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Cayman coming between the Carrera and the Boxster

Stuttgart. In the course of this year Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, will be enlarging its range of sports cars through the introduction of another outstanding model. Based on the Boxster series, the new car, given its superior product qualities, will rank between the 911 Carrera and the Boxster S. This position of the new model is also borne out by its six-cylinder boxer engine transmitting maximum output of 295 bhp (217 kW) to the rear wheels. Like the power of the engine, the price of this new sports car will also come between that of the 911 Carrera and the Boxster S.

Apart from inner strengths and qualities typical of Porsche, this sporting two-seater will also show outstanding style and superiority in its looks and appearance. The exceptional design of the car is accentuated by muscular design features conveying a strong feeling of both power and agile driving behaviour. In addition, the new sports car not only fulfils the great demands made by the Porsche customer in terms of sporting performance, but also, through its well-conceived space concept, allows all kinds of leisure time activities.

Reflecting its superior and, indeed, unique product substance, this new Porsche sports car will bear its own name: It will be called the Cayman S, thus ranking equal with the Carrera, Boxster, and Cayenne model designations already so rich in tradition.

Introducing this name, Porsche is taking up a concept from the animal world: The cayman belongs to the crocodile family. Within this group of the world's largest reptiles, the cayman is however a relatively small but very nimble athlete. And precisely this creates a clear resemblance not only to Porsche's new sports car, but also to the Company as a whole: The cayman is acknowledged as a highly specialised hunter with strength and agility, quick reflexes and clear target orientation.

The heart of the Cayman S is its 3.4-litre power unit mounted midship in front of the rear axle. Benefiting from this mid-engine concept and an excellent power-to-weight ratio, the Cayman S is perfectly suited for the kind of performance so typical of Porsche: The Cayman S responds directly to the steering and ensures very dynamic behaviour in bends. It goes without saying that Porsche, maintaining the usual standard, offers supreme brake technology for very high deceleration forces also in this new, fixed roof model. In a nutshell, therefore, the combination of supreme power and performance in the Cayman S provides an unprecedented experience on the road: driving pleasure in its purest form.

Note: Photos on Porsche's new "Cayman" model designation are available to accredited journalists in Porsche's press data base at http://presse.porsche.de

 

Here are some interesting photos of the Cayman I found on a Dutch website. If these pictures are accurate, the general public is going to be very hard pressed telling it apart from a 911.

http://www.autowereld.com/nieuwsberi...=1746&pa=&fr=1

 

yeah, the cayman owners are probably gonna be pissed their mid-engined lightweight enthusiast car is confused with the more typically posuer driven 911.

 

too bad the Cayman S will be inbetween the price of a Boxster S and 997....which means ~$60-65k with options......

 

put some 19'' S wheels and the thing becomes a 997, in looks.

 

it's good to see another product line but it's sad they didn't think about bringing the 928 design back. that would be the model i want to see.

 

Just wait.

 

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gonna be hard to sell non-S Carreras now since this thing looks similar AND has 300 ponies!!

 

Cayman = GAY MAN