Porsche Cayman S 2013 | evo REVIEW

[christheneutral]

The first 2 minutes of this review is the best opening I have ever seen in my entire life for a car review.  Incredible job EVO.  What a professional production.

[therealbajan]

Long Live the Cayman.
Fantastic Machine, this new one is phenomenal.


911 is just a nostalgia tool, for old men and fans ( I am a great fan of the 911 but i cannot ignore the Cayman's prowess any longer)

The Cayman is technically significantly better, there is nothing the 911 can do that the Cayman when set up to similar spec cannot do significantly better.

Their is a reason that all of Porsche's top tier cars and race machines are mid engine like the Cayman.( Porsche gt1, 918 spider, Carrera Gt etc)


This new Cayman takes it all a bit further by being a more attractive looking car than the 911.
(Doesn't look like the 911s little brother any more)


As it stand now a Tuned 981 will obliterate equivalently specked 911s especially the gt4 versions with the 3.8.


When the Cayman gets boosted like the rest of the Porsche line up, just a tune will make it outdo alot of the 911 line up.


The reign of the Cayman or a mid engine Porsche in inevitable.

[CubanRider]

I keep coming back and watching this video. Excellent review, thank you.

[millionmore]

Excellent review Dickie! Loved all the camera angles and thank you for not making the music intrusive - just the right balance. This would've taken a while to edit too, well done.

[cdtc]

Excellent review. Can't stop watching it (until i get my own Cayman S) I also like the music so much that i wish i knew from who it is. Does someone know the names of titles and musicians who play theses songs ? Especially the "techno" music at the beginning.

[RaceOrBust]

In the Evo magazine article it states that when you turn off the stability/traction control completely in sport plus mode it disables the downshift blipper, so there's the option for the purist and a helping hand for everyone else.

[djh]

The irony is that this Cayman S shown here is beautiful as it hasn't been messed around with - yet you try finding one like this in the Porsche used car network - almost impossible! This car had arguably the best wheel option in the 20" Sport Techno's, but most Boxster and Caymans are ruined why garish gangster spec and black alloys wheels. You never used to get that problem until a few years ago. Now a buyer will spend more money to make the car look worse. Chaved up Porsches do not make sense.

[anthonyjaswinski]

The new styling of 3rd generation has to be best yet. Luscious. More like the 911 than the Boxster. It is now its own car and is a better driver than its bigger brother

[MikeS]

It only does the rev match in Sports plus setting. Which is the track setting basically. So if you are in Sport or Normal, you still can do the heal-toe yourself.

[jamesst]

Great review, brilliant driver I can't stop watching evo!!!

[MrBigolnuts]

You totally right, and probably the reason both the boxster and cayman always get good reviews....but Ruf took their 3400 K Cayman up to 400hp, of course with allot of adjustments, they said it can keep up with a 911 Turbo around a seems Porsche is holding the Cayman back.

[grallochervideos]

Agreed. That's why I still use hand signals instead of indicators. But auto blip must so much quicker and more precise than driver pedal input, so progress is surel quicker, for the less than perfect driver of course.

[boringuserhandle]

The blip is to replicate heel/toe rather than double clutching. It's there to prevent excessive engine braking on the rear wheels as you change down.

[johnauld]

Just bought a cayman 981 S with Sports chrono and PASAM 😎

[rihardsmors]

Oh EVO, you again made brilliant vid! Haven't seen something this good, sooo enjoyable drive!! Keep on :)

[turbo]

Exhaust burbles and pops sound awesome.

[mouseanalyse]

Heel/toe IS about double clutching. Look at the epic Rohrl video in the Audi S1 in Portugal or a Best Motoring race video.
If you push the clutch in when blipping, the transmission is disconnected from the crankshaft. However, if you do it when out of gear and the clutch depressed, you rev the engine AND the input transmission shaft to match the gear & vehicle speed. It reduces the load on your transmission significantly and avoids upsetting the car during hard braking into a corner.

[MConv]

I don't doubt that the new car has certain factors where it is not as good as the old car (and earlier 911's) but overall i am pretty sure that they are massively improved cars if you consider every aspect.

I have recently bought an E92 M3 after a couple of E46's, people always say the E30 was the best M3 (which in some ways it was), however in the real world where my only car has to cover 20, 000 miles a years on motorways and city traffic as well as track days, things have definitely improved

[williammorris]

Buying one this summer! I’m like a junky watching all the good reviews if this fantastic car. This is one of the best and I have to wear a bib to keep the drool off my shirt lol. About three months left to

[misterpacha]

I hope so, I would have liked to see the system work in the track though. I am having to choose between 3 cars, this one, a second hand Ferrari 512 Tr and an Audi RS5. If I bought this I could also buy a FR-s and still have some change. The best review of this car is by Chris Harris check it out he rips it in two.