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2014 PORSCHE Cayman S Review

20 Dec 2013, 9:39 UTC · by · photos Catalin Garmacea

OUR TEST CAR: 2014 Porsche Cayman S PDK (981)

 
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Once you go past 3,000 rpm you’ll start feeling the urge of the engine, By the time you reach 7,000 rpm you’re a bit hypnotized and you’ve still got 500 rpm to go.

Opting for the sports steering wheel will replace the annoying PDK buttons with paddle shifters, but you can’t have this with a heating function. The shifts are as fast as ever, or refined, if that’s what you want.

By the way, they’ve made the Boxster about 15 percent more efficient. In the case of the PDK-equipped models, part of that comes from the new coasting function. Release the throttle or try to upshift while in seventh and you’ll feel the engine being disengaged.

At the other end of the tech updates we find the optional Sports Exhaust. The Cayman S’ flat six comes with an easily distinguishable mechanical soundtrack. A pleasing treat, available at the touch of a dedicated button.

At the other end of the performance scale we find the Cayman with a manual, which needs 5.7 seconds to hit 62 mph. The beauty of this sports car lies in the fact that you can enjoy this just as much. Here you’ll have to extract the performance and we assure you this is the most pleasant work you’ve ever done.

Still, this is a Porsche Cayman we’re talking about - the heart of this car is its chassis, so it’s the handling that takes the cake here. One of the sweetest in the world.

One of the top reasons for which people fall in love with Porsches is their unbelievable handling balance. The directness of these things, the way in which they’re always ready to come back on the power, all these go straight into your petrol-loving heart.

In fact, this is the part where the Cayman sorts things out better than the 911. Both offer superb bend-tackling abilities, but the rear-engined configuration means that the latter always wants to bite your head off as you come close to the limit. The Cayman is much easier to drive at full blow, as well as past the limit.

Sure, purists love the way in which the pendulum effect of the 911 pushes you into a corner, but the Cayman is much more composed. The chassis is so well sorted out, that the base 2.7-liter engine has a hard time overcoming traction in the wider bends and this is no lazy powerplant. The closest car to this we can think of is the Toyota GT 86.
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