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 …
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The 2020 Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 Is Faster On Track Than A 992 Carrera
Though the hierarchy at Porsche is supposed to be unshakable, it appears there's a little wiggle room in the small spaces between the heavy hitters. The implication has always been that the Cayman should sit firmly underneath the Carrera in Porsche's pecking order. However, install the 4.0-liter engine in the Cayman, and very soon it's …
Continue to the full articleGT4 RS Spied Testing at the Nurburgring
Despite wearing a coat of incognito black, this test mule's NACA ducts, swan neck wing, and a raspier exhaust note leave an indelible impression on the keen observer's mind. The unmistakable shape and even proportions of a 718 Cayman, dressed in all the aerodynamic accessories, suggest that Porsche is looking at wedging a harder, faster version of …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Makes a Compelling Case for Keeping the Manual Around
Over the past week, I've been wondering how much compromise is the right amount for a focused sports car—especially when a GTS badge connotes real performance. A little less of the GT4's busy-in-your-hands character isn't such a bad thing for a car which will see plenty of street driving, as Henry Catchpole has been able to convey in his latest …
Continue to the full articlePurists Rejoice! Porsche Puts the Six-Cylinder Back Into the 718 GTS
Stuffing a throaty six-cylinder in the back of a mid-tier Cayman or Boxster isn't ever going to be met with much opposition. While many have grown accustomed to the shove and impressive mid-range of the latest 2.5-liter turbo motors, the screaming 4.0-liter atmospheric engines will always be welcome betwixt the haunches of a 718. Of course, …
Continue to the full articleManthey Racing Cayman 718 GTS Hounds GT3 RS at the Nurburgring
Though no slouch from the factory, the Cayman 718 GTS' blade can use a bit of sharpening if it's to keep in touch with the venerable 991 GT3 RS. One owner and skilled shoe, a certain sebastian vittel, sent his off to Manthey Racing to fulfill the potential of the 718 chassis. Agile, easily controlled, and reassuring, it's enough to run with a …
Continue to the full articleTake A Deeper Dive Inside the 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS Models
Isn't turbocharging marvelous? As sonorous as the old flat-sixes were, adding power has never been easier in the Boxster and Cayman range. Thanks to a revised intake and flow-optimized turbocharger the GTS makes 15 horsepower more than the S models. This additional power is only part of what sets the GTS apart from the other models in the 718 …
Continue to the full articleAscending the Swiss Alps in a Cayman GTS.
The topography of the Swiss Alps is radically different to mountain ranges in the United States. For those of us in America the Sierra Nevadas, Rockies or Adirondacks are all familiar, but in many ways tamer than the jagged Alps. We've featured slaWterCH's videos before here on Flatsixes. The narrow, winding mountain passes seen here frequently …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Another Road To Add To Your “Bucket List”
Depending on where you live in the U.S. many of us don't have the opportunities to traverse high altitude mountain roads. Sure, there are plenty in parts of California and across the Rockies. Even a few in the south and here in the North East, but nothing like the opportunities that abound in the Swiss Alps. The drive in this video is along the …
Continue to the full articleWhat A Croc: The Porsche Cayman Story
I’m not proud of it, but there was a point in my life when I lost interest in cars. I stopped going to shows and events, let all my car magazine subscriptions run out, and even traded my 2003 BMW 325xi on a 2006 Hyundai Sonata (sad, but true). I still liked to drive – always preferring to captain the ship than to ride shotgun, but I lost the …
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