Auto Express Greatest Drive of 2007

[CharlesW]

Cayman S rated as the best drivers' car of the year for 2nd year in a row.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/featuresvideos...

[steve.B]

WHATS GOING ON THEN!!!!
Number 6 different league, looks like the drivers having much more fun.
I'll remain on the fence reference the colour

[Asterix]

Doesn't surprise me - it's an awesome (and I hate using that word) handling car and will embaress many cars that are, so called, above its station.

Oh! that would be why I have one turning up in October

[trackdemon]

Fantastic as the Cayman is, I don't see how it can be rated a 'better drivers car' than (for example) a 997GT3..... because it isn't. In many ways I think the Cayman is almost too competent for its own good, slightly aloof you could say.

[edinandrew]

trackdemon said:

Fantastic as the Cayman is, I don't see how it can be rated a 'better drivers car' than (for example) a 997GT3..... because it isn't. In many ways I think the Cayman is almost too competent for its own good, slightly aloof you could say.

Blah, blah, blah blah. If it isn't a 911 then it just can't be any good eh? Now not content with saying it's no good, you're saying it's too competent!! Doesn't half make me chuckle - I mean what do all these motoring journalists know anyway. I believe Chris Harris also said the Cayman handled better than a 911 and he loves 911s! Nice to get some perspective form someone who knows what they're talking about.

[trackdemon]

edinandrew said:

trackdemon said:

Fantastic as the Cayman is, I don't see how it can be rated a 'better drivers car' than (for example) a 997GT3..... because it isn't. In many ways I think the Cayman is almost too competent for its own good, slightly aloof you could say.

Blah, blah, blah blah. If it isn't a 911 then it just can't be any good eh? Now not content with saying it's no good, you're saying it's too competent!! Doesn't half make me chuckle - I mean what do all these motoring journalists know anyway. I believe Chris Harris also said the Cayman handled better than a 911 and he loves 911s! Nice to get some perspective form someone who knows what they're talking about.

Ooh, get her.

You're quite right of course, how dare I voice an opinion on an internet forum (presumably I should consult with you first?)

Incidentally what makes you think I don't know what I'm talking about?

[trackdemon]

edinandrew said:

Now not content with saying it's no good

trackdemon said:

Fantastic as the Cayman is

[Asterix]

trackdemon said:

Fantastic as the Cayman is, I don't see how it can be rated a 'better drivers car' than (for example) a 997GT3..... because it isn't. In many ways I think the Cayman is almost too competent for its own good, slightly aloof you could say.

Interstingly - a friend of mine whose a Porsche sponsored racer here in the Middle East has just got rid of his 997 GT3 RS because it bored him. It went round corners like nothing else but was boring because of it - he's gone to a modded 996 Turbo S bucause he says it far mre fun to drive fast. In his world that means it's about to kill him!

[K Man S]

Asterix said:

trackdemon said:

Fantastic as the Cayman is, I don't see how it can be rated a 'better drivers car' than (for example) a 997GT3..... because it isn't. In many ways I think the Cayman is almost too competent for its own good, slightly aloof you could say.

Interstingly - a friend of mine whose a Porsche sponsored racer here in the Middle East has just got rid of his 997 GT3 RS because it bored him. It went round corners like nothing else but was boring because of it - he's gone to a modded 996 Turbo S bucause he says it far mre fun to drive fast. In his world that means it's about to kill him!

Let's not go off thread too much here dudes . I was proud of my pride and joy before; i certainly am now. Why can't we all just be happy that it's done well rather than picking fault or questioning everything and everyone. It's down to personal opinion but my understanding is that all the cars were reviewed by a number of people under lots of different criteria and driving arena's and that's what it's all about - balance. If it were a "what's the worlds best trackday car?" competition, or "what's the worlds best 2 seater" it wouldn't have won (i'm playing devils advocate - it probably would have both haha). Maybe some of the journelsists had axes to grind; others had personal favourites, but it seems to me some form of voting structure has gone on taking EVERYTHING into account and it's great to see last years winner coming up trumps against some seriously good peices of new engineering such as the R8. Well done Porsche.

Edited by K Man S on Wednesday 29th August 13:01

[Pugsey]

edinandrew said:

trackdemon said:

Fantastic as the Cayman is, I don't see how it can be rated a 'better drivers car' than (for example) a 997GT3..... because it isn't. In many ways I think the Cayman is almost too competent for its own good, slightly aloof you could say.

Blah, blah, blah blah. If it isn't a 911 then it just can't be any good eh? Now not content with saying it's no good, you're saying it's too competent!! Doesn't half make me chuckle - I mean what do all these motoring journalists know anyway. I believe Chris Harris also said the Cayman handled better than a 911 and he loves 911s! Nice to get some perspective form someone who knows what they're talking about.

IMO trackdemon was right. He was very carefull to say that he thinks the 997GT3 is a 'better drivers car' than the Cayman. He didn't say it HANDLES BETTER than the Cayman. The Cayman -IMO - is a fantastic car and probably does handle 'better' than a GT3. I much rather drive the GT3 though but hey we're all different and if, for you, the Cayman is really the better drivers car then, in your world, who is to say you're wrong - it's just that in my world it isn't.

Final thought. Do the words 'Auto Express','Greatest' and 'Drives' really belong in the same sentence?