Pays homage to the iconic sports car! In the jubilee year 2013, everything revolves around the 911th birthday boy Porsche But what became of him in 50 years? A comfortable Gran Turismo with quite lush dimensions. So it is good that Porsche otherwise not only builds SUVs (even if one could assume at times), but a handsome compact sports car, the hinüberrettet the spirit of the early penalty in the modern era. Introducing: the Cayman. We have taken the pure Cayman without S under the microscope, one of the best ways to drive a new Porsche (performance exhaust manifold).

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Both visually and with the size of 4,38 meters long Cayman closer to the early 911 (4.29 meters) and 944 (4.20 meters). Elegant rear roof falls down, while the sheet bulges in the best penalty-style across the wheel arches. The only disturbing factor in our view is the inrunning in the rear lights rear spoiler lip. Inside, the still quite fresh new edition of the Cayman now on the wide, covered with many buttons center console. It restricts the room for long legs one a little, but is perfectly operable. The location of the free-revving 2.7-liter six-cylinder in front of the rear axle, the Cayman manageable two trunks on (turbo manifold).

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But such a car is finally not a furniture van, but a gourmet appetizers for tasting on winding country roads. There, the base Cayman is in his element: With metallic clunk the aisles of exquisite six-speed transmission will snap. Very fast and accurate, the car can be pulled through curves. The limit range comes late, but then calls for expert hand on the steering wheel very handy to capture the rump again. Is underlaid the Cayman experience of a dull-bassy Boxer tapestry of sound derived Easily create obscene. This remains a matter of taste, but not at fast speeds at high frequency annoying engine noise. Much ado about nothing? A value of 5.7 seconds from zero to 100 is very decent, but those who seek real bite, the S version with 50 extra hp should treat yourself. All other may let off steam in the configurator with the price difference of about 12,000 euros. You will be amazed at the narrow corners can be equipped with leather (high performance ignition coils).