Agreed about the 718! I had a 981 GTS and this (even base) is way better. I just wish Porsche would stop putting the Cayman down; but that’ll never happen. It has its place. But the 911 still has a superior engine and transmission...

In my option the S the sound that works to make the Boxster a GT. Sport is great sound for sporty drives. Normal keeps neighborhood calm during my 5am departs. Normal is great for long 3 hr journey.

So I spent over an hour at my dealership today listening to the exhaust note between a Cayman GTS and a Cayman S. We had the cars parked side-by-side. Started each car, one at a time and let them warm up for about 60 seconds. We then tested from both inside and standing behind both cars. Tests were performed at idle and also reving the engines. We also tested with sports exhaust on and off and also in sport and sport plus mode. Then we drove both cars. I have to say, perhaps I am getting old and have bad hearing but the GTS and the S sound just about the same to my ears. Same tone and both have that great over run pops and burbles. Could there be a subtle sound difference? Perhaps. But both sounded good to me.

Just sharing our findings from today in PA.