RE Chris Harris video: new Cayman

[spyros]

Davey S2 said:

What are they then?

Not the Exige V6 as it isn't really a useable everyday car other than for the very committed.

Thats why Chris Harris clearly excluded the exige s v6, when he said that the new cayman has no rival in its class: being BMW Z4, Audi TT, SLK, etc
Exige rivals against more hardcore racers like gt3, m3 GTS maybe cayman r in the future (will be interesting comparo)

[cyman]

really like the looks of the new cayman. i just hope they have made the interior a little bigger than the old one. i went to buy one and couldnt get comfortable in it being 6'4" which was gutting so i ended up getting a scirocco r instead. heres hoping in a few years i trade it in to get one of these and i actually fit

[toppstuff]

spyros said:

Thats why Chris Harris clearly excluded the exige s v6, when he said that the new cayman has no rival in its class: being BMW Z4, Audi TT, SLK, etc
Exige rivals against more hardcore racers like gt3, m3 GTS maybe cayman r in the future (will be interesting comparo)

Good point.

Iris strange to me that no car maker seems to want to compete with Porsche.

The Exige is a bit too hardcore. The Z4 and TT are not hardcore enough or good enough.

Which leaves the Cayman.

Lotus should be there but they made a bit of a horlicks of selling Evoras so Porsche appear to have it all to themselves.

[J-P]

toppstuff said:

spyros said:

Thats why Chris Harris clearly excluded the exige s v6, when he said that the new cayman has no rival in its class: being BMW Z4, Audi TT, SLK, etc
Exige rivals against more hardcore racers like gt3, m3 GTS maybe cayman r in the future (will be interesting comparo)

Good point.

Iris strange to me that no car maker seems to want to compete with Porsche.

The Exige is a bit too hardcore. The Z4 and TT are not hardcore enough or good enough.

Which leaves the Cayman.

Lotus should be there but they made a bit of a horlicks of selling Evoras so Porsche appear to have it all to themselves.

Not on the used market though. Evora for £30k is fantastically good value IMHO. Nor sure the CR is a competitor for GT3, M3GTS etc. it's a wonderful, wonderful car but nowhere near as hardcore as the cars mentioned. Biggest competitor to the CR is the new CS with the right spec IMHO.

[RobRain]

cyman said:

really like the looks of the new cayman. i just hope they have made the interior a little bigger than the old one. i went to buy one and couldnt get comfortable in it being 6'4" which was gutting so i ended up getting a scirocco r instead. heres hoping in a few years i trade it in to get one of these and i actually fit

Hi Cyman. I'm only 6' but there was plenty of room for a hat above my head if I'd wanted to wear one and I didn't have the seat all the way back or the wheel all the way forward when I took a Cayman and S out for a test drive on Wednesday. I'm a Scirocco R driver at the moment and I'm about to trade it in for a new 2.7 Cayman. Getting down into the Caymans (Caymen?) took a bit of getting used to and I had thought the Roc was low to the ground.

[tridave]

[premio]

I love the look of these.

I had a gen2 cayman which blew up and it put me off Porsches forever, but I think this has swayed me back. I also love the look of the new boxster too.

[Ozzie Osmond]

RobRain said:

I'm about to trade it in for a new 2.7 Cayman.

My suggestion: Have a good drive of the "S" before you part with your money. I decided to avoid the expensive options list and spent my money on a base model of the quicker car instead. You really don't need the expensive stuff on that gold-plated options list.

[DuncanM]

My friend has just bought a brand new Boxster.

It is one of the best looking cars I have seen in the metal, really nice with perfect proportions.

I think Porsche have a great lineup of cars in the sectors they compete in at the moment, but then I'm a fan of the Panamera too.

The new Cayman looks great IMO.

[Hyde]

Anyone know what the background music is playing in the video, from about 10 seconds in ?