The German concern "Porsche" in 2016 on car showroom presented an updated version of the sports Porsche 718 Cayman in Beijing. He is the most affordable car this model. The name is taken from the classic racing "Porsche" 718. According to the manufacturer, the body of the sports car was created entirely from new parts. To date, there are several modifications of the Cayman model.

The manufacturers took the roadster, the Porsche Boxster, as the basis for creating the car. Many young car enthusiasts dream of such a car, created according to German traditions. Let's take a closer look at the model.

Appearance

At first glance, the difference from previous generation insignificant. The front of the car has undergone a significant change. The lower air intakes have become more expressive. In the center of the lower part of the bumper, a wide fine-mesh deflector is made, and along the edges there are small holes with a large grille.

That the car belongs to the class of premium sports cars can be recognized by the presence of integrated four-point headlights, in classic Porsche Cayman style.

The stern optics also changed a little externally. She got small spoilers at the top.

The sides of the car body pass into swollen rear fenders with large air intakes. This appearance provides a resemblance to the models of the mid-twentieth century. Low-profile 19-inch rubber wrapped in stylish alloy wheels provides excellent road grip. The fenders of the car are slightly swollen compared to previous body versions.

The image of a sports coupe is complemented by a rounded roof, smoothly turning into a sloping rear glass, which completes the original diffuser. It is worth noting, and perfectly suited to the appearance of the car side mirrors on legs.

Due to the fact that the car belongs to the sports class, the car is squat and looks flattened on the surface of the roadway.

German car interior

The manufacturer installed on the sports Porsche coupe Cayman S multifunctional three-spoke steering wheel. At the top dashboard there are stylish openings for installing climate control. The driver sees the traditional three wells of instruments and a small display in front of him. on-board computer, which displays all the necessary information along the way.

A monitor of various functional options is installed in the center of the front console, as well as multimedia system. Under the screen is the climate control panel, which is very easy to use and will not distract the driver from driving.

Bucket seats, and there are two of them, are designed exclusively for aggressive driving, so there is no need to talk about comfort on long trips.

The German manufacturer is ready to install a modern advanced Sound Package Plus audio system in the Porsche Cayman for an additional fee. It includes more than a dozen speakers, the sound of which is at the highest level. Another addition will be a voice control module for car options in different languages, of course, also for a fee.

Due to the central location of the engine, the Porsche Cayman has two luggage compartment. Their volumes are: front - 150 liters, rear - 175 liters.

Speed ​​indicators

The characteristics of the Porsche Cayman do not really stand out among classmates. The car is equipped with a 2-liter engine with a capacity of 300 Horse power, which produces 380 Nm of torque. Motor with direct injection fuel and a turbocharger allows you to accelerate the sports car to a maximum of 275 kilometers per hour. Thanks to a 6-speed manual transmission, the two-door coupe overcomes the mark of 100 km/h in 5.1 seconds. The robotic box copes with this segment 0.2 seconds faster, thanks to the Sport Chrono package. On the version of the Porsche 718 Cayman S, the manufacturer installed more powerful engine volume of 2.5 liters, which produces a maximum of 350 horsepower.

In the combined consumption cycle, the car consumes up to 7.4 liters of fuel, you see, an impressive figure.

Severe temper

All modifications of the caiman are built on a rear-wheel drive Porsche platform Boxster with independent suspension. Rear mounted suspension struts With transverse stabilizers. The buyer is available as an option chassis PASM with reduced ground clearance.

Sports car wheels are equipped with ventilated brake discs and 4-piston aluminum calipers. As befits a sports car, the width of the wheels front and rear is different, 299 mm and 330 mm, respectively, improved by security systems.

Opinion of the lucky ones

The owners of the car unanimously claim that the behavior of the coupe on the road is bold and aggressive. As many owners say, the Cayman is a great alternative to the 911 Porsche. Their salons are almost the same, they are very similar in appearance, the only difference is technical equipment. Unlike the Porsche 718, the 911 has a more powerful engine and stiffer suspension. A car for fun, like a toy for big kids.

Reviews about the Stuttgart sports car are extremely positive, of the minuses, many note the rapid fatigue of driving. This happens due to the constant monitoring of the behavior of the car, which wants to go into a skid from a place.

Charged German

Along with the regular version, Porsche releases an improved version of the "alligator" - the Porsche Cayman GT4. This monster is equipped with a 3.8-liter six-cylinder engine that develops a maximum of 385 "horses". Acceleration to “hundreds” takes only 4.4 seconds. Due to the limitation electronics, the top speed is 295 km/h.

