Is it a cayman s?

[tscaptain]

If you're impressed with the performance, Tony, I think it must be an "S"! I had one for a couple of days recently and I too was impressed. However, previously I had a "non S" Boxster, which I presume would be similar to a "non S" Cayman, and was thoroughly unimpressed![]

 

[waxman]

Hi Alan Well yes that was my first thought but I do wonder about the sills saying cayman not s - as they used to do on my old carrera s? And I thought the splitter on the cayman S was colour coded not black (if I could find the engine I could probably check the plate on that[] Bit of a wake up if it is a non S as I gave the Carrera GTS a good wring out over 250 miles on Saturday on Alex club run directly following a Gallardo leggira and more importantly a carrera GT! And I still thought the cayman was a blast as I took it on my 60 mile twisty late this afternoon. Tony

 

[waxman]

Hi all
Quick question - I have picked up a cayman loan car from my OPC whilst my car is serviced and I must say I'm most impressed. The car has no model designation that I can see on the back and says cayman on the door sills - it has R 20 wheels and the front splitter is black rather than the body colour ( which is a sort of brown- sorry sure that's not the brochure description)
So is it a cayman or cayman S - lady at dealer said it is an S but I have my doubts I don't think she knew and may have been reading S-A ie the designation for PDK on the sheet in error ---how do I tell? Ps if it not an S I am even more impressed at the performance
Tony

 

[John H]

Black splitter means 2.7 base model. S has it painted. What colour are the brake calipers? Black is base model, red is S. Base model 2.7 now has 275 bhp, and is a properly quick car.

 

[RICH.P]

ORIGINAL: John H Black splitter means 2.7 base model. S has it painted. What colour are the brake calipers? Black is base model, red is S. Base model 2.7 now has 275 bhp, and is a properly quick car.

Brake calipers are usually the biggest give away. Exhaust tailpipes are different on each model if standard.

 

[Motorhead]

And the S has twin exhausts whereas the base Cayman has the single oval-shaped exhaust. No "S" badging means that it's a base model. You're not telling us anything that we Cayman owners don't already know Tony..! Jeff

 

[waxman]

Thanks for the responses-I'm all too happy to acknowledge this is a great car- power is one thing but the package is tremendous and less under steer really noticeable than my carrera GTS even with a Centre gravity set up to dial out some of the under steer as I have had Chris set up. However--- now I'm really confused because the loan car on my drive has twin pipes not one oval and black calipers and black splitter so a mix from the posts above[][] Tony

 

[tscaptain]

ORIGINAL: waxman Thanks for the responses-I'm all too happy to acknowledge this is a great car- power is one thing but the package is tremendous and less under steer really noticeable than my carrera GTS even with a Centre gravity set up to dial out some of the under steer as I have had Chris set up. However--- now I'm really confused because the loan car on my drive has twin pipes not one oval and black calipers and black splitter so a mix from the posts above[][] Tony

Probably had sports exhaust then? I see there is also a twin tail pipe option for the Cayman too.

 

[Motorhead]

Tony, If the car's fitted with the sports exhaust option it will have twin pipes. With the mid-engine layout and a longer wheelbase than the 911, the Cayman has excellent balance and handling characteristics. The 981 is a great package and looks really good too. Now, if only Porsche were to put the 911S engine in the car.......! Jeff

 

[waxman]

No sports exhaust button that I can see but does have sport plus - just found a print out from OPC that says cayman s- I will grill the OPC when I drop it back as there do appear to be a mix of model indicators from both versions that option selection alone would not explain. Tony

 

[tscaptain]

I see the much rumoured 4 pot 2.5 turbo may have 350bhp and 500nm - that should liven things up a bit - especially after a bit of turbo tweaking![] Assuming this is a PDK car, Tony, have you tried a "launch" in it? Good for a smile.

