Porsche Cayman R test: Porsche GT3 for small money


The Porsche Cayman R is the purist form of the mid-engine athlete and lives up to its animal namesake - he snatches all curves.
You also can wait. Since then the life, rewarded a sometimes rather than to punish - in this case with a Porsche GT3 for small money: a Cayman R. Many prospective customers have annoyed 2005 with the introduction of Cayman S on the motor Maulsperre. Porsche had limited performance, so that the better balanced mid-engine two-seater is not the much pricier 911 Carrera to the ears.
This could now be the Porsche Cayman R. Sports chassis with light 19 Zollern, aerodynamic Kit, bucket seats, 10 HP more power, but 55 kg less weight by doors and front cover made of aluminium authorize to the wearing of meaningful R in the name. R as purebred. Actually the Porsche Cayman is R as the top model of the small series for anything that stirs up the Porsche request: seductive body curves and an eager rotating engine - now using thicker exhaust hose pipe free ausatmend - a sports suspension that passion inciting the Landstra?en-.
Compared to the Cayman S Porsche Cayman, R has more negative camber, higher spring rates, and harder with the dampers stress levels. Front the rebound, however, is soft, the rear stabilizer but more. Fine tuning for a symbiotic connection to the street, without closing the door on the comfort.
The Porsche Cayman R directs a GT3-like precision, keeps up with understeer, remains linientreu on train, you can do to change-focused without becoming the ricochet. Who derided him as a baby-Porsche, should watch that he will be plastered not by him.
Heart, what do you more? Even at the price of Porsche preserved traction: the Porsche Cayman R is although 7,300 euros over a S, but 15.700 under a 911 Carrera. Seems that the wait would have paid off this time actually.