This modification Designed exclusively for track riding high speeds. It is difficult to move around the city slowly, roar exhaust pipes urges: "Push the pedal to the floor!". Rigid steering and excellent responsiveness of the steering wheel puts an end to the mission of the German "beast".

In Russia, a sports coupe costs about 4,500,000 rubles. For this amount, you get the basic version with leather seats, a fire extinguisher and a six-point harness, like in racing sports cars.

The name of the Cayman model is taken from the fact that on the day the car went on sale, the company took care of one of the alligator varieties - the caiman.

In 2009, the Porsche concern sued the American shoe company Crocs. The essence of the lawsuit was that the "shoemakers" used the name of the shoe model, like the version of "Porsche". The court ruled in favor of German concern.

In 2013, during the endurance races, the Porsche Cayman took all the places on the podium. The victory in the competition was the 75th for the entire time of participation in the race.

The car, according to experts, ranked seventh among the least sold cars.

Vehicle safety

The Cayman has not been crash tested, so the safety of the coupe can be judged by the presence of safety equipment. Firstly, these are seat belts and airbags, which are located from the front and from the side. Secondly, advanced stability systems allow you to control the state of the car's movement. Additional airbags protect the head of those seated during tight turns.

Market in Russia

In our country, the cost of a Porsche Cayman starts at 3,620,000 rubles for a car with a basic “stuffing” and manual transmission. For a box "automatic" will have to pay 200,000 more.

V standard equipment includes:

• 18" alloy wheels;
• ABS systems, ASR, ABD, MSR;
• audio system with eight speakers;
• bi-xenon, as head optics;

As an addition, you can choose wheels up to 20 inches, parking sensors, adaptive suspension, built-in navigator. The buyer also has a choice of colors and trim materials.

Porsche Cayman is the cheapest model of the German concern. As a result of this fact, he has no competitors. In terms of prestige and speed, the car has very few rivals. Porsche creations will always be desirable among motorists. Power and dynamics are hidden behind the unsurpassed and light lines of the body. Traditional drop-shaped optics will not leave anyone indifferent in front of the car.

We dare to admit that Ferdinand Porsche created a truly great and flawless company that produces excellent vehicles.

People, have you eaten all the sawdust here or something? Learn to listen to each other at least a little! Igor clearly and clearly said that he is catching a buzz from managing the Cayman, and there’s nothing more to add here. Yes, there are multi-cars more convenient, faster, cheaper, more passable - but for example, I don’t need this, in order to knead the dirt there are UAZs. Three years ago I managed to drive a Boxter S (Cayman platform but in a convertible body) in the desert for several days (see photo, I think Igor recognizes the shape of the mirror :) I don’t I can say that this is the fastest or most comfortable car of those that I have driven. But I really enjoyed it as a driver. Yes, in Porsche the high door and the lack of a retractable knee pillow a la BMW sports are annoying, and if you wish, you can find a dozen more shortcomings right after sitting behind the wheel. But if you ever sit behind the wheel such a car, you will perceive full-size cars as barges for the rest of your life, and jeepers as tractor drivers. I also liked the fuel consumption. With a not very calm driving style, I got about 12 liters per 100 km (I remember because I could not find a gas station for a long time :) Personally, Boxster reminded me very much of my old Mazda MX5, but only with powerful motor. Such a car should be driven in the mountains or in the desert, where you can drive from the heart and enjoy complete control under the squeal of rubber in the corners. This is the perfect toy for the track or race track. In general, from my point of view, the mass of the car, its length and handling are more than Elise - these are cars of the same category, although of different prices and power supply. They give a similar driving experience. For those who like to compare numbers - pay attention to the skid pad, that is, how much lateral acceleration the car can withstand before taking it off the track. Together with the length of the car, weight distribution and steering, this approximately determines its maneuverability and cornering stability. So you can easily distinguish sports sedans (0.7-0.90g) from pure sports cars (0.92 - 1.02g). Let's say now I drive a 650i, but with the same acceleration dynamics as a cayman, this car is much heavier and slalom on unimportant class features than power and even more so the price. Therefore, for me, the Cayman, Honda S2000, Lotuy is much slower. Accordingly, these two cars are designed for different purposes and therefore are in different classes initially, even before comparing prices. By the way, if Igor is lucky with the service in Kiev, Cayman can also provide quite reliable car. At least passenger cars have traditionally been simple and reliable. So I say goodbye and wish everyone to buy beautiful cars. Life is short and beautiful, don't make it too practical.

October 22, 2014 → mileage 37200 km

Little crocodile.

