TESTED 27.4.24, DEVON ON SALE NOW - PORSCHE 718 SPYDER RS

Dream-like on German asphalt, does this curious Rennsport also excel in the UK?

- RICHARD LANE

To most of us, the new 718 Spyder RS is just another agonisingly unobtainable slice of Porsche magic. For a select few at the other end of the spectrum, it will be merely the latest trophy stuffed into a blue-chip collection, destined to sleep out its days in a dehumidified garage (in this case an especially unforgivable sin, given the charm of the car's 9000rpm flat-six motor).

But to Porsche itself? When it comes to the single-minded, race-infused models given the Rennsport tag, the 718 Spyder RS is nothing less than an aberration.