2016 facelift Cayman spotted

[mrdemon]

the 987.2 never sat well :-(, it's not even that low on my R which is said to be another 20mm lower

[DoubleSix]

Uh huh, that Audi doesn't look to bad tbh, maybe I'm being unfair but I remember the gaps looking gappy on my S3, compared to my 130i on msport where the rear wheels appear to tuck nicely in the arch....

1st world problems eh?

[mrdemon]

puts me of the F430 lol

thought about having one as a toy , but that gap looks stupid and lets face it I am only buying a F430 for looks and to polish anyway lol

[TB303]

mrdemon said:

puts me of the F430 lol

thought about having one as a toy , but that gap looks stupid and lets face it I am only buying a F430 for looks and to polish anyway lol

Just buy one and lower it to a sensible ride height then.

[shoestring7]

EricE said:

anonymous said:

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In your dreams.

Porsche mechanics are already getting trained on new 4-cylinder engines and the venerable NA flat six engines will not stand a chance against future turbo 4-cylinder engines. Matthias Müller announced 400hp+ from their 4 cylinder engines a while back.
The Cayman S desperately needs a sizable power bump with the Golf R, A45, new RS3, M2 in mind.

The 981.1 GT4 will most likely be the last 6-cylinder mid-engine Porsche in this price range.

The 4-pot turbo sounds really interesting; a lightweight motor with 400bhp that does >40mpg. The best fun I had in a Porsche recently was a 1969 912; flat everywhere and lovely chassis balance.

I wonder if Moosey will sell me his place in the queue?

SS7

[TB303]

anonymous said:

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Enjoyable car to drive. I think for some reason it doesn't photograph too well, but in the flesh it's it's a car that has a lot of road presence.

Same with the 360 for me - looks better in the flesh than photos.

I think it's the high rear of the 430 that looks a bit odd on the spider?

[Klippie]

I don't like the direction Porsche is going with its development bringing in 4 pot turbo's engines and pushing PDK auto's it looks like my manual 987.2 Cayman will be my first and only Porsche...there will be nothing in their future mid engine line-up that I'll buy.

[mrdemon]

Klippie said:

I don't like the direction Porsche is going with its development bringing in 4 pot turbo's engines and pushing PDK auto's it looks like my manual 987.2 Cayman will be my first and only Porsche...there will be nothing in their future mid engine line-up that I'll buy.

We are alone it seems, most threads are people buying auto's :-(

[Trev450]

mrdemon said:

Klippie said:

I don't like the direction Porsche is going with its development bringing in 4 pot turbo's engines and pushing PDK auto's it looks like my manual 987.2 Cayman will be my first and only Porsche...there will be nothing in their future mid engine line-up that I'll buy.

We are alone it seems, most threads are people buying auto's :-(

Not at all. You can add me to the list as well.

[aelord]

DoubleSix said:

Good lord. When are Porsche going to sort out the ride height?? Car looks like it's on stilts...

I think the effect is worsened in one of the pictures because the car is cresting a rise at speed, hence lightening it on the suspension increasing the effective ride height for a split second or two when the photo was taken.

[mrdemon]

aelord said:

I think the effect is worsened in one of the pictures because the car is cresting a rise at speed, hence lightening it on the suspension increasing the effective ride height for a split second or two when the photo was taken.

nope the gap in real life is still crazy big

[worldwidewebs]

Trev450 said:

mrdemon said:

Klippie said:

I don't like the direction Porsche is going with its development bringing in 4 pot turbo's engines and pushing PDK auto's it looks like my manual 987.2 Cayman will be my first and only Porsche...there will be nothing in their future mid engine line-up that I'll buy.

We are alone it seems, most threads are people buying auto's :-(

Not at all. You can add me to the list as well.

And me

Same reason I won't get rid of the Elise

[Trev450]

A few more pics and some speculation as to the power of the GT4 here: http://www.worldcarfans.com/114101482814/porsche-c...

[Trev450]

Some close up photos here of the GT4. Looks as if it is running MPSC's and they are most definately larger than stock.

http://www.motorward.com/2014/11/porsche-cayman-gt...

[Ozzie Osmond]

Wheel size and arch gaps is to my mind all a lot of cosmetic flapping about and has very little to do with driving. Mid-engine and rear-engine cars always look like that because there's no weight in the front. If you're that bothered - buy a bag of cement....