Thoughts from the guy that turbo charges these cars...

I have a lot of seat time in stock and real whoop di doo caymans... I also have about the same amount of seat time in boxsters and boxster spyders. The spyder is a hell of a car, currently my favorite car in the line up. The suspension is fantastic, the ride is great and the car really works together as a whole.

This cayman is going to be about 90% of what the spyder is but more usable. From Porsche, it will be the best handling option and i am sure it will be a fantastic car.

The question is, did you really think they would make it faster than any 911?

 

Was really hoping for something a bit more hardcore.
eh.

 

This TRUMPS the new Cayman R inmo!

 

Not a fan. SO HAPPY i went with the Spyder. The Cayman "R" isnt different enough from the Cayman S....like the Spyder is from the Boxster S. If they would have gone that far ahead of the Cayman S with the "R" then perhaps? But they fell short in my mind...

 

I'm going to reserve my judgement until Monkey Harris drives the thing (you know he'll be one of the first journos to do so). I am disappointed with the name and lack of a factory cage.

 

Love the color; but they needed to do 'more' with this car IMHO.

 

Another reason the LA Auto Show will not be special.

 

Very nice but the Spyder is Special

 

Meh... So this is going to cost $100k in the US

 

Reminder that you can tune to the live broadcast of the Cayman R press conference by Porsche at the LA Auto Show today a 10:55 AM, Pacific Time, about one hour from now. z356

Cayman R Livestream