2008 Porsche Cayman S/ Quick Drive

Cars.com's Mike Hanley takes a look at the 2008 Porsche Cayman S.

Shot,and edited by: Matthew Avery
Produced by: Matthew Avery and Sarah Gersh

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• 2008
• benz
• bmw
• boxster
• cars
• carscom
• cayman
• class
• mercedes
• porsche
• slk
• z4

[genesis667]

Cheapo version, yeah right...And, What Version do you own??? I owned a 911 Turbo, great car...HUGE waste of money...There are far better things to invest money in...The law of diminishing returns is very real when dealing with exotics...You pay a whole sh!tload more, for a very small increase in performance...For a street car, that money is wasted as you will NEVER exploit what you paid for, at least not without spending the day in jail...For a STREET car, you can't beat the Cayman...

[golfguy11800]

The only 911 worthy of getting is a turbo. Whenever I see a non- turbo, non-GT3/GT2 911, I think to myself that the person couldn't afford it... same theory there. A Cayman S can be easily spec'd out to go into the low 80's, easily placing itself into the 911 pricing...

I hate it when people say "poor man's Porsche" A lot of previous 911 owners have actually traded their cars in for a Cayman due to it's superior handling performance.

Different folks, different strokes.

[ra2011kp]

@genesis667 i think u mean the law of diminishing marginal utility. but i agree

[kicksoffs]

I'd save some money and get a nissan 370 z instead.

[theonex50]

I doubt they'll ever put a mid-engine in a 911 because the cars most iconic feature is the rear engine lay out, long term 911 fans would be pissed if they got rid of that

[ryan97303]

M3 is a beast. 

[babymegatron]

@6UNLEASHED but that's a good thing in a way. If someone is really into cars they can get the better car for cheaper. Well... 911 is like buying a piece of history... but really who's thinking about history when corning at 100kph LOL. I love all Porsche except that suv and 4door...

[6UNLEASHED]

@babymegatron The Cayman models are perfect cars to handle alot more power, except the only issue is, Porsche refuses to give the Cayman really what it needs to keep 911 owners happy. If the engineers were able to make the Cayman be what its designed to be, it will outperform the 911 all day long. But who wants to hear that a less expensive model just beat out the definition of a sports car...the 911?

[babymegatron]

@6UNLEASHED LOL I'm also sure the chassis from Cayman can handle way more power. Simple upgrades to open up all bottle neck and put in a better ignition will easily give it 60hp+. That upgrade alone will cost similar to a 911 basic trim. Besides... I don't know anyone who can fit in the back seats of a 911. What's the point.

[xxmortimerxx]

@tyson33300 LOL.

[6UNLEASHED]

@babymegatron Porsche can easily make the Cayman/Boxster HP monsters, but for reasons like you mentioned, they wont, and cant. My question is: Is it worth buying a 911 compared to the better handling, mid-engine, 2 trunk havin', Affordable sports car? In all fairness, I think it is. Its more exotic looking, cuts curves like a razor, and is pleasing to the eye. 911 owners wont agree at any means to this, but you cant disagree with sales numbers.

[babymegatron]

@6UNLEASHED Ya... they're doing the exact opposite for Cayman and Boxster adding only 10hp more to each new edition just to keep the 911 alive. 911 isn't exactly an exotic looking car not even the GT2. Remaining is the performance; which the lower 911 trims aren't that special. This brought me to the point of - Buy a 911 because it's the all season house special, but most of the time those so called special are left overs from yesterday.