So, I sold my Smart Brabus and shed a tear ... it was a painfully good car. But the mileage was already approaching 70,000, and the turbine is not eternal there, and winter is on the nose, it's cold in Smartik. The doors are plastic. And something hit me...

I have always treated Porsche products with some skepticism and distrust. A sort of expensive and unknown little animal. Yes, now Cayenne and Panamer divorced like mud. And this turned me away from this brand even more. Well, it doesn’t fit in my head how an SUV can be sporty ?! The dirt there is impassable, impassable roads, all sorts of fields and country roads ... I don’t understand what all this has to do with Porsche’s sports philosophy .. I didn’t understand the Panamera either. A sort of S-class Mercedes with a muzzle and ass from 911 or a 4-door 911 :) It's also not clear. Sports and executive sedan, sports and off-road vehicles - some kind of non-edible porridge. In short, these machines have never caused anything but bewilderment in me. I don't know who buys them. For what - no. Probably when you want from a car and practicality and show-off from Porsche at the same time.

Whether it's a classic - 911. But the price ... space. However, as it turned out, back in 2006, Porsche made the Cayman model. Which was half the price, handled better than the 911 and, according to most owners and experts, was much more driving and fun than all previous 911 models. It was also more suitable as an everyday year-round vehicle.

I have watched a lot of reviews and test drives of caimans on youtube. In which I have heard too often that the Porsche Cayman is best car which the authors of the video reviews have ever driven or that if they could buy one (last) car and for the rest of their lives they would buy a Cayman, etc. And this was said by people who for years have been testing the entire top, high-end, which was only released to the market by all the top brands. Long story short, I bought it :)

The secret of the caiman lies in its non-standard layout. The motor is not in the front and not in the back. It is located in the middle of the cabin. :)

First the engine, then the gearbox.

Due to this, an almost ideal axle suspension close to 50 to 50 is achieved. The result is excellent handling. The feeling that he just turns at any speed and in any turns.

The Cayman is still relatively rare. You can wait a long time for a good offer. I wanted a car no older than 2008, with a minimum mileage, bought from an authorized dealer in the Russian Federation, with an engine up to 250 hp and automatic. And in the color you like. And this was found as much as 1500 km from home. The seller immediately moved up 15% in value. Then the suitcase, the station, the Urals ..

We arrived home in 19 hours, of which 2 hours in deep snow, 11 hours in rain.

Price

While waiting for the seller, I went to the Nissan salon. Made sure I bought a 35,000 km Porsche for the price Nissan Qashqai with automatic transmission in average configuration(without skin) with 0 km mileage.

Initially, this caiman cost the owner about $139,000 in 2008. TO current moment it lost almost 85% of its original value in value. At the same time, without losing appearance and general condition and 15%.

Engine

245 hp is the weakest of the motors in the entire Porsche lineup. There is also Cayman S - 295 hp. Then, in 2009, there was a slight restyling and the power of the smallest engine increased to 265 hp. Since 2013, caimans have gone in the new 981 body with engines of 275, 325 and 340 hp

The new caimans look like this:

Divine! The prices are killer. :)

I didn't want some kind of heavy-duty motor, simply because I don't see the environment for its habitat in Moscow. I looked after the car more for everyday use, and therefore the presence of an automatic transmission, a consumption of about 15 liters of the 98th in the city and a tax of 17,000 rubles (against about 60,000 rubles for a 295-horsepower Cayman S) per year suited me perfectly. I want to note that the weight of the car is only 1350 kg, the length is 4.35 m, and the height is only 1.3 m (to the elbow). Personally, I have enough 245 hp for the eyes. I don’t get pleasure from abrupt starts from a standstill, and acceleration in 6.1 seconds to 100 km.h. quite satisfied.

The motor is not turbocharged and boxer. A sort of classic of the genre. Despite the fact that it is in the cabin, the engine itself is not audible from the cabin. You can only hear the exhaust. By the way, this car has an optional PSE (Porsche Sport Exhaust) - a sports exhaust that is activated by pressing a button. If you want to ride in relative silence - please. If you want to growl to the whole Ivanovo - press the key, some dampers in the mufflers will open and the exhaust volume will change significantly with the tone. The sound is the most pleasant, especially after 4000 rpm. :)

Motors are generally reliable. However, all Porsches have one problem - allegedly from poor quality Russian gasoline it's just pulling the cylinders. The price of a turnkey repair is only 400K rubles. :) No one is safe from this and nothing affects it: neither the oil, nor the driving style, nor the type of engine, nor its volume. In short, as God sends.

However, the factory makes it possible to stand up for an extended warranty. Which costs about 60,000 rubles a year. In this case, the following conditions must be met.