 

[waxman]

Always good to close off a thread! So I took the Cayman back last night and collected the Carrera GTS duly serviced and new brake fluid and quizzed the nice lady at the OPC-yes she said its a cayman S - see the paperwork and computer!! Ah says me but this and but that and then call down technician who after some more chat and me pointing at bits confirms it is in fact a base cayman as suspected with sports exhaust (non switchable) and the OPC paperwork is wrong[>:][>:] A bit disappointing as I expect those at OPC to be as much of an anorak about the brand as I am - and care about the details--or is that just me? Any how I did not try the launch controlling the cayman but use it (occasionally ) in the GTS and agree it's pretty stunning>[] So I am really surprised at the performance of the base model- I suppose it's all relative and it covered the ground really well considering how much less than my 408 BHP it has, I suppose you just lose a sense of how quickly you are actually able to travel in the GTS, Alan if you were unimpressed by the base model it is probably/possibly because your turbo has such a huge wall of torque you would probably really notice the difference? Tony

 

[Radish]

Twin tailpipes does not necessarily mean a sports exhaust as you you can spec the twin pipes on the standard exhaust. By the way, your courtesy car was not an S.

 

[uknick]

I drove the standard and S Cayman at the PEC a couple of week ago; S was PDK, the other manual. I tried the PDK in manual mode as well as Sport and Sport plus. I know their handling circuit is more about corners than speed, but I couldn't really feel the difference in power.

 

[Buddy]

Of course the "Cayman package" is the reason that some are leaving the 911 to upgrade to the better handling Cayman ( usually the S or R ) of the 981's, I've driven the Cayman PDK at the PEC and found it quick on the tight circuit, I've driven a Cayman S on a 24 hour loan again PDK and both had the buttons not paddles. Then last Saturday I took my Gen 1 S for a major service at Sheffield and they leant me a fully loaded Cayman S Manual. Up until now there was only one choice PDK on an S as far as I was concerned but the manual is so improved with the sport plus, PASM etc as on the £63K demo car that I would be hard pressed to decide which although given the fact that the PDK is at least on paper, a faster accelerator I'd have to drive them back to back.

 

[Motorhead]

Kevan, I had a 2.7 981 PDK Boxster for a couple of days while my Cayman was in for service. The PDK certainly is a very impressive semi-automatic gearbox with paddle shifts but after the first half hour or so I got a little bit bored with it and left it in 'Drive', just using the manual over-ride when I felt the need. Very easy to left foot brake, I found. I drove a PDK Cayman R at the PEC Silverstone and that was more interesting, so perhaps the PDK 'box is a better option for traffic and track use. I just prefer the extra involvement of a manual 'box - relegated myself to the the land of the ancient manual cog-swappers I fear. Jeff

 

[colski1961]

I bought my Cayman R PDK after driving a 911 PDK, Cayman R manual and the PDK and came out of an Audi R8 (V8) with their brutal R-Tronic box. No only was the CR PDK the sweeter option then but earlier this year I drove the new 981 Cayman S in both manual and PDK, then (after being tempted by the new 991) drove a C4S, thinking it was time to trade (generally I get bored and swap after 12-18 months) BUT when I jumped back in my Cayman R I realised that (for me) it was the car that suited me the best, I'm sure that on a track the manual will give the better laptime but for my Sunday morning 'blasts' the PDK is perfect - using the paddles of course, auto is for town driving only Just my opinion and the shame is that I'm now stuck as to what do I get next?? What's the view on future values of the Cayman R's, future classic?

 

[jhrfc]

I had a 981 boxster S PDK, while my 987 cayman pdk was in for a service. I took it too the the 'twisties' while i had it. My impressions : Obviously the 3.4 gave considerably more power and torque to the car. Very easy to reach warp speeds in no time. ride felt softer less 'sporty' even though it 20" wheels opposed to my 18" The pdk with paddles was great, esp in sport mode, a lot more blipping and rasping from the standard exhaust that was fitted, than my 987 pdk with sport chrono. There is more leg room in the cabin. i'd at least two inches. i'm 6'2" and my legs where pretty straight with the seat right back. I found the much maligned electric steering fine. In short as i'm not a boxster person really, I'd seriously consider a 981 cayman S (sold on the extra power/noise!), but i'd want to get to the bottom of the more saloon like ride. (the car had no buttons to indicate it had anything like PASM). Cheers Jon

 

[Buddy]

The manual S that I drove last Saturday had PASM, sport, sport plus and 20" wheels but even with the PASM on the ride was comfortable, some may differ as I still like the ride of my Gen 1 with 19" wheels and that feels stiffer. It was very civilised and for the first time in a 981 the steering feel did definitely feel lighter with less feedback but not too bad, today I drove another brand's car with electric power steering and it had no feel at all, the 981 on the other hand does give more feedback. To me the suspension could be permanently at the PASM hard setting the ride is just so good.