"chiefstinky" (chiefstinky)
01/04/2014 at 02:34 • Filed to: Cayman
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"chiefstinky" (chiefstinky)
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Shot at High Plains Raceway, near Byers, CO.
This one, not so black.
IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
> chiefstinky
01/04/2014 at 02:39 |
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Hot. The Cayman is the only recent Porsche I've ever seriously considered buying, I think it looks much better than the 911 and would be faster too if Porsche didn't intentionally limit it to keep the 911 top dog.
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chiefstinky
> IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
01/04/2014 at 03:00 |
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Agreed, the only one close to kinda affordable, and I think it has the looks advantage. How does Porsche limit this car?
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IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
> chiefstinky
01/04/2014 at 03:08 |
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They could easily put more powerful motors in it, if it can fit the 3.4L Flat-6 it can fit the 3.6 and 3.8L from the 911. It's got a natural advantage over the 911 in terms of handling because the engine is in the correct place so they make sure they never give it enough HP to beat the 911 on the track.
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IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
> chiefstinky
01/04/2014 at 03:17 |
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From the wiki page
The performance of the Cayman S approaches that of Porsche's flagship sports car, the 911 Carrera . Rally legend Walter Röhrl lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife track in a Cayman S equipped with optional 19" wheels, PCCB, and PASM [18] in a time of 8 minutes, 11 seconds. [19] [20] The time for a standard Cayman S, as published by the manufacturer, was 8 minutes, 20 seconds. [21] In contrast, Röhrl recorded 8 minutes, 15 seconds in a 911 Carrera . [22] [23] The similarity in performance between the two cars has led to speculation about whether the Cayman S will cannibalize sales of the Carrera, as the basic Carrera's recommended retail price in the United States is $12,400 higher than that of the Cayman S.
Side view of the Porsche Cayman S
A Cayman prepared and run by privateers Jürgen and Uwe Alzen finished fourth overall (of 220 entrants) in the 2007 Nürburgring 24 Hour race, ahead of two flagship Porsche 997 GT3 RSR's, a 997 GT3 Cup, and a 996 GT3 Cup. [24] Another two privateer Caymans, entered by CSR and MSpeed, finished 22nd and 117th overall, respectively. Porsche disclaims support for the Cayman teams, while supporting some or all of the 997 teams. [25]
A sports car feature which was not offered by Porsche for the manual transmission Cayman, until 2009, was the limited slip differential (LSD). Some commentators have speculated that LSD was not offered, even as an option, because the Cayman S's performance would then be too close to that of the 911 Carrera (see Crippleware ) [ according to whom? ] . Several tuning companies started offering Cayman buyers the ability to retrofit an LSD. Also the biggest engine (3.8l) or the turbo engine is not available in the Cayman.
awe46m3zcp
> chiefstinky
01/04/2014 at 13:31 |
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Were you at the "Customer appreciation trackday"? Pretty sure I saw both caymans there..
Grindintosecond
> IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
01/04/2014 at 13:47 |
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Agree, I'd love to get a nice cayman and swap all of the high end 911 bits and show em up. Just like the 914. They found out that it handled and performed better than the 911 so they gave it tiny brakes and narrow wheels and suck suspension....slap nice tires on one now and it would still do 1g.
Hart88
> chiefstinky
01/04/2014 at 17:52 |
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Porsche won't let you order the Cayman with a limited slip diff, for one.
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chiefstinky
> awe46m3zcp
01/04/2014 at 19:38 |
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Yes, I was there, check my other posts. I linked to my Flickr pics.