• Be the owner for at least 3 months
• Make a big maintenance (40,000 thousand rubles) at the dealer
• Pass diagnostics on 111 points (11,000 rubles) at the dealer and eliminate the comments.
• The car was imported officially through a representative office.
• The car is not older than 9 years and the mileage is not more than 200,000 km.

The average consumption on the highway for 1500 km was 9.7 liters of the 98th. The average speed is 100 km per hour.

Salon

Salon certainly not big, but comfortable. I got used to landing after 2 hours, constantly playing with the seat settings. Then saved the settings in memory. salon dark, Brown. Black did not want, as the space narrows, and beige is very easily soiled. Brown looks very noble and expensive or something. Stitching, seat perforation, music BOSE 10 speakers, heating, bi-xenon, rain sensor, rear parking sensors. In a word, nothing more. Only the essentials. And this is very good. Still, this is not an executive sedan. A certain asceticism here only adds charm. Holds heat well in the cabin. Probably because the engine is in the same place. w221 cools down just before our eyes.

10 speakers + amplifier + BOSE active subwoofer fit in a small cabin.

During the drive home, it was not comfortable to sleep, as the seats do not recline even by 40 degrees. Nowhere. Engine.))

In pistons, the quality of plastic coloring has always bothered me. I myself have seen how the paint simply peels off the parts and buttons of cayennes and other caimans. Gives some kind of Chinese. But in mine while the paint has peeled off only near the ignition switch. Apparently from the fact that the key fob was rubbing there. They say that in new cars this is no longer the case.

Trunk

There are two of them! Huge in front. Not a large person will fit in sitting, not a small one in the back either + the ability to install nets and put something on the engine. Like that:

You can even buy a complete set of metal boxes from the dealer right size at the price of gold bars equivalent to the weight of these boxes :)

Suspension

All the way I caught myself thinking that the suspension is very energy-intensive. In a Mercedes, it somehow shakes smoothly on bumps. And here the suspension works dull and extremely comfortable. Of course, it’s stupid to compare with the start, but there she was much tougher. There, the shock absorbers often rested against their limiters with a characteristic blow at quite harmless joints, but here it is completely different - very pleasant and comfortable in sensations.

Looks like this from the front:

And something like this in the back:

There are legends about the management of caimans. It is considered a reference due to the same mid-engine layout. I heard that at the famous track in Nuremberg, a less powerful and cheaper cayman arrived 2 seconds faster than its older brother 911 of the same year of manufacture. The car does not heel and does not sway. It seems that it can turn 90 degrees at any speed))

Ground clearance 11 or 12 cm. Judge for yourself a lot or a little. Of course, you won’t climb through the snowdrifts .. I’ll tell you how it will behave in the winter. Although I do not plan to actively exploit.

Appearance.

Well, here's the taste and color. On the good wheels the car looks really cool. People come to take pictures.

Aerodynamics is also on top:

There is a spoiler at the back, which automatically extends at a speed of 120 km per hour and retracts at 80. There is a funny entry in the manual about this:

That is, without it, nothing. Achtung and all that :)

Thank you all for your attention!



The Porsche website says:

"And choose the direction that will turn out to be the best. It's time for a sports car that is a visible expression of the law of turning and reinterprets the charm sports cars: a convincing mid-engine concept with a low center of gravity for precise and direct behavior car on the road. With more technical potential with more efficiency, with an engine that easily reaches the most high revs and impressive traction. WITH innovative technologies and rationally lightweight designs that contribute to the achievement of excellent specific gravity. WITH undercarriage, which allows you to confidently realize the power of the engine in motion - especially when cornering. With a unique design, which is directed forward with every line, every edge."

If you understand something - take it!)))

Well, put on an extended warranty and sleep peacefully.

Advantages:

• Powerful engine (relatively)
• Affordable price
• Image and indescribable sensations + attention of others
• Excellent rumble sports exhaust system
• Large trunks

Flaws:

• Expensive maintenance and spare parts
• There are seizures in the motors
• Difficulty getting out of the car

Security Comfort Driving performance Reliability Appearance

We have already "tried on" the Porsche Cayman - the first generation coupe was in our hands six years ago (AR No. 18, 2007). Now it's time for a new model. The base Cayman (2.7 l, 275 hp) with "mechanics" costs 2 million 566 thousand rubles, but we have Cayman S (3.4 l, 325 hp) with a preselective "robot" PDK, adaptive suspension, Sport Chrono package, self-locking differential, leather interior, Bose audio system, navigator and other options. Such a two-door costs 4 million 393 thousand rubles - almost like the base Porsche 911.

