POST 1Original post
compared to a Boxster ? I've heard a number of figures bandied about from 10% to 100%. BTW, by 'stiffer' I mean the bodyshell's resitance to torsional flex, not spring/suspension settings. SS7
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POST 2Original post
the answer can be found in our articles section in some of the magazine reviews, one item is 200% another 250 % i forget which.
POST 3Original post
Its not "200%", its roughly twice as stiff, or 100% stiffer.
POST 4Original post
Go to the articles section and find the article, as I said there were 2 values quoted from Porsche , one involved one type of stiffness the other another type, something like torsional rigidity, etc.
POST 5Original post
Ahh, OK from your article, under the heading "Stiff chassis, nimble suspension enhance performance" "Compared to Porsche 's own outstanding roadster, the body of the Cayman S offers 100 percent more resistance to flex and its torsional stiffness nearly matches that of the heralded Porsche 911 Carrera . " Seemed like I heard that somewhere before, oh right from my own post.
POST 6Original post
geez if I have to do everything I will, the article in question is this one: http://www.planet-9.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=61&cat=8 The quote in question is the following: Handling With a 250 percent improvement in torsional rigidity and 200 percent improvement in bending resistance over the already superb handling Boxster, the Cayman is as rigid a platform as any high performance road car could wish for. Oh now where did I hear that before? Ah yes as you say in my post above...
POST 7Original post
I think I am going to have to go with the official Porsche press release, as apposed to Piston Heads misinterpretation.
POST 8Original post
Actually that article from PistonHeads was done by Ian Kuah who was the lead journalist that Porsche had drive the car for Excellence and several other publications. He got his information from Porsche . The only way to know is to put the different cars on a mechanical press of some sort where you can measure the items in question. I don't think anyone has published that engineering data so it comes down to what does it really matter?
POST 9Original post
The Cayman S is much stiffer than my Boxster S . I drove a Cayman as a service loaner and the ride was noticeably harsher.
POST 10Original post
Yes it is much stiffer. 100% to be exact. Also known as twice as stiff.
POST 11Original post
And possibly as much as 250% stiffer... bottom line Porsche marketing has a marketing number, and Porsche engineering has an engineering number that we simply don't know...
POST 12Original post
I love friendly banter. Page 127 of our FREE edition GT Porsche reads "Body is 100 percent stiffer than Boxster S , and is as stif as a 997 Carrera 2 Coupe" best regards,
POST 13Original post
That agrees with what Car & Driver said - " Porsche claims the hardtop Cayman S is 100 percent more rigid than a softtop Boxster S . It delivers a driving experience that is different —— more sporting and track-ready than that of it’s cloth-top brethren."
POST 14Original post
You can crush 4 Viagra and mix them with each tank of gas in a Boxster to get the same result.
POST 15Original post
Four? I'd be sleeping on my back for a week. SS7
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