Test drove a CaymanS today, also saw '07 Turbo!

[Perfectlap]

yeah but the CaymanS was ALLOT stiffer right?

p.s.
those new Turbos are hideous to look at. The 2000-2004 Turbos
can now be had in the 60K's.
A true exotic and liveable daily driver for less than the price of fully loaded CaymanS or 07 Boxster?
Guess you kow which I would choose.

[SD987]

"The 3.4 liter impresses and feels faster but not as fast as the 3.2 in the 986S."

Are you sure you disengaged the hand-brake? It can be tricky on the 987/C7...

[Ghostrider 310]

I would expect the Cayman to be stiffer but the cars to have close performance.

[ddb]

aBsOlUt,

I went to Hendrick Porsche on Saturday to order a part and saw the black 997 Turbo hidden in the detail bay. It is indeed stunning....


ddb

[Perfectlap]

Incidentally my friend who went from a BoxsterS to a GT3 said the 986 and the CaymanS were two completely different cars. I'm dying to find out missed a big chance to Autocross one of two Caymans at recent PCA event. I passed on a $50 per lap offering as well, there was one no show for his lap. Would you have done it? $50 is $50!

well the CaymanS already lapped n-ring quicker than the standard 997 Carrera.
Maybe the Boxster with CaymanS engine might come close but the rigidity advantage definitely puts the CaymanS quicker than the Carerra.
The non-S Cayman has a 2.7 engine (on par with a non-S Boxster in power)
quiet a step down with 50 less horses. I guess the non-s Cayman will be snapped up by tuners looking to drop the big ole 3.8 or Turbo/SC power in there,
rip out the interior..tasty.

p.s. ghostrider,
what other high end sports cars does Hendrick sell down there?

[insite]

on another note, i just read in either excellence or panorama (can't remember which) that porsche had applied for a patent on a mid engine 8 cylinder car. the rumor is that competition from the ferraris in the gt class may prompt porsche to abandon the rear engine 911's in favor of a mid engine (read cayman) layout with eight cylinders.

further, it may be a V-8 (not flat). apparently, flat eights are plagued by secondary harmonic issues that are really only resolved by using a flat crank (at a power loss). maybe a small wide-angle derivative of the cayenne? time will tell.

[Perfectlap]

ha!
no backseat = significantly less porsche sales!

Until they figure out how to get a back seat in the CaymanS nobody's wifey is going for it. The average 911 owner has kids even if he never sticks them in the car it has to be possible for wifey not to put the 911 down as 100% 'his toy' like
Lotus Elise

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Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

I would expect the Cayman to be stiffer but the cars to have close performance.

i didn't think the chassis felt that much stiffer, although the sway bars and springs are quite a bit stiffer. BTW, the word is out on the '07 boxster S: it gets the 3.4 from the cayman. i'll be interested to see what happens in terms of price. if i had bought a cayman this last year, i would indeed be pissed.