CaymanS on the streets of LA

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

RX7? uggh...A P-Car should never be confused with a Japanese sports car!
Porsche should call up Maserati and ask them to put in those GranSport headlights. They really droped the ball on those 987/997 headlights.
If not the GranSports, maybe The new Aston Martin headlights which are nice too, as are the Ferrari 575 GTC.


http://www.rapidcars.com/images/575gtcfront.jpg
http://www.astonmartins.com/gaydon_vh/images/DSCN0899.jpg

That rotary engine is mighty sweet, although the new RX-7's aren't my taste in styling. Imaging a 987S with a rotary instead of the 3.2 That would be awesome.

[Perfectlap]

believe me back in 96 an rx-7 was almost my first car. I had the means but the insurance here in NJ for a new driver was like making payments on an aditional 3 cars.
I catch the star Mazda races all the time. Those engines do sound sweet. Not sure that I would personally mess with Boxer engine on the 986, its very German.

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Originally Posted by Richard EVO

Uuhhhhhh, well it's a COUPE. Coupes have fixed roofs. They are more rigid structurally than roadsters, and they also weigh less becuase roadsters need additional bracing to reduce cowel shake, among other things. Therefore, coupes handle better on the track than roadsters. Plus, some of us don't like being bleached by the hot sun all day. And don't forget the Cayman S has 295 hp.

Of couse, in this case, the coupe weighs a bit more than the roadster.