981 Cayman to Shake off Boxster Coupe Image?
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A well-reasoned argument 6. By using the Boxster chassis the Cayman has been compromised to some extent. Undoubtedly, weight could have been taken out of the unibody - without compromising torsional and bending stiffness - if the Cayman had been developed without the constraint of having to use the Boxster's chassis. However, from cost and production standpoints it's understandable that Porsche have gone for commonality and have tried to market the Cayman as a stand-alone model rather than as a Boxster Coupe. Of course, one way in which a distinction can be made is to have unique engines options for the Cayman, in the same way that BMW and MB do in their offerings, whether in 6 or 4-cylinder form. It will be interesting to see how successfully the Porsche marketing department position the 981 Cayman with respect to the equivalent Boxster over the next couple of years. Whether or not a turbo flat-4 is a dead duck, I think that we're bound to see a mildly-tuned and more focussed Cayman R at some stage but, unless Porsche Motorsport are considering introducing a new series, I doubt that a stripped-out RS/Club Sport Cayman would be high on the list at the moment (much as we'd all like to see it). Jeff
If you're right, they are just copying! And, as pointed out, not on sale yet anyway!
Doom and gloom aside, when this thing hits the showrooms, for me it will be grabbing my attention the most out of every new car Porsche currently has on sale. Just looks right from every angle. Looking forward to seeing one in the metal.ORIGINAL: chrisH It would be interesting to see who is going to the Cayman 981 launch, its on 6th March at my OPC. Will any of the Boxster Coupe group be going along too?[]
..... yes of course we are only to point out that the Cayman is still a hard top version of the Boxster [ORIGINAL: chrisH It would be interesting to see who is going to the Cayman 981 launch, its on 6th March at my OPC. Will any of the Boxster Coupe group be going along too?[
] btw: With the introduction of the 981 Boxster Porsche stopped offering a hard top for the winter, so I guess my earlier post is correct the 'Boxster is trying to shake off it's Cayman Hard Top image' !!! []
John H
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True indeed, but what amazes me is how few people have cottoned on to the fact that Cayman is the 911 with the engine turned round the other way. This was forcibly brought home to me a few years ago as I watched bodies coming down the line in Stuttgart (they were 997's and Boxster Spyders, but lets not split hairs). Shorn of doors, bumpers, bonnets, lights and all the stuff that give each car its character, you see the naked platform for what it is. From the seats forward, the 911, the Cayman and the Boxster are THE SAME CAR! From the seats back they differ only in that the engine is in a different location. They only really start to look differnt as bumpers, engines, wheels, trim etc is applied, yet in truth much of this is interchangeable anyway. You really need to see this to understand just how much platform sharing there is between ALL the models.
flat6, We will see and I think you're absolutely right. I'm convinced and have placed my order, so now got 2 months to wait and see. I drove a 981 Boxster manual,couldnt see behind me mind, otherwise a lovely drive, especially that 6-spd box, better than my short shift. You can guess I didn't go for the PDK option, or SC[] Chris
] Chris
Yes, it looks really good in yellow with those 20" wheels and the light/dark grey trim. Haven't yet got my invite to the launch but looking forward to seeing the car in the flesh. The PCs had better put the 991s in another part of the showroom to avoid defectors to the Cayman..! Jeff
Congrats Chris you lucky man! I know what you mean about the rearward view in the 981. It's a like a lower seating position and it's hard to judge how much rear expanse there is that you can't actually see over. Don't know if this link from Porsche Exclusive will work but shows a bit of the rearward view in the Cayman. Hopefully the visibility will be better by being able to see over the engine bay, if that is lower than the rear deck of the Boxster. http://files3.porsche.com/filestore.aspx/zoom.jpg?pool=multimedia&type=image&id=exclusive-cayman-c7s-platinsilbermetallic-03&lang=none&filetype=zoom&version=56cc4ca7-a829-4070-98db-42a876daff8b What's your spec?ORIGINAL: chrisH flat6, We will see and I think you're absolutely right. I'm convinced and have placed my order, so now got 2 months to wait and see. I drove a 981 Boxster manual,couldnt see behind me mind, otherwise a lovely drive, especially that 6-spd box, better than my short shift. You can guess I didn't go for the PDK option, or SC[
flat6, Spec is white with black int., sport seats plus, 20 in Carrera IIs, Sports Wheel, PASM,TPM,RPS,MPP,CC,Folding Mir,Climate, Sound Up.Red SBs, I deleted the third year warranty which is optional, BTW. This enabled me to keep the initial cost down and take it 2 yrs down the line. Chris
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