Porsche 718 Cayman Review
Yes, this is the cheapest way to drive a new Porsche. When looking on Marktplaats you can. 500 euros for a Porsche may not be feasible. This is the cheapest Porsche to buy new. That鈥檚 a big change, because the Cayman usedto be more expensive than the Boxster. It鈥檚 more of a sports car andthe engines have 5 hp extra. There is one important key questionthat needs answering. It鈥檚 difficult to launch. It has a manual transmission,so you have to do everything yourself. I鈥檒l put it in Normal to make it easier totell you about the Porsche 718 Cayman. Yes, it does move. First, let鈥檚 talk about the how and whyof the new engines in the 718 Cayman and Boxster. This has to do everything withthe environment; CO2 emissions. We have to say goodbyeto naturally aspirated engines. You never know whatwill happen with the new test. Turbo engines are more economicalin the emission, CO2, and consumption tests.
Usually not in the real world, but that aside. 5 4-cylinder boxer engine. That鈥檚 a bit like Subaru; with turbo. 5 has variable vanes. 0 4-cylinder boxer enginewithout a variable turbo, but with a normal turbo. I have to lookat the list. 380 Nm (280 lb ft) between 1,950 and 4,000 rpm. This is where we can criticize the 718鈥檚 engines. They鈥檙e too strong in the middle range. It has a nice build-up, after which itdoesn鈥檛 collaps, but it stays like this. I鈥檇 love to show you the engine, but it鈥檚 inthe middle of the car under a nice carpet. Unfortunately I can鈥檛 show youthe engine because it is well hidden. It probably looks like crap, so it doesn鈥檛 matter. A mid-engine means this is the better Porsche. That鈥檚 what everyone and I say. That enginesits behind the rear axle, making it a pendulum. A mid-engine is best because. Formula 1 also has a mid-engine layout. It鈥檚 in the middle of the car, as lowas possible, giving it a good balance.
It makes this car trickier when driving on the limit. This test car has 20 inch Carrera S rims. With Pirelli P Zeros. I鈥檇 like to throw away this combination. Under these conditions (it鈥檚 7藲C/45藲F)it feels too stiff with too little movement. On the limit the grip is suddenly gone. I could do everything withthe Cayman S, the previous one. That engine was more gradual. This tire-rim combination inthis weather has too much grip. You feel this when launching. It kills the engine when you do a clutch dumpat 5,000 rpm. I kid you not. Try it in your own car, even if it has AWD. I鈥檓 going to try a clutch dump in the S4,push the accelerator pedal and bam. I think it will squeal and go. But that doesn鈥檛 matter. What does matter is the sound. The previous Cayman, R, S, and Boxsterhad a brilliant 6-cylinder boxer engine.
This is a 4-cylinder boxer engine with a turbo. How to put it. The sound is like seeing an obese womanor man and you think the face is nice. The exhaust sound is OK fora 4-cylinder turbo boxer engine. It鈥檚 fun and intriguing, but it鈥檚 notthe previous 6-cylinder boxer engine. On the other hand, the previous generationBoxster S needed 100 hp extra because it鈥檚 too slow. I don鈥檛 feel like that with this one. It鈥檚 fast enough; a nice car. The top speed is 275 kph (171 mph). We didn鈥檛 make it here. It accelerates well up to 230 kph (143 mph). Still, the sound doesn鈥檛 give me goosebumps. It is a better car, though. I started this video by saying this Porscheis the cheapest you can buy new. I haven鈥檛 mentioned the prices yet. You probably hadn鈥檛 noticed. I have to open the glovebox. Can you read it? There鈥檚 a number at the bottom. It went wrong when configuring this car. 33% is features,on top of the starting price. Over 20,000 euros is toomuch for a normal Cayman, I think. Of course, the S is faster and better,but doesn鈥檛 like high rpm. You鈥檒l just have to playa CD with 6-cylinder boxer engine sounds. 50% offAvailable at shop. Nl Rivals are Toyota鈥檚 GT86. It toohas RWD and a 4-cylinder boxer engine. It鈥檚 a bit cheaper. That鈥檚 funny with the 718 Cayman. What is a real rival? A well-optioned Audi TT? A well-optioned BMW Z4? Does BMW still build these? They鈥檙e losing it there.
65,875. Our example鈥檚 options list was a lengthy one, but nearly all of it mattered. 3500 Technology package adds navigation and a Bang & Olufsen sound system. 1000 exhaust system matches that with black tips and a loud button. That鈥檚 very nearly as expensive as the Porsche 718 Cayman S it鈥檚 up against. Having forsaken the flat-six that was so central to its identity, the Cayman is powered by a turbocharged flat-four as of 2016. In the S, as in the TT RS, it鈥檚 a 2.5-liter, this one rated at 350 horsepower. 67,350, but in typical Porsche fashion, the Cayman we tested stretched somewhat spendier. The Cayman holds the distinction of having earned a spot on our 10Best list every year it鈥檚 been available, so it鈥檚 fair to say we like it. But it鈥檚 also fair to consider this TT a coupe version of the RS3, which joined that list this year.