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Exterior Design: ***
The Cayman is more color sensitive than Constance Ramos. In silver, it looks like a baby Boxster wearing a bowler hat and a pair of bell bottoms. In black, she’s a bad-*** pocket rocket in skin tight 501’s. Saying that, in any hue, the Cayman’s front angle is unrelentingly bland (there’s a reason all head-on publicity shots are taken from the tarmac) and the rear three quarter is killer. As good as it is, Porsche should have spent the bread to recapture the 550-ness of the original Boxster concept. The Cayman’s fit rather than fantastic.
Acceleration ****
The 295-horse 3.4-liter Cayman S is damn quick — or is that damned and quick? Now that Porsche’s put the 911 into the federal horsepower protection program, the Cayman hasn’t a hope in Hell in getting the shove it needs to off big brother and take its rightful place at the head of the family. Yes, the Cayman S is fast enough for government work (or at least evasion), but the depth of its talent WILL leave you wanting more. Specifically, it lacks low-end grunt. For G-force junkies, it’s a problem. For anyone else, I’m an over-privileged nutcase. (Uh-oh, here comes the BMW M Roadster…)
Braking *****
Our test car’s standard brakes hauled the wee beastie down from speed with voracious bite, perfect modulation and YOUR ADJECTIVE HERE indefatigability. I can’t imagine any possible reason to add the wildly expensive ceramic stoppers, but then Porsche’s performance options have a way of worming their way into your heart/checkbook and never, ever coming out.
Ride *****
There are oak trees that are less well planted than the Porsche Cayman S. Obviously, it’s not a Lotus Elise, but then how many people want to drive a dinner tray on a public road? While the Cayman’s standard 18’s and Michelin Pilot Sports are sufficiently compliant for daily driving, the set-up still sits on the hard riding side of the fence. We LIKE it.
Handling *****
We’ve been saying that the Boxster S is more fun to drive at sane speeds than a 911 for some time. Now that Porsche’s stiffened-up their pushmepullyoumobile and given it a new set of stones, we’re ready to widen that claim. The Cayman is more precise going into a turn, more stable through the apex and more benign coming out (C4 and Turbo excepted). Sure, a 911 offers more post-corner blastitude (bloody power misers), but a Cayman’s balance lets you go in faster. Anyway, screw all this 911 crap. The Cayman corners like nothing else on the road.
Gearbox ****
The six-speed is as precise as a calculator, with a shorter throw than a two-year-old’s, but the feel’s a tad too light for such a serious speed merchant.
Audio/Video
n/a
(I forgot to turn on the radio.)
Toys *****
The Cayman IS a toy.
Trunk
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(Does it have one?)
Overall ****1/2
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LOL,
Is that the same guy that wrote that ugly review that was posted a couple of days ago? What a change in attitude! Nice!
Thanks Santa!
Part one was a weak attempt at being funny. Part two he seems to have decided to wake up and smell the Cayman.
Santa Fe. Thanks for posting. I really am in agreement with most of his review, although I think he is a little hard on the front end design. I mean it looks like a Porsche. Is there something wrong with that? I think we would all like the Cayman to achieve its full potential, which Robert Farago thinks, justifiably,could bea true exotic car. If this car had 400 HP and a unique interior and a unique and more 550-like front end, we would all like it even more. This may come some day, but don't expect Porsche to price it like it has priced the Cayman S.