Daria Lavrova

TV producer
Height 169 cm
Driving experience 13 years
rides on BMW car 325ixDrive

Our flight was interrupted at the Third Ring Road.

I stood in a traffic jam, did not touch anyone and looked forward to a wonderful day in the company of the scarlet Caiman. A sharp rattle, I was dragged somewhere, twitched, I looked around, and there, at the level of the rear left wing, was the stern physiognomy of KAMAZ. Comrade decided to rebuild, and I was in a blind zone for him.

“KAMAZ fucked Porshik,” the Internet community of owners of some navigation systems. Both the traffic cops and the KAMAZ driver himself, who turned out to be a very nice person, lamented that such beauty had suffered. Of course, the first thing I said was that the Cayman was not mine, that my work was like that ...

And she was thinking about this. First, now I'll stay away from big machines: “I can see everything from above” - this is still not about Kamaz and other trucks. Secondly, despite the enthusiastic views of others, such a car is not for our reality. In the morning, when I was crossing a road construction site, I was shaken so that I was afraid that this car would not “decompose” on the spot. Suspension rigid to the point of obscenity. Thirdly, such a small size in the city, as I have just seen, is not safe - even the fiery red color did not help. And this handsome man, although sporty and fast and torquey, turned out to be too noisy. Something hums, grunts and sniffles in it, not only on the go, but also when the car is standing still with the engine running. And in motion, in addition to strange mechanical oohs and sighs, you can even hear the rubber rustling on the asphalt. I would not have lasted on our roads for such a long time. I didn't last. He's kind of unfinished.

Yuri Vetrov

Dream sports car! A luxurious armchair carefully hugs the back, the steering wheel merges with the hands, the pedals with the legs. The engine is a liquid fuel rocket booster. And the PDK "robot" turns jet propulsion control from a difficult and dangerous job into an easy and fun game.

The Cayman chassis is a rail-laying machine that is always with you. The accuracy of the reactions is such that the expression “turned like on rails” turns from a figure of speech into a statement of fact. At the same time, the ride is by no means railway-like: on bumps, the Porsche shakes only a little more than my Mazda.

And only the roof prevents me from calling my car. Cayman roofless, aka Boxster, gives me a lot more emotions. And the fact that the Porsche 911 is still faster on the race track, for me, eliminates the Cayman's handling advantage over the Boxster. So my Porsche is only a Boxster. Let it be only in dreams.

And only the roof prevents me from calling my car. Cayman without a roof, aka Boxster, gives me a lot more emotions

Ivan Shadrichev

It is gratifying for me that acquaintance with another Porsche model leaked out at the landfill. A slight sadness over the lack of pure "mechanics" is replaced by delight in how the robotic box works. A low start, like on the last "nine hundred and eleventh", is given as easy as shelling pears: Sport + mode, the engine freezes at six and a half thousand, I throw the brake - and the Cayman nimbly jumps forward; slippage not the slightest! Transfers are replaced with lightning speed, with accentuated, but still the easiest jerks. Under the roar of the engine (however, it is not as tasty as the 911) I dial "maximum speed". It is ideal that the car does not go like clockwork, but it does not wag its tail either - given the quality of the coating, the behavior is quite calm. At emergency braking I feel a powerful slowdown in my gut, and I can see from the numbers that the “crocodile” is not inferior to the older brother here, and at any speed!

On a moderate (up to two hundred) course, the reactions to the steering wheel are immediate. Turns stringing a pleasure. From time to time, the control system that wakes up delicately limits traction. I turned it off, so what? While the adhesion of the wheels to the roadway is high, if the car is not specifically provoked, the rear does not break into a skid; under thrust, I have a slight demolition of the front end. And the smoothness is not bad for sports car, it’s not prohibitively shaking even with the suspension “squeezed” in the sports mode.

What I don’t like is the high noise level, there are also unpleasant vibrations. However, with a nimble ride, these features, if not a buzz, then fade into the background. And with a measured movement, they are still tiring, you want comfort. It is easy to get it - you just need not buy a Cayman, but a Porsche 911, and the one that is the latest model. Is it worth paying half the price for it? The little thing is undoubtedly more status, but for me it is absolutely unbearable. However, like the "cheap" Cayman.

Vladimir Melnikov

Why buy a sports car in Russia? To scare passengers, driving through the streets at night? An option, but akin to buying a refrigerator for the light it gives when the door is open. Caiman can also illuminate a dark corner, and many even enjoy it. But friends, you can't understand a Porsche without putting it on the track!

