Porsche intends for you to drive this new Boxster Spyder in the sun-kissed valleys of the world. New York in April, whose motor show it's been revealed at, um, isn't. Still, looks the part.

It follows a modern classic in the shape of the 2010 Boxster Spyder, but here, for the 2015 return, everything gets a little beefier. And faster.

Where the earlier car had a 3.4-litre flat six, this new one gets the 3.8-litre boxer you'll find in a 911 Carrera S and Cayman GT4, here producing 375 hp. That's a healthy rise on the earlier Spyder's 316bhp.

And though no mention is made of exactly how lightweight this new Spyder is - the old one weighed in at 1275kg and this one is being touted as the lightest Boxster in the range - a 0-100 km/h sprint of 4.5 seconds isn't too shabby.

Neither is a 290 km/h top speed, or firmer sports suspension with a 20mm lower ride height, brakes taken from the 911 Carrera and "more direct steering". And true to the ethos of this car - a lightweight driver's machine - there's only the option of a manual transmission.

The roof is a bit more user friendly than before, with partial electrical operation, but you'll have to pull it up and down yourself and it looks skinnier than the Boxster's typical soft-top.

Cast your eyes over the bodywork, and you'll see why it looks the part. Those bulges along the rear lid are meant to remind you of the 718 Spyder from the 1960s (a period TG has long held as a golden age of car design), while the front and rear end were lifted straight from the Cayman GT4.

Inside, there are lightweight bucket seats and a new steering wheel, but no radio or air conditioning. Of course, you can option this all, but that's not really the point of a mid-engined, 375bhp roadster with a lightweight ethos.

With this and the wonderful Cayman GT4, did choosing a 911 suddenly become really quite difficult?