2013 Porsche Cayman review

"Speedmonkey" (Speedmonkey) 10/04/2013 at 10:56 • Filed to: Porsche Cayman

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I had a type 981 Cayman on test for 3 days and drove it getting on for 500 miles.

Here's my review

PRBot II > Speedmonkey 10/04/2013 at 11:22

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Torque - 213 lb ft

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Speedmonkey 10/04/2013 at 11:26

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I honestly think I prefer the styling of the old one...

And electric parking brake? What?!

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Speedmonkey 10/04/2013 at 11:34

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Very informative review, thanks.

And I love this photograph. It seems like a simple composition, but it shows how perfect the car's profile is now, which 987 can't quite claim.

Saracen > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 10/04/2013 at 11:47

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Yeah, the 981 is soooo good looking.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > PRBot II 10/04/2013 at 11:48

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It isn't a 3.4 liter Cayman S. It is a 2.7 liter Cayman.

And BTW, it is actually less.

206 lb.-ft. at 4,400 - 6,500 rpm

But also,

Curb weight w/ manual 2,888 lbs.

http://press.porsche.com - 2013_Boxster_Specs_Final.pdf

And it revs to a 7,750 RPM redline, per speedmonkey's dash gauge picture in his review.

Think of it like a car equivalent to a really great middle-weight sporting motorcycle. Not a huge bruiser, and you have to rev the engine to make it work well, but it does work well. The Cayman S is obviously gutsier with significantly more power.

It has more power from a better balanced H6 (narrower firing order and smoother running than an H4), right at the same weight, better balance, and a WHOLE BOATLOAD of better build quality and materials than a BRZ. But all that "more" at the same weight, necessarily means more money.

PRBot II > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 10/04/2013 at 11:50

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That is a nice angle.

Speedmonkey > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 10/04/2013 at 11:53

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It is a great looker. That building you can see the corner of is Porsche GB's main warehouse and distribution centre

Speedmonkey > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/04/2013 at 11:54

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It is a pain in the butt

Speedmonkey > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 10/04/2013 at 11:56

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Correctamundo

Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/04/2013 at 12:40

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Electric parking brakes need to be BANNED. Ughughughugh. I can't pull that in an emergency. It's too tied into the rest of the car.