It’s hard for me to justify driving it around the city - in which place in Moscow should I enjoy it? My ass and back hurt from the constant poking of the stiff suspension, my head aches from the noise, and all I think about is not to miss the protruding manhole. Subtleties of control? You are joking?

In general, instead of the Garden Ring, I chose Smolensk. And after the first session of races, I was upset - early activation of the ABS, constant slips, and he was soft ... Damn, racing Grant and slick tires seriously knocked my usual points of reference! The "combat" Lada is 85 forces weaker, but more than 300 kg lighter, and the lap time on the same Smolensk ring is six seconds better!

Or maybe Grant didn’t hit me, but tared me? She showed that it is necessary to compete with a stopwatch only on racing vehicles. But for the Cayman to become racing, all he needs is to change tires and “clamp” the suspension! Then settle in the boxes, so as not to torment him and not to suffer himself on ordinary roads.

Of course, the price of such ownership is much higher than those 3.1 million rubles that are asked for the Cayman S official dealers, but this is the only reasonable option. I am wrong? Haven't I experienced the magic of driving a Porsche that delights even in the parking lot? Okay, try it. I'm willing to bet that in less than a year you'll start to ride it less and less, and then the possession will be reduced to the occasional recharging of the battery - and it's good if these are trips, and not connecting the charger.

Konstantin Sorokin

Press parks, where they keep cars for journalists, are like modeling agencies. Cars, as a rule, are in top trim levels, with the best interior trim and, of course, in the most advantageous color. And this bright red Cayman S carries almost the entire list of additional equipment. And at least four positions give me a racing heart: a self-locking differential paired with a traction vector control system, active suspension, Sport Chrono Package. But the most important thing is in the “base”: 325 “opposed” horsepower, coupled with rear wheel drive! I have to admit that I never had stable driving skills for such cars, but to trot in the bridle of systems active safety I think it's cheap bullshit. Moreover, the possibilities of electronics on such machines are not unlimited - this is regularly proved by visitors to nightclubs, who periodically break their sports cars in front of early passers-by.

I drove calmly. I savored the chassis settings, admired the brakes, experimented with the suspension and “clicked” not without pleasure. robotic box gears PDK - the best "robot" of those that I have ever come across. Yes, yes, it was “clicking”, because in automatic mode the gearbox is uninteresting and unsportsmanlike. But all this is not mine. Categorically! But on a very basic “simple” Cayman with a 2.7 engine and a six-speed “mechanics”, I would still vilify - and, I’m sure, with pleasure. Maybe even jumped on the track in Myachkovo: such a car is quite suitable for the role of a litmus test - it will definitely show whether it is worth driving such cars at all.

Ilya Khlebushkin

As Oscar Wilde used to say: "I have unpretentious taste: the best is enough for me." Until now, my “best” was called the Porsche 911. And I was burning with impatience, what if the Cayman is even cooler?

At first glance, Cayman and Nine Eleven are the same breed. The one that I can smell blindfolded: the ears instantly identify the hoarse-voiced gurgling of the "Opposite", the nostrils - the characteristic bitter-leather aroma of the interior. You will not confuse with anything!

Both come in handy - onlookers turn around and children point their fingers in the same way. Similar salons are immaculately licked, and fitted exactly to me - as if I was born in this grippy "bucket", and right away with a plump steering wheel bagel in my hands.

The well-trained “robot” PDK is impeccable, you trust the brakes like yourself, you never cease to be surprised by the “transparency” of the steering wheel even in parking lots, and to unbalance in turns that this Porsche can only be done beyond common sense.

But the "nine hundred and eleventh", not giving doubt to his sports car talents, captivates with humility and intelligence, and with a calm, ordinary ride. And the Cayman is tiring.

I'm not talking about the fact that it is defiantly impractical: just a couple of seats and only hints of two luggage racks, landing - centimeters from the asphalt, clearance limiting the habitat ... Such are the laws of the genre. But if I had the opportunity to buy a Porsche, I would step on the throat of a toad - and I would take the "nine hundred and eleventh", and for every day. However, I will not refuse to meet with Cayman again - and spend a couple of track days somewhere on the Nordschleife. And then, on the way home, relax in your, it turns out, soft, silent and unhurried BMW.

Gleb Rachko

Oldtimer company owner
Height 173 cm
Driving experience 13 years
Drives Maserati Quattroporte and Caterham 7

Ale! What? I can not hear. I'll call you back...

