Cayman R Chat

[boxsey]

Just got the car back from the Sport/plus upgrade and am very pleased with what it has added to the car. As some of you rightly pointed out, it's almost necessary to get the best out of the PDK. The sport plus is a particular grin factor when in auto mode. It jolts you in the small of the back on the upshifts which adds to the fun. It's not so noticeable a difference in paddle mode except from those more savage upshifts close to the red line.

At £830 for the upgrade I would class it as pretty good value for money as I guess it would have cost at least that if the sport chrono had been specced when the car was new. There's no clock for the dash with the upgrade but that doesn't bother me in the slightest. Now looking forward to trying it on the track.

[J-P]

It should be awesome Boxsey. I'm thinking about that upgrade for mine and it's a manual, for a PDK car, I think it's a must have!

[fridaypassion]

managed to get the unicorn on track this last few days at the Ring. Sport plus and pdk are brilliant on track allows you to concentrate more on the lines and braking. I have pccbs so the brakes were phenomenal but tyres get hot very quickly. Easily remedied and the car is very easy to drive quickly very flattering to the driver. The balance of the car is great and it's a nice cruising machine to sit at 100 on the autobahn without breaking a sweat. Totally stable at 150+ as well. Great all rounder very much in love but not something I'd bother doing short circuit work in.

[boxsey]

J-P said:

It should be awesome Boxsey. I'm thinking about that upgrade for mine and it's a manual, for a PDK car, I think it's a must have!

I'm not sure how much difference it will make to a manual car. In paddle mode in mine I don't feel there is much difference in throttle response between the normal, sport and sport plus modes. So that's likely to be the same for a manual gearbox R. However, it'll give you the sportier PSM modes which should be useful on tracks and is a cheaper upgrade at £630 for the manual.

[boxsey]

Just back from a fantastic trip to Spa and then Zandvoort. As a car to travel across Europe, do some tracks and then come home again the Cayman R is just about perfect. The recent sport/plus upgrade really came good for the track sessions. Money well spent. A few laps from each circuit:

Spa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii5yyhPigBQ

Zandvoort:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_g_7LZSJpU

[J-P]

Nice one Boxsey. Agree that the CR is perfect for that kind of jaunt. I did a Nurburgring trip in mine a few years ago. It was awesome!

[J-P]

The MPSC2s are bought now, they're going on this Saturday. Then it's going to the garage on the 26th. Then I think a trip to Silverstone is in order

[edc]

J-P said:

The MPSC2s are bought now, they're going on this Saturday. Then it's going to the garage on the 26th. Then I think a trip to Silverstone is in order

Make best use of them while the weather remains warm and dry because once in the depths of winter it won't be as much fun.

[boxsey]

J-P said:

The MPSC2s are bought now, they're going on this Saturday. Then it's going to the garage on the 26th. Then I think a trip to Silverstone is in order

Good man. Two of us will be Oulton Park on Tuesday in ours. There will also be a GT4 and GT3 with us.

[J-P]

edc said:

J-P said:

The MPSC2s are bought now, they're going on this Saturday. Then it's going to the garage on the 26th. Then I think a trip to Silverstone is in order

Make best use of them while the weather remains warm and dry because once in the depths of winter it won't be as much fun.

Got an X3 with winter tyres for the depths of winter, so should be OK.

[J-P]

boxsey said:

J-P said:

The MPSC2s are bought now, they're going on this Saturday. Then it's going to the garage on the 26th. Then I think a trip to Silverstone is in order

Good man. Two of us will be Oulton Park on Tuesday in ours. There will also be a GT4 and GT3 with us.

Never been to Oulton. Would love to try it out sometime but not this Tuesday, sadly. Car won't be ready in any case.

[J-P]

The MPSC2s are on now. I've only driven back from the tyre fitter but initial thoughts are slightly improved ride and in spite of them being cold and not scrubbed in yet and the road being a little damp, they didn't try and throw me off the road at any point, which I was kind of half expecting given some comments I've read and also what the Cup+ was like on my old E92 M3.

[frayz]

All being well I will pop my Porsche cherry on Saturday with my own Cayman R.
Wanted a Porsche for 33 years now and always found a reason not to. I wanted a 911 and initially completely discounted the Cayman, because quite simply... It's not a 911.
However I only want a GT3, however like most, I've missed the GT3 boat now.
I thought I would howeve try a Cayman R and see if it was any good. Wow is all I can say, totally special car in its own right. Completely fell in love with it and can't wait to collect it

It's of the following spec: (excuse the copy paste from the dealer)

2012 MY
Registered 27/09/2011
2 owners
Peridot Green
C16 UK car
40% locking diff
Sports Carbon buckets
CD compartment
Spyder 19” alloys
6 speed manual
Model designation painted black
Alcantara roof lining
PCM 3.0 Sat Nav
Parking sensors
Sports Chrono package plus
Air vent surrounds in black
Alcantara sports steering wheel
iPod connection
Short shifter
Dash trims painted
Alcantara storage centre console lid, with logo
Centre console painted
EVOMs V Flow intake
IPD 82mm plenum with 997 GT3 throttle bodies
Fabspeed stainless steel headers with 200 cell sports cats & Remus titanium rear boxes
Dyno set up at 365bhp
RSS tarmac series lower arms
GT3 brake cooling ducts
GT3 Brake master cylinder
340mm front and 325mm rear Giro discs with Ti shims
Pagid RS29 pads
Castrol SRF brake fluids
MPSC2s

[LambShank]

That sounds like Demons old car.
Demon?

[frayz]

Don't know personally. But judging by the mods on it, I did assume it would be a known car within the R circles.

[ajondyh]

Couldn't possibly MrD's with a GT3 master cylinder

Also looks like a PDK with Sports Chrono package plus

Edited by ajondyh on Tuesday 20th September 23:32

[LambShank]

I thought he had the chrono fitted eventually?
'Short shifter'

[BubblesNW]

Sounds like young Bob's car, well looked after and a keen poster on the US forums.

[frayz]

ajondyh said:

Couldn't possibly MrD's with a GT3 master cylinder

Also looks like a PDK with Sports Chrono package plus

Edited by ajondyh on Tuesday 20th September 23:32

Says 6 speed manual

[frayz]

BubblesNW said:

Sounds like young Bob's car, well looked after and a keen poster on the US forums.

Is he on here too? I think you may be right as I found a couple of YouTube vids of the cars exhaust note. The publisher was called bobs