Xianggang Middle Road,
Qingdao, China, 266071

Porsche Centre Shanghai

Contact: Mr. Tommy Zhao
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Ground Floor, Chong Hing Finance Centre,
No.288 Nan Jing Road West, Huang Pu District,
Shanghai, China, 200003

Porsche Centre Shenyang

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17-2 Beier East Road, Tiexi District,
Shenyang, China, 110025

Porsche Centre Tianjin

Contact: Mr. Yizheng Wang
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No.59 Autopark Middle Road,
Tianjin Airport Industrial Park,
Tianjin, China, 300308

Porsche Centre Wenzhou

Contact: Mr. Kevin Jin
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G/F, Xueyuan Building, NO.278-280,
Xueyuan Middle Road, Lucheng District,
Wenzhou, China, 325000

Porsche Centre Wuhan

Contact: Mr. Jacky Wu
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Panlong Auto City, Panlong City Economic Zone,
Wuhan, China, 430312

Porsche Centre Xiamen

Contact: Ms. Estella Li
Phone: [phone]
105-107 Xinlong Town (phase2), 16# Xidi Nanli,
Xiamen, China, 361001

Porsche Centre Xi’an

Contact: Mr. Jacky Liu
Phone: [phone]
No.A8-10 Jinyuan New Century,
Beierhuan Street, Weiyang District,
Xi'an, China, 710016

Porsche Centre Directory

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder

VarioCam Plus

The Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder

Porsche in the ALMS

Porsche Classic

Porsche Driving Experience

Breaking the ice with Porsche

in Harbin

Porsche Desert Camp Dubai 2008

Porsche Drive to Excellence

Porsche Centre Kunming Opening

Porsche Service

Contents:

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder

Dear Porsche enthusiast,

Hello and welcome to Porsche China’s first

newsletter of 2008.

Let me begin by wishing you all the very best

for the New Year from everyone here at Porsche

China. I hope you are feeling refreshed after a

well deserved break over Spring Festival, and

that you are ready to enjoy what promises to be

an exciting year ahead.

The “Year of the Rat” is traditionally seen as

a time for new beginnings and Porsche is

reaffirming its commitment to China with a range

of new Porsche Centre openings and customer

events starting up this year. Of course, this is

also a particularly special year for Porsche, since

it was in the Year of the Rat that we designed

our very first sports car, the Porsche 356, some

60 years ago.

Featured in this newsletter, you can read

all about the lavish opening ceremony of

Porsche Centre Kunming, whilst the Porsche

Travel Club saw a group of Chinese enthusiasts

put the Cayenne through its paces in the deserts

of Dubai.

From the searing heat of the deser t, to the arctic

climate of Heilongjiang province, we see some

stunning images of Porsche’s first appearance

at the Harbin Ice and Snow festival. The

celebrations were marked in some style this year

with the presentation of four life-sized Porsche

models carved solely from ice.

Porsche drive events are always occasions to

relish, and our brand new “Drive to Excellence”

test drive programme is no exception. Providing

our enthusiasts with an opportunity to fully

explore the Porsche model range, you can read

about the successful debut in the beautiful cities

of Guangzhou and Xiamen amongst other topics

in this edition.

As you would expect, it has been a busy few

months and I sincerely hope you enjoy reading

this latest issue of the Porsche Newsletter.

Safe driving, and New Year’s greetings to you

once again.

Porsche China

Jebsen & Co. (China) Motors Ltd.

Helmut Broeker

Managing Director

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder

example on the front section: elegantly rounded,

flattened down, and pulled closer to the road. The

overall impression? Powerful, purist and elegant

like its predecessor – just far more suitable for

daily use. In addition to these design features, the

Boxster RS 60 Spyder also assumed the silver

Agile, athletic, authentic.

High performance, agility, a low centre of gravity

and the mid-engine concept – the core values of

the 718 type are more alive than ever in the new

Boxster RS 60 Spyder. Its power-enhanced mid-

Forests, serpentines, and magnificent views;

typical for the popular mountain races in the

1960s. Unpredictable and at times extreme

corners put special demands on the vehicles.

The Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder mastered them

with bravado and at that time wrote racing

history. Its decisive advantages: low weight and

high agility – the classic Roadster virtues at

Porsche to this day. The most recent proof: the

Boxster S special model “RS 60 Spyder” limited

to 1,960 cars.

History can’t be
turned back, but
it can be revived.
The Boxster
RS 60 Spyder.

The design: Dynamic.

The 718 RS 60 Spyder’s design vocabulary was

characterised by its function, and the direct linking

of functionality and design. The expression of this

styling can be found in the Boxster today. For

paintwork typical for the 718 RS 60 Spyder. Even

if it is in a special version: the GT Silver Metallic.

Reminiscent of the super sports car Carrera GT,

also with mid-engine.

The windshield frame painted black and the

striking red hood underscore the classic sports

car genes of the Boxster RS 60 Spyder – and

stand in elegant contrast to the body paintwork.

The hood can be opened and closed in just 12

seconds.

engine and chassis coordinated for agility result in

an authentic driving experience. The design? Just

as expressive as its role model. Together with the

colouring, it is reminiscent of the aesthetics of the

Porsche racing car 718 RS 60 Spyder.

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder

Its available power: High.

