The 981 Boxster and Cayman are gaining new model lines almost as quickly as the 991 is. The defining characteristic of the different models is horsepower. The standard 'base' car has 265 horses (275 in the Cayman), there's the S we all know and love with 315 (325 in the Cayman), and the new 330 horsepower GTS (340 in the Cayman), which continues to …
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5 Reasons Why Porsche Should Build The Cayman GT4
In an earlier post we discussed the rumored "Cayman GT4" and why the motoring media has probably gotten it all wrong. They're saying it will be a 400 horsepower, mid-motor GT3 for about $100 grand. That's arbitrary conjecture, and if I'm honest, just plain absurd. It's absurd mostly because Porsche has proven time and time again that they aren't …
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Results And Pictures From United SportsCar At Laguna Seca
When a great series like the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship comes to your home track, it is really difficult to say no to a weekend at the track. Now, of course, I'm using the phrase "home track" a bit liberally, as it's really a 5 hour drive, but with a track as amazing as Laguna Seca, you'll use any excuse possible to get out there! The …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Confirms They Will Build A 4-Cylinder Boxster And Cayman
Rejoice, my friends, because paradise will be arriving in Porsche dealerships in the near future. After months of denying the possibility, Porsche's top dog; Matthias Müller, has confirmed that the next-generation Cayman and Boxster are scheduled to receive a boxer four-cylinder engine in an interview with German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. …
Continue to the full articleBoxster And Cayman Make Automobile Magazine All Stars List Again
It's a new year, and Porsche is still winning awards left and right. The newest addition to their trophy cabinet is the "2014 Automobile Magazine All Stars" list inclusion for the 981 Boxster and Cayman. The mid-engine twins have been featured on this list every year since 2010, and five other times before that. Porsche's Boxster and Cayman are …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Teams Prep For An Exciting Long Beach Weekend
This weekend, the two major North American sports car championships will converge on the Long Beach Grand Prix circuit, sharing the schedule with IndyCar. Both the Tudor United Sports Car Championship and the SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge are well contested by Porsche teams, including the factory 911 RSR duo that have proven quite …
Continue to the full articlePorsche AG Reports Worldwide February 2014 Sales
In February 2014, Porsche AG again increased deliveries to customers. With 11,061 cars sold worldwide, the sports car manufacturer had an increase of just under six percent compared to the same month last year. In the first two months of 2014, Porsche sold its customers a total of 23,286 new cars. Member of the Executive Board Sales and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche AG Reports Worldwide January 2014 Sales
Porsche carried forward the positive business growth of last year in January 2014: With 12,225 vehicles, the number of deliveries to customers worldwide was 1.4 per cent above the good result of the same month last year, which was hugely successful thanks to the fresh energy that the latest 911 models and the third generation of the Boxster brought …
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