Filed under: Coupes, Euro, Porsche, Misc. Auto Shows, UK
Rumormill: Porsche Cayman S Sport
The Porsche Cayman is due for a makeover, and to coincide with the automaker's 60th anniversary, Porsche will be offering a Sport version of its mid-engine coupe as a fitting send off before the next generation arrives in 2009.
CarTribe is reporting that the Cayman S Sport will be equipped with some of the same kit featured on the Boxster S Sport, including a chronos package, upgraded brakes and suspension, along with a two-tone paint scheme that could ape the Porsche 911 GT3. Power upgrades will be nominal and pricing is expected to be around £47,000 in the UK. Porsche might roll out the Cayman S Sport at the London Motor Show this week, but it's more likely to be soft launched later this year.
[Source: CarTribe via WCF]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Kumail 2:40PM (7/21/2008)
that would be amazing...
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GTRfan 3:21AM (7/22/2008)
What would trully be amazing is a Cayman with the engine, suspensions and brakes of a 911 GT3! But unfortunately Porsche will never release such a version because nobody would buy a 911 anymore...
Torrent 2:46PM (7/21/2008)
Do Porsches really get makeovers? Or do they just always get refreshes?
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RayJ 2:58PM (7/21/2008)
I swear how many versions of the same car can they keep releasing. They are worse than Mustang! They all look the same it would be something if they at least did not look like every other Porsche for the last 30 years+.
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Geeky1 3:25PM (7/21/2008)
Fair point. However, judging by their profit margins and the fact that they've been at the top of quality surveys consistently for some time, I'd say that evolutionary design is working out quite well for them.
993C4S 3:44PM (7/21/2008)
Why would you change such a successful and iconic design? Refreshers and tweaks are all that is needed. That's what has made Porsche a sports car for all ages (people and time) and the Benchmark against which most other sport/super cars judge themselves against.
http://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-vs/is-porsche-the-benchmark-for-all-other-super-cars/
RayJ 4:31PM (7/21/2008)
I guess that is true in a way but I am bored with the design.
Ford Wannup 4:33PM (7/21/2008)
@RayJ: normally, it's a right on comment on Porsche. But Cayman gets an exception in my book. IMHO, Cayman's design subtleties make it one of the most distinctively beautiful cars out there - certainly the most interesting Porsche to look at this side of Carrera GT
ccdoggy 6:32PM (7/21/2008)
umm nothing comes close to the number of mustang variations out there. Just off the top of my head i can come up with 15 and thats without puting in any effort to look any up.
I am a porsche fan, yes it does not change much and has a "theme" but for many its an iconic shape (yes i know over used) and iconic performance.
RayJ 12:45AM (7/22/2008)
See I am a kid of the 80's and then Porsche really ruled! I got a 944, 944S, and a 968 because one they are all I could afford at the time and I remembered how distinctive they were in the 80's. It is 2008 and they have not gone far from it. Don’t get me wrong I respect Porsche for what they are but they need something new to light some fire.
mk 3:09PM (7/21/2008)
This will be interesting to see.
I hope it is as classy and nice as the Boxster RS60.
Maybe they'll put an LSD in it finally, a cool look with a special color, or something? Probably fully loaded with PASM/SportChrono, no doubt.
As long as it isn't the tangerine pictured... It is stark and noticeable, but I don't know if it is an "ownable" color to me. Nice to see out and about, but not my taste to see in my garage (even the garage in my head...)
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RG 3:18PM (7/21/2008)
I think they should call it the Porsche Cayman "Let's See How Many People We Can Get to Buy This Car with Minor Upgrades At A Premium Price When An All New Cayman with Awesome Upgrades Is Right Around the Corner" Edition
I kind of like it, it rolls off the tongue.
FWIW, totally stoked for the next gen Cayman!
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GeoSB8K 3:23PM (7/21/2008)
Had a 2006 Cayman S, one of the most boring cars I've ever driven. Good on the track (most cars are more fun on the track) but for day to day just a bore. Traded for a C4S and enjoy that a heck of a lot more. I go by my local dealer once a month or so and the story is always the same, the Caymans aren't moving all that well. Porsche could have made a stripped out, raw, hard top, track toy full of attitude but instead they just put a hard top on a Boxster and charged more for it.
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carsteve 3:39PM (7/21/2008)
False.
wushu 3:45PM (7/21/2008)
Extremely disappointing this so called "Cayman S Sport" will not have a bigger engine.
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tyler 4:44PM (7/21/2008)
to bad the car pictured in the article is a boxster...
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Johnnie 4:46PM (7/21/2008)
I was thinking the same thing.
Jackattak 5:04PM (7/21/2008)
Probably because the author referenced the Boxster S Sport in the article and the photo was used to show what the design would look like.
Or I could be wrong. I only read the article so who knows?
Artie Lange 5:25PM (7/21/2008)
Wow - does the UK government ever screw its consumers. In the States, that car would list for about 32,000 pounds, and you probably wouldn't even pay that.
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Kaveh 6:33PM (7/21/2008)
Ok, your making my mouth water, imagine a Cayman RS using carbon fiber body panels, light weight wheels, titanum exhaust, hooked up to the 3.8 from the Carrera RS. All in black.
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