If you're the owner of a Porsche that is rapidly approaching its 20th birthday, you're in luck! Porsche has developed a new Porsche Classic Communication Management plug-and-play unit that not only includes modern amenities like a touch screen, Android Auto, and Apple Carplay, but it visually fits the aesthetic of your car. This is a killer upgrade …
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Comparing Three Generations of the Cayman
Three cars with similar silhouettes, sizes, and power outputs. Yet, the difference between them is enough to write a few pages on. If a balanced and reassuring road car is what you're after, the mid-tier Cayman has its own charm. Though each generation has its own unique blend of charms and foibles that create very distinct driving …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s The Appeal of the 987 Boxster Spyder?
With a free-revving 3.4-liter engine powering a single-minded machine weighing sub-3,000 pounds, the original Boxster Spyder had a lot to offer the discerning motorist. It did not exactly have the most user-friendly roof, or lack thereof, but that only allowed the driver to better appreciate the flat-six bark by leaving it down 100% of the time. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cayman Naturally Aspirated (the last of its kind)
I had never driven a Porsche Cayman before. Only a Boxster – a 987 Boxster S that we owned a few years back. So, when given the opportunity last month to drive one, I jumped at the chance. Boy, was it fun! It handled so well on the curves, and I could really feel the mid-enginey-ness in its handling. Still, I was a little sad when I drove this …
Continue to the full articleFrom Cayman to Macan and Back Again.
Ordinarily I don’t think of myself as being a particularly unique individual. In fact, I consider my personality to be rather reserved – loitering in the shadows more or less. Purchasing a Cayman (my first Porsche), was certainly a departure from this trait. I’ve learned to accept the attention that comes with buying any Porsche product. Two …
Continue to the full articleRiding the Depreciation Curve: Which is the Best Boxster to Buy Used?
Thinking about buying a used Boxster and wondering what year and model will give you the best deal? The crew over at JP & Co. have put together what they call a "Porsche Boxster | Buyer's Guide & Depreciation" video. It's not a "Buyer's Guide" in the true sense of the what we're used to. It doesn't point out what to look for on a PPI, or things of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Boxster and Cayman – The Complete Story Book Review
When it comes to books about Porsche, the numbers written about the company, its racing history, the venerable 911, and all its variants, are almost immeasurable. That's not the case, however, when it comes to the Boxster and Cayman. Sure, you have the basics we've come to expect with any model like Adrian Streather's "Buyer's Guides" and …
Continue to the full articleThis Is How The Top Of The 2015 Porsche Boxster Spyder Operates
Ever since the introduction of the 2015 Porsche Boxster Spyder we've been inundated with questions about how the top functions. Most of you know that its operation is much easier than the previous generation, but weren't quite sure just how much easier. Fortunately, the video below will show you exactly what's involved. As you can see, …
Continue to the full articleWhy the “Cayman GT4” Isn’t Going To Happen
As is usually the case when Porsche enthusiasts have nothing better to do, the rumor mill has started swirling again. This time, in regard to an extremely hot version of Porsche's 981 Cayman chassis, dubbed the "GT4". Porsche's head of GT3 development, Andreas Preuninger, was quoted almost a year ago as saying that Porsche was "considering" a more …
Continue to the full articleGymkhana 47: Drifting A Porsche Cayman S
If you're a car guy or girl, and you've been somewhere other than living under a rock since 2008, you will have no doubt at least heard of Ken Block and his "Gymkhana" videos on YouTube. The recipe is simple, take one modified car, drive it fast, make lots of handbrake turns, do donuts around cones, do wild lurid drifts, and generally act like a …
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