A 6-cylinder boxer engine with 3.4-litre

displacement drives the Boxster RS 60 Spyder.

The mid-engine delivers 223 kW (303 bhp) at

6,250 rpm and a maximum torque of 340 Nm

between 4,400 and 6,000 rpm.

Acceleration: 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.4 seconds.

Its top speed is 274 km/h (170 mph). On the

road, this power is transferred via a precision-

guided 6-speed manual transmission. Upon

request, you can also get the 5-speed Tiptronic S.

The engine has the VarioCam Plus as standard

(more about that in the technology feature). In

addition to excellent running quality, low fuel

consumption and fewer exhaust emissions,

above all it makes high performance and torque

values possible. Optimisations on the exhaust

flow and the additional standard sports exhaust

system on the Boxster RS 60 Spyder with a twin-

branch tailpipe akin to the 911 GT3 contribute

to increasing the power output to an impressive

303 bhp.

The standard 19-inch SportDesign wheels with

5-mm wheel spacers for the Boxster RS 60 Spyder

let the car appear more muscular and enhance its

connection with the road.

The brake system has 4-piston aluminium

monobloc brake callipers. Advantages include

high inherent rigidity and low weight resulting in

particularly fast and effective responsiveness.

The standard vehicle stability system, Porsche

Stability Management (PSM), provides for

additional safety. Upon deviation from the desired

direction of movement, it initiates targeted braking

of individual wheels. Also standard is the Porsche

Active Suspension Management (PASM), an active

damper system that additionally optimises road

holding. With PASM, the body is lowered by 10

mm. Through the electronic adjustment of the

damping system, the damping power is actively

and continuously controlled for each individual

wheel – depending on the driving style, driving

situation and the selected programme “Normal”

The power-enhanced 6-cylinder boxer engine directly behind the driver as

well as the standard sports exhaust system with twin-branch tailpipe

* Red tail lights not availabe in China

or “Sport”. For outstanding agility, increased

driving pleasure and increased active safety for

every driving style.

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder

The interior: Sporty.

The “RS 60 Spyder” logo on the door entry

guards made of stainless steel already promise

exclusivity. A discreet limited edition plaque on

the cover of the glove compartment provides

the proof: This special model is one of a limited

edition numbering just 1,960 cars.

The striking leather interior in natural Carrera Red

leather is reminiscent of early motor sport. It is

colour coordinated with the exterior of the car –

like the red hood. With the option available – at

no additional cost – black hood, the interior is in

dark grey natural leather. Driver and passenger

airbags are also standard as is the Porsche

Side Impact Protection System (POSIP) with its

separate head and thorax airbags as well as side

impact protection – all effective even when the

hood is open.

On the finishing line:
The Boxster RS 60 Spyder.

The 718 has found a worthy successor in the

Boxster RS 60 Spyder. It is only logical that the

boxer mid-engine was again power-enhanced

compared with the already very sporty Boxster S.

It is only consistent if the special model supports

this added agility and dynamism visually. And it is

only Porsche if a Roadster drives like a sports

car. The result: more comfort than in the past

from mountain race driving.

The interior picks up the exterior paintwork in the GT Silver Metallic – for an even more harmonious coordination of the overall concept

Urban fuel consumption (l/100 km)

1)

: 15.3*/16.3**; fuel consumption non-urban
(l/100 km)1) : 7.8*/7.9**; fuel consumption overall (l/100 km)1): 10.6*/11.0**;
CO2 emissions (g/km): 254*/262**. *6-speed manual transmission.
**Tiptronic S. 1) According to 1999/100/EC.

You will find more information in our web special at:
www.porsche.com/boxsterrs60

VarioCam Plus

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder:
Propulsive power and low in consumption
thanks to VarioCam Plus.

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder creates enthusiasm

not least due to its impressive thrust and its

high reserves in power. One reason for this is

the 6-cylinder boxer engine with VarioCam Plus.

The Boxster RS 60 Spyder – like all Boxster

models – has this system to adjust the intake

camshafts and to change the valve lift of the

intake valves. In addition to the best running

quality, low fuel consumption and fewer exhaust

emissions, above all VarioCam Plus makes

high performance and torque values possible.

And VarioCam Plus is a 2-in-1 engine concept.

It adjusts itself to the respective demand for

power. The switch occurs without being noticed

by means of the Motronic ME7.8. This results

in spontaneous acceleration and extremely low

engine noise.

The valve-lift adjustment system co nsists of

switchable buck et tappets that are guided by

an electro-hydrau lic switch valve. Th ey consist

of 2 interlo cking tappets that c an be locked

by means of a bolt. Either a large cam works

on the intak e valves via the exterior tappet

or a small cam via the intern al tappet. The

intake control times are infinitely v ariable via

a camshaft controller attached to the front of

the camshaft that works according to the vane

principle. The control occurs via an electro-

hydraulic control valve.

For example, in order to optimise the petrol

intake during the warm-up phase at low

temperatures, VarioC am Plus selects large

valve lifts with retarded valve timin g. In the mid

engine speed and low load range, the system

reduces fuel c onsumption and exhaust emission

by switching to small valve lift s with advanced

valve timings.

To achieve maximum power and torque, the

valve lift is raised and the timing advanced.

Schematic representation of VarioCam Plus