Vs Wheels Magazine: Porsche Cayman S vs BMW M Coupe

[Monster]

This is a fairy old article, i didn't know they have posted it up on their website until now. This is one of my favouriate car photos ever

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Test summary:

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Michael Stahl | 01/03/2007

The Z4M made me think of a sports sedan, a regular production model bull-worked up to the role of hulking high-performance car. Artificial restraints keep its compromises in check.

With most such sports sedans and coupes, one forgives these dynamic limitations for their daily-use comfort and practicality. Which you don’t get in the Z4M Coupe.

The Porsche, however, is supercarlite: a purpose-built, mid-engined sports car, over-engineered for what this class of power is asking of it. It covers ground enjoyably and effortlessly. I didn’t think I’d be saying that about the Cayman S, a car I still can’t rationally recommend over the substantially cheaper, better and now identically-engined Boxster S.

If you’re after a truly sublime sports car experience, and a $20K premium doesn’t bother you, this test has to go to the Cayman S. And for everybody else, wait for the real M coupe: the BMW M3

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[Monster]

Now that is an interesting suggestion, Cayman vs the new M3 for their handling abilities, it will be a close call.

 

[Mr Robert]

It must be impossible not to love the Cayman!

 

[Monster]

It must be impossible not to love the Cayman!

The Cayman does look very sexy on the road but the M coupe looks just as nice with the very retro almost AC Corba like proportion.