Rarely in what modern car so noisy that you have to postpone the phone conversation. Behind the back the engine hums, noise under the wings wide tires— Thank you though the suspension and the wind behave with restraint. There is nowhere to put things. Oh, sorry, there are already two trunks here - and, opening the rear one, each time you are preparing to answer the predictable question: “Where is the engine here?” But somehow I'm already used to the fact that behind the front seats in the car there is still a place where you can throw a fresh issue of a magazine, a bottle of wine or hang your companion's outerwear. We are talking about a car for every day, and not about a supercar? But this iron reptile does not reach this high-profile title either with strength, or with a harmonious exterior, or with a price.

Then what's the thrill? Where do these barrels of journalistic drool come from, abundantly washing the emblem of the work of Herr Reimspiss? But where. Excellent response of the naturally aspirated engine, shock work of the PDK box, adequate brakes, heavy, but such a correct steering wheel. Another five grams of enthusiastic platitudes - about handling. From my personal experience: probably, only Lotus Elise rulitsya better than Cayman S. And that's only because the "Englishman" is lighter by half a ton. For some, this red monster is an ideal. Like for those girls from Renault Sandero, sadly watching the departing Porsche. Or for fans of statistics who recognize cars from Stuttgart as the most reliable in the world. An important, by the way, fact, if you really buy a Porsche for every day. With a burning desire, apparently, you can get used to the small keys, awkwardly grouped behind the gearshift lever, and to the speedometer shifted to the side, and ... But why? Still not a supercar. Some kind of middle ground.

…Ale! Call back from "nine hundred and eleven"!

Sergey Znaemsky

The line is big.
And words are heavy.
Speak calmly -
flour for me.
I'm stolen by a car!
Submit poetry
so that joy
splash out
lines!
Ratings - markdown,
measurements - die.
Comparisons will all be flat.
Cayman burns!
Rumbles!
Boiling!
like a rhyme
at
Mayakovsky.
Under the bark of the starter,
under the sparks scream,
under boxing
cylinders
jamming.
Noise - no isolation!
What, not used to
drive with earplugs?
Box -
with motor:
seven -
for six
Agreed, biting friction clutches.
"Mechanic" sorry
but she can't make it
behind their Stakhanovite rut.
Second.
One hundred and twenty!
About the wing
Space
air
is torn.
In the bows of the tachometer, the arrow has reduced,
Seconds
time
surrenders.
I bend the lines
twisting the route
Instead of tires, I need feet.
Pulse under fingers
I keep the road
by the throat -
like an antelope.
The sports car is a holiday!
Ready every day
Hunchback like I'm in exile
Let them just flow
accelerate faster
Cayman
tears
to the back of the head.
Along the long front
coupe that attract,
sports car is moving.
Tell,
how much do they charge today
For that
red-skinned
predator?
Do not!
Be quiet!
Strings of zeros
I'm getting more and more worried.
Heal!
Envy!
I am a drug addict!
I am sick
chronically
Porsche! front rear axle, longitudinally

Number and arrangement of cylinders 6, opposite Working volume, cm3 3436 Cylinder diameter / piston stroke, mm 97,0/77,5 Compression ratio 12,5:1 Number of valves 24 Max. power, hp/kW/r/min 325/239/7400 Max. torque, Nm/r/min 370/4500-5800 Transmission robotic, preselective, 7-speed Drive unit rear, with self-locking differential Front suspension Rear suspension independent, spring, McPherson brakes disc, ventilated Front tires 235/34ZR20 Rear tires 265/35ZR20 Maximum speed, km/h 281 Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, s 4,9 (4,7**) Fuel consumption, l/100 km urban cycle 11,2 suburban cycle 6,2 mixed cycle 8,0 CO2 emissions, g/km mixed cycle 188 Capacity fuel tank, l 64 Fuel gasoline AI-98 * Front+Rear
** In Sport Plus mode

This is a rear-wheel drive coupe, designed on a mid-engined layout, in which the engine is located at the rear.

There are two seats. The car is based on the Porsche Boxster Second Generation and was announced in 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. There are three variations - Porsche Cayman, Porsche Cayman S, Porsche Cayman R. Most of the car parts - body panels, interior, engine design and chassis - are similar to those of the Porsche Boxster and Porsche Boxster S. Cayman R appeared in 2011 and represents an even more "pumped" version of the Cayman S.

Porsche Cayman is, in fact, an extension of the line Porsche cars Boxster, which appeared back in 1996. But the Cayman has a coupe body, otherwise it is an almost complete copy of its counterpart. The first Boxster was equipped with a 2.9 L unit and had a power output of 220 hp. In 2000, the Porsche Boxster S appears with a 3.4-liter unit with 252 hp. Even then, it was possible to install a solid roof on it, removable, which made it a kind of analogue of the modern Porsche Cayman. Such a machine was referred to as the Speedster. In 2005, a new Porsche generation Boxster, with more muscular engines in the base and Boxster S models. And in the same year, a little later, the Porsche Cayman S appears, in the form of a completely independent model, although structurally, except for the roof, in general it is one and the same car.

