Mike theres nothing "wrong" with offering a hardtop or convertible models of the same car car. Its a good idea to give buyers choices. But Porsche augered in and took a big dirtnap to some people about the Cayman.

Porsche tried to present it as a entirely new model when it is just a variant of the 987.

Porsche demands more retail money for it when it costs less to produce. They cleverly contravened buyers acceptance of paying more for a cab and less for a hardtop.

They gave it a "special" motor - then put the same motor into the Boxster.

They gave the Cayman wierd gearing to slow it down.

They put a ridiculous name on it that is a linquistic double entendre name in some cultures.

Tried to tell everyone it handles better than the cab version when the numbers proved otherwise at the Ring.

I think it looks better from the back 3/4 than a Boxster and looks tons better than a Audi TT or R8. But it also appears to be a cynical marketing ploy to extend the life and optimize the profit of the Boxster at their dealers expense.

Porsche could have reached higher and given customers more for the same costs. They chose not to. Joy!