RE: Porsche 718 Cayman S: PH Videoblog
Saturday 16th July 2016
So we've got the 'proper' review up too. But while Dan had some time with the Porsche 718 Cayman S he shot a bit of a videoblog thing as well, talking around the car, its options and then going for a bit of a drive in search of the new turbo flat-four's soul...
Porsche 718 Cayman S: PH Videoblog
Dan talks us round the new Porsche 718 Cayman S before taking it along a classic British B-road
Discussion
Klippie said:
I don't think I read a good test drive of the new 718 yet...mind you its bloody horrible Porsche have ruined a once excellent car.
Actually if you read them properly you will see they are unanimous that the car is as good, or better than the car it replaces, with the exception of the noise it makes which is not as good. I personally found the noise to be different, but still perfectly acceptable to my ears.Sounds like my OH's 120d. Seems to be trying awfully hard to justify it. My 17 year old BMW 318 will overtake slow moving traffic if driven properly - let's not pretend a 981 can't manage. Don't agree on only being able to access the 981's 'specialness' when in the few top revs - they sound ferocious under normal acceleration conditions. I'm just not convinced any more than I would be by the notion of having a list of reliability statistics pinned to the bedroom wall in my eyeline so I could read it while using an extra-thick condom to trick myself into believing the fact that I can't feel anything is somehow more exciting. It's like Porsche have basically said, "OK, it won't stir your senses, but here are some impressive numbers to read before you set off so you can think about them when you're bored".
"Sounds" like a brilliant car. It's been reported in most reviews how keen this engine is to rev and how sharp the throttle response is. Maybe Porsche know what they are doing after all to satisfy the keen driver! Shame about the noise though but I feel that the second hand buyer still has a massive choice of good NA flat-6s for that, so not too bad.
As for the future, Porsche don't make second hand cars, so they are quite rightly not bothered. All good.
As for the future, Porsche don't make second hand cars, so they are quite rightly not bothered. All good.
nickfrog said:
As for the future, Porsche don't make second hand cars, so they are quite rightly not bothered. All good.
If Porsche don't care about second-hand buyers, they're idiots... and Porsche are anything but idiots. Residuals and consequent rental costs are enormously important in any automotive market sector but arguably even more so in this than most. Having said that, I think the second-hand market isn't particularly "driving enthusiast" driven for this sort of car, that's more reserved more for the third/forth/etc. hand market which is probably too far removed from them for them to care overly.
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