External differences between Porsche Boxster and Cayman are minimal. At the front, the Cayman has round fog lights that are mounted in the air intakes. front bumper. They are round, not rectangular like the Boxster. At the rear, the Cayman's roof slopes down to the edge of the body rather than the spherical rear end seen on the Boxster. The rear fenders of the car have acquired more rounded features.

Porsche Cayman came out as a base model, complete with an engine that is quite a bit more powerful than that of the second generation Porsche Boxster - 245 hp versus 237 hp. Volume - 2.7 liters. This is a six-cylinder horizontally opposed engine, it also adopted the “VarioCam Plus” valve system - such an engine was previously used only in the Porsche 911 model. From zero to a hundred, a car weighing 1300 kg can accelerate in 6.1 seconds, and the speed ceiling reaches 258 km / h.

The Porsche Cayman gets a five-speed or six-speed manual gearbox at its disposal, or a five-speed Tiptronic can take its place. In a mixed type of driving, a car consumes 9.3 liters of gasoline per hundred kilometers of road. The Cayman is very light and dynamic, its engine layout is almost perfect - the center of gravity is very close to the center of the car, and is low. In addition, the body shape itself creates good downforce to the track, and the CAS is only 0.29.

In 2009, the second generation Porsche Cayman was announced. The usual variation gets a 2.9 L engine and 265 hp. Again, a fresh Porsche Cayman is 10 hp stronger. his fellow Porsche Boxster of the same time. automatic box The transmission of the Porsche Tiptronic S has been replaced by a 7-speed dual clutch PDK. The limited-resistance differential is now included in base model standard.

WITH mechanical box gears the car has more high dynamic performance. Acceleration from zero to hundreds of “mechanics” takes 5.8 seconds, and maximum speed reaches 265 mph. And, according to the reviews of the owners, it’s not worth installing automation in such a car - the whole drive from driving is lost. You want to feel the car exactly as “mechanics”, and PDK is not so sharp and smooths everything out.

The interior of the car is typical of Porsche cars. It is of high quality, expensive, and there is nothing superfluous in it.

It does not have an excessive abundance of buttons or some kind of super comfort. Three round instrument dials flaunt on the panel. The ventilation openings are made in a round shape and harmoniously fit into the interior. The large LCD screen makes life much easier for the driver. The only nitpick is the seats, they could be better, but it depends on what to compare with ... There are, of course, no rear seats at all.

In general, the Porsche Cayman has a very interesting design, this is the smallest car of the company. Its dimensions are 4341 mm long and 1801 mm wide. But the mid-engine layout in front of the rear axle made it possible to put two trunks in the car at once - 150 liters and 260 liters. If you take the Boxster, then he has places in luggage compartments slightly less. The same Porsche 911 model does not have a rear trunk (due to the rear-engine layout), but it boasts two rear seats. However, these seats are quite small, and you can only put some kind of bag there. Even the 911's child seat mounts are on the front seats. Choosing a car from this Porsche trio is easy to get confused in priorities.

The cost of a modern Porsche Cayman in the basic version starts from 53 thousand dollars, and the most simple model The 911 will start at $85,000 in the US market. Boxster starts from 50 thousand, but for our region a car without a roof is not very in demand - a niche option. The difference in price between 911 and Cayman is significant, and initially it will be an overpayment for the image. But objectively, when buying a Cayman, you will immediately want something more from him, put not 17-inch wheels, but 18 inches. Order the Sport Chrono package. Order upgraded, sports seats… The cost gap will shrink a lot. 911 is more fashionable car, it is more powerful, faster, more dynamic. On the road, it is more stable. However, her suspension is less suited to the harsh realities of our roads. The 911 is more of a fun car, while the Cayman can serve every day. Even at equal cost, the Cayman has many advantages over its older brother.

But most don't think so, the 911 diverges much wider than the Porsche Cayman. So, in 2007, over 31,000 911s were sold, while less than 4,000 Caimans were sold during the same period. The company explains this by the fact that the buyer chooses specifications, but it is clear that the matter is in the image. If the heavy 911 was able to swing so much that it outpaces the Porsche Cayman from zero to hundreds by a whole second, then what could be done with a 1300 kg Cayman ... The whole difference lies in marketing positioning.

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