Porsche Cayman vs BMW M235i | evo TRACK BATTLE

Jethro Bovingdon puts the BMW M235i against the Porsche Cayman 2.7 on track at Blyton Park. Which will win?

[Stephencs]

People keep commenting that the m235i is the true value winner because it's only a second slower. Beyond lap times Jethro noted that the Cayman was the more fun car to drive regardless of laptimes. The Cayman is a sports car at heart that is liveable for daily driving, the m235 is daily driver at heart that can be used for sporty driving

[jed]

Was anyone really surprised by this? I mean, really?

[davidknott]

Hmmm, The Cayman is £40k basic without any options. The M235i is £34k with a good standard spec and has the advantage of 4 seats and is the more comfortable daily driver. No doubt the Cayman is more fun to drive, but specced the same as the standard M235i (with Bluetooth/Rear PDC/Xenons/Multi Function Steering Wheel etc etc., ) it's more like £45k. They aren't really comparable unless you count the fact they are both

[SloanZurnToto]

You should have brought the Cayman S which has similar horse power, and it would have spanked the BMW even more.
For those of you who say you would take the BMW over the Porsche, obviously you have never driven a Porsche.
They feel like no other car on the road.
There is no substitute.
Priceless

[CarToneHK]

Can't wait for the M2 to come out and battle it out with the Cayman GTS

Porsche would win again though lol

[whoisdv]

This proves how good even the base model of the Cayman is. You don't need an S version or even a 911 to have a properly good Porsche.

[NeilMagill]

Great video as always Evo, thank you.

It would be interesting to see what the optional LSD does to the M235i in terms of on road and on track.

I love the Cayman's, but would be very tempted to change to an M235i as a daily driver.

[pebimandog]

well one is mid engined, one is front.. the cayman will obviously carry more speed around the track

[jamescutter]

M235i is a bit more of a family car compared with the cayman. Wait until the M2 though!!

[chrisa]

Went for a test drive in the cayman s incredible car, amazing around the bends!! Better than my 335i for sure :(

[dubai]

Porsche is on a roll guys, , i don't remember recently a single battle that a porsche didn't win !! super cars

[AmericanBadAss.]

Glad to see a manual trans comparison. I love both cars!

[killa]

Love both cars to death. Both offer an awesome engine choice, rear wheel drive, and a true manual gearbox. Purity at its finest. If I had to choose between the two, It'd be the hardest decision of my life. Truly drivers cars right here people, you can keep your Veyrons and GTRs. I'll take both of 'em ! 

[frankbusa]

Porsche could have sent S model to race the BMW for closer TQ but Porsche have this tendency to send less powered car to race higher power cars and generally wins. Porsche know how to put together sports cars and not disappoint the fans.

[wrathen]

@ 3min 51secs a bunny tries to kill itself infront of the M235i

[mattsmith]

Wow you can tell with his enthusiasm and confidence on the much faster apex speed that the Cayman is just so much better and a blast to drive. 

[GTcrazy]

First of all, this is a relatively fair comparison in terms of price. The regular cayman (not much in terms of options) and the 235i. Next the power to weight comparison is interesting too, 235i with more power but more weight, cayman with (a lot) less power and around 100kg less. Granted the cayman started life as a mid engined sports car and nothing else, and the BMW was a sedan with performance slant. Some thought went into this comparo, good job EVO.

Think the M2 would be a match for the Cayman S or GTS, that would be interesting too.

[CarFan]

What is the song you guys use at the end of the video that's what I'm wondering?

[davieman]

a perfect example of power isn't everything as most modern cars are focussed on power and torque outputs. once you have owned a mid or rear engine car, there is no going back!

[danwhitaker]

to finish a second off a focused mid engined sports car is a brilliant achievement for a 4 seat fairly practical car, considering most buyers don't go near a track getting the bmw over the Porsche is a no brainer.