Paul Marangoni

If I remember correctly, the rear fenders (or haunches as you refer to them) were more pronounced on the Cayman than on the Boxster. It really looked beautiful - sort of Ferrari-ish. The front was identical to the Boxster, aside from a new bumper/grill/fog-light setup. The rear view is a beautiful thing....

M Danger

what did the bumper look like anyting like the carrera gt?

Paul Marangoni

LOL! No, not in the least. It looks the same as the Boxster, with a very minor change here and there (mostly the fog lights). The main difference is the rear end and rear quarters.

M Danger

bummer, i dont know it some ways it kinda sounds like they are comming up short again

Paul Marangoni

Well, yes and no. Yes, in that it isn't the PERFECT car for everyone, but no, in that it still looks like a Porsche, and yet brings something a little different to the table. It's going to handle well, and being light it should perform well too. It shares a few body panels with its brothers and sisters, but it looks fresh too.

Personally, I think I will wait until its first makeover, or at least until a club version is offered.

M Danger

well assuming i get one (im first inline) ill be turbocharging it and lightening it up a bit more, maybe make a carrera gt style front bumper for it

Paul Marangoni

I'm sure there will be some interesting options/upgrades/addons available - both from Porsche as well as others. To tell you the truth, the only part of the car that wasn't quite right to me was the front, so I think you're right about swapping it out with something better.

I haven't been crazy about Porsche's wheels lately either, so some nice wheels would do wonders for the look too.

Sean

Sorry if this is a repost, but Edmunds has a spy shot I hadn't seen before. Also they are predicting a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds.

Porsche's Cayman S Breaks Cover

Paul Marangoni

That looks about right, but the front bumper cover is different, and they've tried to disguise the headlights.

quick

Isn't this the car that will finally permit Porsche to quit nursing the rear engined car and come out with a mid-engined 911? Porsche has done all they can do with a dynamically-flawed layout--the rear engined chassis--and now they have a state-of-the-art chassis and a body that with a few tweaks could pass for a "new" 911.

What do you think?

AllBlack

Not that I want Cayman to be called 911, it would be better it’s named 911 something so it won’t be looked down by the “Loyal 911 believers”. Otherwise Porsche will never make much improvement for it because it has to in disadvantage to the “REAL 911” on paper.
As why I think the 911 has been dead since 964– IMHO it’s the styling and driving involvement, to me Porsche had seem to run out of idea and room for the 911 improvement.

greglionb

Why do they keep dressing up the headlights... its not like anyone is going to be fooled into thinking its an old boxster or something....

I also think they would be wise to make the Carrera III wheels standard as that would help differentiate it from the Boxster and the 997.

I'm just tired of looking at spyshots... I'm ready to see the real thing!

autobahnNY

I understand your point now. Regardless, they'll be some die hard 911 guys who look down on the Cayman, no matter how good it is.

mapes

Simply naming it 911 is not enough for the purists. It is a different car with a vastly better architecture. Don't get hung up on what the 911 purist say. The Cayman is going to be a great new car for Porsche. I'm really itching to get more details on the CS version.

Porsche needs a pure sportscar that lacks all the comforts and luxury of the recent 996/997. I tuely hope this car delivers the performance goods. I may just need to get on a list for one.

yongster

It's called the GT3. Porsche won't let the Cayman out perform the more expensive GT3 or 997S.