RE: Driven: Porsche Cayman S

[Stelvio1]

EdM said:

Cayman like the Boxter finally look the cars they should be...

Absolutely - another bland Porker

Amazes me that after 16 years folk still can't spell Boxster

[Stelvio1]

pagani1 said:

Apart from a low mileage 997 this is a close second. It will concern Jaguar how good the Cayman & Boxster have turned out.
The battle will be over highly overpriced options and which is the most expensive standard list price. Jaguar will have to undercut both to have a success on their hands, or else it will be too expensive and too near the X-K.

I think not - Jaguar have a brand new car - not a variation on a theme - this will be Porker downfall - they are not moving the game on one jot

[EdM]

Stelvio1 said:

EdM said:

Cayman like the Boxter finally look the cars they should be...

Absolutely - another bland Porker

Amazes me that after 16 years folk still can't spell Boxster

yes and that's after owning one..put it down to a typo on my part but thanks for pointing it out...

[Stelvio1]

anonymous said:

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Most cars share an adjustable platform these days esp the smaller manufacturers - makes economic sense! - check front/rear/side profiles - then tell me the Cayman is 2013 cutting edge

[FTW]

A 2.7 has 275bhp. That's more than my 986 Boxster S. A new S must be plenty fast enough for a day to day sports car.

[DanBMW]

AFC1886 said:

Does absolutely nothing for me.

Agree with this, I'm sure its good to drive but I really don't get the fuss over the styling, it not ugly and its nicer than the last one but its not some thing that, on the looks front gives me any sort of desire.

[EdM]

anonymous said:

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I get that you're clearly not a Porsche fan Stelios...but don't jump on here saying these cars are bland...it doesn't wash and you won't get much airtime amongst Porsche enthusiasts on a forum celebrating the launch of the latest model evolution...yes evolution (not revolution) picking holes in the Cayman...met and spoken to a fair few 911 owners who rate the Cayman over 911's as a more rounded package and great track day car...not necessarily my view but having tracked a Cayman owned a 911 (964 C2 S), Cayenne S and a boxster S they are all far from bland cars with the base Cayman 2.7 being an absolute peach on the track..

[Stelvio1]

anonymous said:

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In a nutshell - nothing

[Stelvio1]

anonymous said:

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Indeedy Porker dealer - I'll live with my Evora S thanks - each to their own

[EdM]

Stelvio1 said:

Indeedy Porker dealer - I'll live with my Evora S thanks - each to their own

and respect to that..

[Stelvio1]

Sorry I love Porkers, owned 3 in the past - but would really love to see them move the game on instead of playing safe

[EdM]

I'd love them to move the Panamera on and introduce a 2+2 968 replacement...but guess thats a whole new discussion...

[EdM]

to interject on a discussion further back in the thread - makes me laugh..was on the thread last week of PH about the new F type and general sentiment as to how pricey it was..when one comment was thrown into the fray: "FFS must everything be compared to Porsche...??" and here we are on a Porsche thread and comparisons are being made to the new F type...(just a mildly amusing observation from the sidelines).... what will be will be...

[Ozzie Osmond]

Whichever way you look at it Porsche have the £50k sportscar segment sewn up tight with Boxster/Cayman.

[RobM77]

anonymous said:

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• A linear steering rack
• An extra 5cm steering wheel reach adjustment towards the driver
• Removal of the throttle lag from fully closed so corners can be entered properly on transition from brake to throttle

Now I'm no engineer, but if Lotus can manage the above on the Evora for less than Porsche spend testing cupholders, surely it's possible? The above three things annoy me so much that I just couldn't spend my hard earned on a Cayman, which is a shame given how right everything else is about the car. For me, driving the Cayman is like renting your absolute favourite movie ever and discovering there's a scratch on the disc right in the middle of a good bit.

Sorry, just my honest and humble opinion.

[Ozzie Osmond]

RobM77 said:

if Lotus can manage the above on the Evora for less than Porsche spend testing cupholders, surely it's possible?

Sadly Lotus has made itself all-but irrelevant with the sales disaster which is the Evora. They are clearly losing money on every car they build. I don't think that's what Porsche have in mind.

[cure]

If with all this great news you can't quite think of the reason to opt for a 991; this is it:


Very very near to my perfect spec.

[barcaospre]

Well done Porsche......again! It appears as though the evolution strategy is alive and working. I would really appreciate views of colleagues on the forum in relation to the following. I want to buy a Cayman. Depreciation becomes less of an issue as we all know if you decide to run the car into the ground. If I am to that with the new Cayman then I would want to spec it up to a good level. (Lets say £60,000 off of the forecourt). That might be a tad too much. So what about the purchase of an R ( £42K isn from an OCP); enjoy it for two or three years; sell it privately ( £25k??) and then buy a high spec 3 year old Cayman S.
Or convince myself that you really do only live once . Thanks for those who offer up some advice!!

[B10]

What is a 'rocker panel'? Do you mean sill? Or are you quoting from their US English press release?

[edo]

cure said:

If with all this great news you can't quite think of the reason to opt for a 991; this is it:


Very very near to my perfect spec.

I think we may be in a minority liking Green. I was only looking at this gen2 997 the other day...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...