<span class="headline">Porsche Cayman S[/quote] <span class="byline">By Andrew Frankel of The Sunday Times[/quote] <span class="standfirst"> Some are born great [/quote] <span class="standfirst"> http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12929-1815688,00.html [/quote] <span class="standfirst">One of very few criticisms I have of this new £43,930 Cayman S (think Boxster coupé with more power) is that it lacks a limited slip differential, a device that improves grip, particularly traction. When I asked at the press conference why this was missing, the car’s chief chassis developer said simply: “The car needs it, but marketing says it cannot have it.” Why not? Because if it did it would be quicker cross-country than the Porsche 911, a car more expensive to the tune of £15,000. [/quote] <span class="standfirst"> [/quote]
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I think the stars and planets are aligning on this car. Based on everything we've seen and heard out of the press and Porsche, this could be one of those once a quarter century cars that define the segment they're in. It would seem that the structural rigidity of the Cyaman has made the difference, it's allowed the engineers to tweak the suspension a bit firmer and that, in turn, has increased steering feeedback. One of the issues with a major competitior, the C6 Corvette, is that the steering feel is a bit numb (thanks to GM's insistence on using 'Magnasteer' - all the effort and none of the feel of a manual rack ; -). And steering feel is something that's critical in my shooping list of car attributes. MotorSport had an interview with Rick Mears in the 10/05 issue. In it he says, regarding the Penske PC15, 'I've always been a feel driver, not a reflex driver, and that car was absolutely numb. A beautiful car, meticulous design work and fit and finish, but it was just numb.' While I doubt that anyone whose driven a C6 'vette would say it's 'just numb', I'm suspecting that the Cayman S would be the pick of those wanting high volumes of feedback from the vehicle. In R&T's 3/05 feature titled, 'Best All-around Sports Car' , the Boxster was the price independent favorite of the group, the Corvette the price dependent pick (value pick). I wonder what it would have been if a Cayman S had been available.
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