Snackable Review: Porsche Cayman

PLUS

• The Cayman is all about balance. Its handling is superb, its steering sharp and full of feedback and its mid-mounted flat-six engine is an absolute peach. Combine this with a tactile, well-oiled manual shift, or one of the fastest and most intuitive automatic gearboxes around and the Cayman is a hugely engaging and rewarding car to drive quickly.
• It sounds amazing. The Cayman is offered with the choice of three, high-revving flat-six petrol engines, and all of them provide a spine-tingling exhaust note. To enhance your aural pleasure, make sure you tick the optional sports exhaust system.
• Porsche has built an even faster one! Yep, a track-focused GT4 version of the Cayman has recently hit our roads and is propelled by a bigger, more powerful engine stolen from the iconic Porsche 911.
• You can use it every day. The Cayman has two well-sized boots, its vision is excellent and the interior is spacious and comfortable. A supple suspension tune and superb refinement only add to its everyday usability.

MINUS

• There’s nowhere to put anything. As beautifully made and comfortable as the Cayman’s interior is, the cabin does lack storage space.
• It’s not a 911. The Cayman sits firmly in the middle of Porsche’s range (above Boxster, below 911) in terms of price and performance, which means one day at a set of traffic lights, a 911 will pull up next to you.
• It’s rather expensive. The base Cayman is over $106K and the new-range topping GT4 version is $190K, which we admit, is hardly cheap. Dollar for dollar, though, the Cayman offers one of the most pure driving experiences money can buy.

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