Over the last 25 years, I've had multiple Boxsters, and last year, purchased a new Cayman. The reason I moved away from the Boxsters is that the days when you can comfortably drive top-down in the midwest are few and far between, so I figured I would move to a Cayman and use it as a summer daily driver. Unfortunately, I don't find myself loving the car - there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, it's a great drive, but I have no desire to use it as a daily driver, and honestly, have to make up excuses to go drive it (at least with the Boxster, I could drop the top on a nice day).

I'm thinking of switching to a Taycan RWD and using it for a summer daily driver. I'm sure it's more comfortable than a Cayman, more power, etc., and would just make a better everyday car. Thoughts? I'm definitely looking for a 2025+ Taycan, as I hope that they will prove to be more reliable than the early ones.

Thanks.

 

Taycan feels like a bigger, more powerful, and much more refined cayman. Great move just make sure to get one with a warranty and be prepared to be without it for periods of time. Wouldn't buy one unless you have a good local dealer.

 

I don’t think that you can actually compare the 2 cars.
Yes, the Taycan will feel a lot more comfortable, refined, and a cruiser… but the one thing you will notice the most is the massive weight difference. While your Boxsters/ Cayman were nimble and pivoted around you; the Taycan is going to feel dramatically different.

Make sure you test drive the Taycan; so you know what you are getting into. The initial acceleration and instant torque will absolutely enamour anyone; but tight corners is a different matter altogether - there is no physics that will beat weight (although the Taycan does hide the weight pretty well when driving).

Yes, the Taycan is the best drivers EV around at the moment (no debate there…), but comparing it to a Cayman is unfair on both.

 

the Cayman/Boxser is a 2 seater roadster mid-engined well balanced sports car
the Taycan is a 4 door sports sedan with an EV drive train

you might as well be comparing a ford bronco to a dirt bike…

both cars have their charms but one is not a substitute for the other…

the Taycan will be a better sporty daily but not a sports car…the cayman is less a good daily but is a through bred sports car, not a sports sedan.

It confused me why people want to make these comparisons.

 

People make these comparisons because some of us can't have a fleet of cars to choose from each drive. That being said I love my Boxster because even if I can only drop the top 50 days a year that's 50 more than zero and I can still enjoy the mid engine handing the other 300 days.

 

i’ve had three different Caymans, 987, 981, and a 718. A couple years ago I ordered my first 911, a 9924S, that I planned to use as a daily driver. I thought it would be perfect coming from the Cayman, because it had a little more space and more power. After two years, I traded the 911 for a Taycan, which I’ve had the last two years. The Taycan is amazing, and I love driving it and prefer it to the 992, BUT it is nothing like a Cayman. It’s a more comfortable sedan with more seating and trunk space and no manual transmission. if you are looking for a daily, it’s a great option but it never gives me any of the excitement that a Cayman does.

 

As a daily driver the Taycan will be superior to the Cayman in nearly all facets. Tight twisty roads of course is where the Cayman will really outshine the Taycan though. I owned a 718 Cayman before my Taycan as well, great car but definitely prefer the Taycan as an all arounder.

 

I have a 2023 Taycan GTS. It is - by far - the best daily driver that I've ever had. It's smooth, oh-so-quiet (especially with the insulated glass - a must-have option, IMO), serene, and with instant torque that lets you dive effortlessly into an open space in traffic, merge without a thought, etc. And, somehow, it's actually fun to drive. The steering, at least on the GTS, is outstanding. It's much more communicative than any Panamera I've driven, for example, and is comparable in feel to a Carrera. The car's real magic trick, though, is at turn-in. The way the car initially dives into a corner, with the suspension loading up, is hilarious. It shouldn't be possible for something so heavy to do this. And yet it does. It feels like a very large, mid-engined car.

But it is not a sports car. When you start to pile on Gs in a corner, the Taycan begins to understeer and makes its weight known. I've skidded a couple of times in the wet on a sweeping ramp and, wow, do you feel the weight then. When you go hard on the power and then hard on the brakes, the interplay between the regen and friction braking is not seamless and - again - you feel the weight. It's an astonishingly capable car, but it is not comparable to a 718 or 911.

I have a 992.1 GT3, which doesn't make for a fair comparison, but I invoke it merely because I'd never, ever reach for the keys for the Taycan when it's time for a Sunday morning drive.

If it's one or the other, I'd recommend taking an extended test drive of the Taycan RWD (might a dealer throw you the keys for an overnight test?). It'll be a better daily driver, but not a comparable sports car, so I think you'd want some time with the Taycan to see if it's really going to suit your needs.

Good luck, and let us know how you get on.