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Changing the alignment on my 996 (max front camber, less rear camber) was a relatively cheap way to make my handling more neutral.
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I found the steering wheel gear change slow and desperately missed my manual.
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Wow, the neutral handling is everything I've read about - loved it. Now if there was only way to get the 996 to come close to that feeling without relocating the engine!
But it was not an "S", so it felt very slow with not torque compared to the 3.6l motor in the 996. Maybe a Cayman "S" would have a more similar power delivery.
Ferd,
You put a vimeo link in an image tag. Geesh. How long have you been here? lol
I took the tag off for you.
http://vimeo.com/2028901
As for the Cayman, it definitely has potential, but I wouldn't want anything but a new one for the track. The old versions were underpowered and smoked up the world.
-td
Wife's Boxster is neutral handling, probably lots of other cars are as well. But where else can you find a car that handles like a motorcycle going fast into the turns? Got my first motorcycle license in '66 and my first car was a VW Bug with the engine hanging out back of the rear axles. I learned to drive fast with rear weighted bias cars and motorcycles where if you lift throttle in a turn, the ending is not good. In the '80s 911s became affordable and the handling was what I knew. 911s handling makes it what it is. Not the best, but the best to drive and enjoy.
Changing the alignment on my 996 (max front camber, less rear camber) was a relatively cheap way to make my handling more neutral.
On the street, my 996 handled similarly to my friend's Cayman S. Still have to convince my friend to take his cayman s to an autox to confirm.
I owned and tracked a '07 Cayman S for two years before switching to a mkII 996. Yes the Cayman S is fast and handles great, but IMHO it's less "fun" than the 996. The inherently tail-heavy handling of the 996 is more interesting and a greater challange on the track than a Cayman's near-perfect nuetrality. Holding all other factors equal, a Cayman can carry more speed at the turn-in point without spinning, then channel all that energy into the outside front tire which enables them to still make it to the apex (where a 996 would need to go a touch slower to hold the same arc), BUT... the tables are turned from the apex to corner-exit, where the 996 can put power down early and hard (even without an LSD) leaving the Cayman spinning it's inside rear tire. Hence the outcry from the Cayman community for an LSD (which Porsche finally offered starting in 2009).
Luckily both flavors of ice cream are available so you can choose the one you like best.
I had a matt black wrapped '09 Cayman S with PDK etc as a loaner for over a week and was very under-whelmed. It got a lot of attention from the outside due to the wrap but inside it was very uneventful. I found the steering wheel gear change slow and desperately missed my manual.
Getting my 911 back was like welcoming back a long lost lover...
I suspect that Porsche's stance is that if you want a Porsche that handles like the Cayman, get a Cayman. If the Cayman and 911 handled the same then one of them would be redundant.
This said, doesn't a C4 handle more neutrally than a C2?
Yup, basalt black paint underneath. Close up you can see the edges but over all it looked pretty good. I'm seeing a lot more cars over in the UK having full wraps rather than re-spray etc...
Yep the wrap has the feature of being a full car bra protecting the paint. Being a loaner for a 911 guy who knows what lurks in 911 mans gas foot. I'm sure each time out the car gets at least one good testing.
I am fortunate enough to own an old school air cooled 911, a 996, and a Cayman. The Cayman has noticeably quicker turn in than my 996 and feels significantly more pin-point precise mid corner, but (as has been noted already) does not have the 996's (or my 911's) ability to launch as hard out of the apex under full throttle.
What an amazing car though. I love driving it.
Ford has already done this with the Focus RS500. If I'm not mistaken, they are the first manufacturer to offer a car direct from the factory with a vinyl wrap.
The Cayman is yet another well timed introduction of Porsche design. Indeed, Porsche is holding this car back. I sincerely believe that a Wide Body, Twin Turbo Cayman would be some SERIOUS $HIT.
I think eliminating some of the stock 996 body roll would make me a lot happier. Maybe I'll do the H&R rear sway bar. Or perhaps the ROW 030 suspension.
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