Simon964
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Hi All
Earlier this week I had an opportunity to test a standard Cayman on loan from Porsche in London for 24 hours and explored some of my favourite roads in the Home Counties. The following day I drove the same route in by 964 C4 cab and here are my thoughts:
Cayman:
>Balanced, predictable, easy to drive quickly, good sound above 4000 revs and very tight feel.
>A bit 'clinical'. Also felt like it was goading me to press on to explore it's limits at speeds which were becomming a bit 'anti-social'.
> Overall a fantastic tribute to modern Porsche technology but lacking in, let's say, charisma.
964:
>Cabin suddenly feels so retro by comparison but equal in quality. Quicker to 60 but not by as much as you would think and the power is delivered so differently.
>Better sound at all levels of the rev range including idle.
>To match the Cayman speeds I got to revel in managing really driving the thing. The challenge, as always, is to find that window between lift-off oversteer and plough-on understeer and, knowing the car well, this proved so much more absorbing.
>Braking into the corners, coming off the gas towards the apex and then hard on the gas for the exit proved utterly addictive and speeds were kept high.
In conclusion, the Cayman is the balanced car I have driven, but it doesn't make a strong enough case for a 964 replacement!
Cheers
Simon
Earlier this week I had an opportunity to test a standard Cayman on loan from Porsche in London for 24 hours and explored some of my favourite roads in the Home Counties. The following day I drove the same route in by 964 C4 cab and here are my thoughts:
Cayman:
>Balanced, predictable, easy to drive quickly, good sound above 4000 revs and very tight feel.
>A bit 'clinical'. Also felt like it was goading me to press on to explore it's limits at speeds which were becomming a bit 'anti-social'.
> Overall a fantastic tribute to modern Porsche technology but lacking in, let's say, charisma.
964:
>Cabin suddenly feels so retro by comparison but equal in quality. Quicker to 60 but not by as much as you would think and the power is delivered so differently.
>Better sound at all levels of the rev range including idle.
>To match the Cayman speeds I got to revel in managing really driving the thing. The challenge, as always, is to find that window between lift-off oversteer and plough-on understeer and, knowing the car well, this proved so much more absorbing.
>Braking into the corners, coming off the gas towards the apex and then hard on the gas for the exit proved utterly addictive and speeds were kept high.
In conclusion, the Cayman is the balanced car I have driven, but it doesn't make a strong enough case for a 964 replacement!
Cheers
Simon
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