Oct 13, 2006 10:30:22 AM
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Cayman S in Sport Auto's Supertest
Today's issue of the German carmag Sport Auto features the long awaited "Supertest" for the Cayman S.
They describe the car as a true "Super sportscar" evoking the highest level of fascination
But they also state "in terms of driving dynamics Cayman S is not really far ahead of it's ragtop sibling, opposed to what PAG's marketing department claims".
Sport Auto says they are not surprised with this observation, as the technical platforms of the Coupé/Roadster are more or less identical. Still they describe the Cayman S as a car with it's own character in terms of subjective drive feel, which distinguish it from the Boxster.
Here are the most important figures from the Supertest:
Cayman S / Boxster S (Boxster S)
NBR: 8:25 / 8:23
HHR: 1:15.9 / 1:16.2 (1:15.6)
0-100: 5.7 / 5.6 (5.5)
0-200: 19.8 / 20.7 (19.9)
Boxster S figures refer to 987 S (3.2) "old engine".
Boxster S figures in brackets refer to another Sport Auto test (conducted before the "Supertest").
If one considers that claimed Walter Röhrl times at NBR have been 7 sec. faster in the Cayman S vs. Boxster S (8:11 vs. 8:18) it's somewhat astonishing, that the Cayman S reached a NBR time 2 sec. short of the less powered Boxster S, but of course NBR is not a scientific laboratory (variances in air temp/track temp/humidity and general track conditions easily can evoke differences of +/- 5 sec. or even more).
They describe the car as a true "Super sportscar" evoking the highest level of fascination
But they also state "in terms of driving dynamics Cayman S is not really far ahead of it's ragtop sibling, opposed to what PAG's marketing department claims".
Sport Auto says they are not surprised with this observation, as the technical platforms of the Coupé/Roadster are more or less identical. Still they describe the Cayman S as a car with it's own character in terms of subjective drive feel, which distinguish it from the Boxster.
Here are the most important figures from the Supertest:
Cayman S / Boxster S (Boxster S)
NBR: 8:25 / 8:23
HHR: 1:15.9 / 1:16.2 (1:15.6)
0-100: 5.7 / 5.6 (5.5)
0-200: 19.8 / 20.7 (19.9)
Boxster S figures refer to 987 S (3.2) "old engine".
Boxster S figures in brackets refer to another Sport Auto test (conducted before the "Supertest").
If one considers that claimed Walter Röhrl times at NBR have been 7 sec. faster in the Cayman S vs. Boxster S (8:11 vs. 8:18) it's somewhat astonishing, that the Cayman S reached a NBR time 2 sec. short of the less powered Boxster S, but of course NBR is not a scientific laboratory (variances in air temp/track temp/humidity and general track conditions easily can evoke differences of +/- 5 sec. or even more).
Though the stats page would be handy if you come across it. Thank you.
I won't even start with resale value, you can get 10% and more on a new car, so you can imagine how resale value is.
