Boxster/Cayman (987) Sport Auto - Porsche Cayman S PDK (FIRST TEST)

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Sport Auto - Porsche Cayman S PDK



The steering is quick and direct, the rear end is very alive (sometimes way too much), but the performance is still great. The PDK shifts up at redline and shifts down at kickdown in Manual-mode as well. The Hockenheimring-laptime of 1:12,8 min is 0,3 sec faster than the 991 Carrera's and 1,1 sec better than the previous Cayman S PDK's. With the wider Sport Techno-wheels and ceramic brakes 1.12,5 min is possible in my opinion. We'll see.There are pictures of a different, red testcar in the article, so most likely there will be a Supertest with that fully equipped Cayman S PDK (ceramic brakes, 20-inch Sport Techno wheels, bucket seats), but until then here are the results of the first test.

• Engine: 6-cylinder-boxer
• Power: 325 hp @ 7400 rpm
• Torque: 370 Nm @ 4500-5800 rpm
• Gearbox: 7-speed-PDK
• Tyres: Pirell P Zero
• Weight: 1432 kg
• 0-40 km/h: 1,3 s
• 0-100 km/h: 4,5 s
• 0-160 km/h: 10,1 s
• 0-200 km/h: 16,5 s
• Vmax.: 281 km/h
• 18 m slalom: 71,6 km/h
• Hockenheimring Short Course: 1:12,8 min
• Braking (100-0 km/h) cold/warm: 33,3 m/32,9 m (stock brakes)
• Air temperature: 0 Degrees C
• Track temperature: -1 Degrees C
• Total points: 54/60 points (90%)

 

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Tomorrow in AMS: "Cayman defeated 911" - Cayman S PDK vs. 911 Carrera S PDK

 

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Cayman needs 400 PS 3.8l Flat 6. Period.

 

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Cayman needs 400 PS 3.8l Flat 6. Period.

It's called the Ruf 3800 S (based on Boxster/Cayman models)

http://www.ruf-automobile.de/index.php?id=88

 

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Hockenheimring: Cayman R PDK vs. new Cayman S PDK

 

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Just as I thought so: acceleration- and braking-numbers of this Cayman test came directly from AMS (see Cayman S vs 911 comparo). Sport Auto only measured the 18 m slalom without PSM and the Hockenheimring laptime with their driver.

So a complete Sport Auto test, probably a Supertest will come soon.

 

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[scans] Sport Auto - Porsche Cayman S PDK
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[Levi68]

So Cayman is still a little lighter and faster. Nice.

 

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So Cayman is still a little lighter and faster. Nice.

I think it depends on the extra equipments. The Boxster S tested by Sport Auto is only 1405 kilos with full tank of fuel.

 

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I think it depends on the extra equipments. The Boxster S tested by Sport Auto is only 1405 kilos with full tank of fuel.

What almost 40 kg less? Give me base Cayman without options please (except PDK).

 

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Tomorrow in AutoBild Sportscars: Cayman S vs. Cayenne Turbo S on the Hockenheimring.

 

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Quick results: Cayman S PDK vs. Cayenne Turbo S

• Hockenheimring: 1:12.95 min vs. 1:15.38 min
• 0-100 km/h: 4,4 s vs. 4,4 s
• 0-200 km/h: 16,2 s vs. 15,4 s

 

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AutoZeitung: Cayman S with manual gearbox

• Weight: 1353 kg
• 0-100 km/h: 4,8 s (claim: 5,0 s)
• 0-160 km/h: 10,1 s (claim: 10,8 s)
• 0-200 km/h: 16,1 s (claim: 17,2 s)

 

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[scans] AutoBild Sportscars - Porsche Cayman S PDK vs. Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

Full-size scans: click on thumbnail - Options - Download.

 

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Video: Porsche Cayman S PDK vs. Porsche Cayenne Turbo S - here

 

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Automobilismo-results: Porsche Cayman S PDK
0-100 km/h: 4,32 s (best yet)
Vmax.: 280,6 km/h

 

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Automobilismo-results: Porsche Cayman S PDK
0-100 km/h: 4,32 s (best yet)
Vmax.: 280,6 km/h

Porsche's notoriously conservative official performance stats on abundant display again - Porsche claims 0-62 mph in 4.9s.

So a Cayman S with PDK 'box, for £50k in the UK, can match the claimed acceleration of an £80k F-Type, and would obviously wup its ass on anything other than dead straight roads, thanks to weighing a third of a tonne less.

The only bang-for-buck competiton Porsche needs to be afraid of is the from-$50k new Corvette. That may be an actual "911-killer".

 

[Levi68]

Porsche's notoriously conservative official performance stats on abundant display again - Porsche claims 0-62 mph in 4.9s.

So a Cayman S with PDK 'box, for £50k in the UK, can match the claimed acceleration of an £80k F-Type, and would obviously wup its ass on anything other than dead straight roads, thanks to weighing a third of a tonne less.

The only bang-for-buck competiton Porsche needs to be afraid of is the from-$50k new Corvette. That may be an actual "911-killer".

And too early to know yet, but the next Mustang too could be one contentder.