Uncaged Tiger

Porsche 718 Spyder RS HIGHS: Howls like a werewolf, light as a soufflé, somehow still comfortable. LOWS: No manual available, nose lift is a must, enrichment doesn't come cheap.

- Elana Scherr

ANIMALS IN THE ZOO get bored. Their instincts grow dull, and the sparkle leaves their eyes. So, zookeepers have enrichment programs: exercises and puzzles to sharpen skills and claws. If you've been feeling like a captive tiger in the cage of your boring daily driver, Porsche's 718 Spyder RS is enrichment for humans. Everything about it, from revving its scintillating flat-six to its 9000-rpm redline to snapping its clever manual top into place, reinvigorates your spirit. The bears and elephants will be jealous. The Spyder elicits human envy too, because even though it sounds ferocious and shares DNA with track monsters such as the Cayman GT4 RS and the 911 GT3 RS, it's a street-friendly sweetheart.