All New 981 Cayman - Out in November

[FrankCayman]

BnB said:

Better wait for the glue to set on the roof though...

Ha ha....hopefully they have designed this Cayman at the same time as the Boxster to avoid the strange goings on with grafting a roof on the old Boxster....e.g. this time not having to put acoustic weights in the hatch lid to suppress the booming sensation in the cabin...

[FrankCayman]

moe19 said:

Well ya know what the guy who thought did

Yep, made sure he always had a warranty on the car through out the entire ownership!

[FisiP1]

Divergence of Cayman and Boxster is much more apparent this generation, mentioned in another thread that I saw the finished car at the factory presentation a few months ago. I have also been told that the rear of the car has been through at least two different iterations.

I liked it, but don't (visually) expect a Boxster with a roof glued on this time around.

[FrankCayman]

FisiP1 said:

Divergence of Cayman and Boxster is much more apparent this generation, mentioned in another thread that I saw the finished car at the factory presentation a few months ago. I have also been told that the rear of the car has been through at least two different iterations.

I liked it, but don't (visually) expect a Boxster with a roof glued on this time around.

Hmmm, we'll see soon!

[stevod]

http://www.planet-9.com/981-chat/75788-981-cayman-...

[hus882]

Nabbed from planet 9

Looks great from the side, though not too sure about the back seems more bulky and dare I say it Panameraesque!

[OlberJ]

Oh yes indeed! Crap wheels again but nothing new there.

[RudeDog]

OlberJ said:

Oh yes indeed! Crap wheels again but nothing new there.

My thoughts exactly. Why are Porsche recycling these old Cayenne wheels on the new 991/981 ranges?

[Geneve]

I doubt if that is the final production spec.

[BubblesNW]

Just a thought - do you think these pictures are legitimate or a cunning leak by Porsche themselves?
This was the first ever post by the guy on Planet 9 - or maybe I'm just a cynic.

[Carl_Docklands]

hus882 said:

Nabbed from planet 9

Looks great from the side, though not too sure about the back seems more bulky and dare I say it Panameraesque!

Cheeky pic there, looks like a mini-991.

[Mutt]

Looking good, but I think the camo is making it look very Boxster-with-a-roof. I know it is essentially just that, but I think the disguise in these photos is deliberately apeing the 981 Boxster so when the reveal comes it will be definitely a Cayman.

[OlberJ]

Camo? On the silver car?

That looks good enough to deserve GT3 gubbins!

[Mutt]

OlberJ said:

Camo? On the silver car?

That looks good enough to deserve GT3 gubbins!

Lights and around the hatch.

[P40L VX]

I have to say I'm slightly disappointed. It could be down to the rubbish wheels, massive arch gap and bland colour. Ultimately if it's that boring in the flesh I'll be keeping my CR for some time to come.

[TryHarder]

Whats the blue one next to it? That looks really cool, yep thats the one to have shame they parked that other one in the way

[Dr S]

My imagination of the finished article already excites me a bit more than the 991 I have to admit...

[OlberJ]

It does feel like the Boxster/Cayman is the exciting new thing to drive and the 911 has gone into proper GT for status' sake territory (More polished excellence than outright fun).

[BnB]

OlberJ said:

It does feel like the Boxster/Cayman is the exciting new thing to drive and the 911 has gone into proper GT for status' sake territory (More polished excellence than outright fun).

I don't disagree but you could say exactly the same about the 997/987. My Cayman S would murder either of my 997s down a proper B road.

[Chippy99]

TryHarder said:

Whats the blue one next to it? That looks really cool, yep thats the one to have shame they parked that other one in the way

How many miles have you done now by the way mate?

Still grinning like a ninny at random? I am :-)