IMO, we should all email the Porsche marketing department and tell them to lose the silly black cover! If they want to create a 'buzz' about the Cayman, they should let people drive it!
They can't, the Cayman has not passed US emissions certification.
K-Man,
So does that mean that when some of our cars arrive, assuming some are arriving before January 14th, that they cannot be driven? Is that why the push off is January 14th? Do yo know when they will have passed the certification? This could really make some people very unhappy.
Russ
The January 14th date is more about the date the car is introduced at the US Auto Show in Detroit. The EPA certification is a tangential development. We all need to hope Porsche resolves that issue well before the launch date.
Some of us are hoping that such resolution includes restoring the Motronic settings to their original state, before Porsche decided our cars would not be allowed to whoop 997s. How is that for an incendiary comment?
JHellow
jhello,
I was not aware that the issue of restoring the cayman to its original state was even up for discussion. That would be something to get excited over. I certainly hope the issues are settle soon. Thanks for the info!
Russ
I doubt there will bea big announcement from Porsche that they've passed certification, what I expect will happen is that Porsche will hold buyer's cars up in port (as they did with GT3's) until emissions cert is passed. If it isn't passed by Jan 14th, your dealer won't have your car by Jan 14th. So buyer's cars showing up at dealerships is probably a good sign that emissions cert has passed.
As far as retuning the Cayman, not likely at this point, at least not from Porsche, but expect the major tuners to have things available shortly after release.
Thanks K & jhellow,
How would and ordinary guy ever know this stuff without this website. We have an expression over here and it is, 'Lucky We Live Hawaii' I have a new one, Lucky I Found the Cayman Club'.
Russ
