2011 Porsche Cayman R Reviews
2011 Porsche Cayman is one of the best luxury sports cars on the market.
If you’re checking out luxury sports cars, you’ve probably looked at both the 2011 Porsche Cayman and the 2011 Porsche Boxster. The base Cayman gets 10 more horsepower.
Other Sports Cars to Consider
If you want all-out performance, give the Porsche Boxster a whirl. For 2011, it adds another model to the line -- the Spyder -- and test drivers are calling it one of the best luxury sports cars ever. Rather, the Corvette is all about hardcore sports performance. This powertrain produces 100 more horsepower than the Cayman R.
Details: 2010 Porsche Cayman
The Porsche Cayman is available in three trims: the Cayman, the Cayman S and the Cayman R. The Cayman R isn’t available at the moment because Porsche is updating it.
Remember Porsche announced a few days ago it will bring a new mid-engined sports car in LA? First the engine. The the sprint from 0 to 60 mph, now made in 4.9 seconds (or 4,7 seconds with the optional Sport Chrono packages) and the top speed of 175 mph with manual gearbox, or 174 mph with PDK.
With the new Cayman R, Porsche also focused on reducing the car’s weight. Also for the exterior the Cayman R gets distinctive fixed rear spoiler, high-quality silver-painted wheels and numerous sporting highlights, black-framed headlights, black exterior mirrors and the "PORSCHE" lettering on the side – in contrasting black or silver, depending on the body color.
The new Cayman R combines all these attributes without compromise. 55 kilograms (121 lb) lighter and with ten horsepower more than the Cayman S, the new mid-engine coupé from Dr. Ing.
The new mid-engine coupé is powered by a tuned-up 3.4-litre six-cylinder engine developing 330 hp (243 kW). The new mid-engine coupé is capable of a top speed of 282 km/h (175 mph) with manual gearbox, or 280 km/h (174 mph) with PDK. With a DIN unladen weight of just 1,295 kilograms (2855 lb) the Porsche engineers were able to reduce the power-to-weight ratio of the coupé with standard manual gearbox to 3.9 kilograms (8.6 lb) per horsepower, with the PDK version weighing 4.0 kilograms (8.8 lb) per horsepower.
The black-framed headlights, black exterior mirrors and the "PORSCHE" lettering on the side – in contrasting black or silver, depending on the body colour – take design cues from classic Porsche racing cars.
The new Porsche Cayman R will go on sale from February 2011. Go to www.porsche.com/cayman-r-live to listen to the Porsche press conference broadcast live from the Los Angeles Auto Show starting 7:55 p.m. German Time.
Driver-focused Porsche Cayman S uses a single fuel tank slightly Smaller 54-liter and a sport suspension lowers that Porsche Cayman S with the 20 mm.
