Porsche Cayman

[Grant]

The hardtop two-seater will be based on the Boxster model line but endowed with more power, more room and a higher price. It will be outfitted with a mid-mounted 3.4 litre six-cylinder motor capable of 295 horsepower.

[Grant]

:edit: Cayman, in the poll question. oops. Cayane's make me :o

[Rob]

lets wait for real pics instead of artist's rendering.

[Jon325i]

I've only read bits and pieces about this potential new model from Porsche. Its been well documented by pros, enthusiasts and journalists that the Boxster's mid-motor layout has a handling edge over the bigger/faster/powerful rear-motored 911 (although the new 997s motor has been inched up a bit to improve F/R weight distribution). The hardtop variant of this mid-engine car would be considerably stiffer....yielding even further improvements in its handling advantage and perhaps a tad lighter as well (new Boxster S is roughly 3,000 lbs.). A 3.4L 295bhp flat-6 in that sounds quite promising. Hopefully this will become a reality and not remain a concept idea.

Jon

[Rob]

I just hope they make a club sport (GT4?)

[heelN'toe joe]

I heard they're going to make one(clubsport)... How much are left testicals going for these days?

[kansas-ix]

yeah the boxster set a record time (beat the enzo) in the slalom in the new Road & Track 77.3mph if I can remember right.

[Rob]

my uncle is a PCA instructor in NJ, and when choosing a new car, he looked at the E46 M3, Z06, and Boxster S. Ended up with a Boxster S, because he felt it was the best example of a sports car that met his needs, the Z06 was faster, but not as comfortable on the street (he has a dedicated track car), and the e46 was too heavy.