Went to dealer to see 09 c4s cars, they offered an 09 Cayman S for test drive

I test drove drove the 09 PDK cayman S

The car sounds good, feels lighter and has nice steering and throttle . Around curvy roads/S type of roads I felt the 09 C4s was more stabler/planted than the cayman. I was surprised since every review says cayman is the best porsche around corners

 

the all wheel drive car isn't a fair comparison to the Cayman though. I had a Cayman S as a loaner a few weeks ago, and thought it was great. Handled better than my C2, even though the power was a bit off.

YMMV.

 

C4S all the way, very well planted, WB looks great and handles well on the track

 

The 09 cayman s with pdk and sport plus is just amazing, Just wish they would go to paddle shifters instead of the push/pull buttons.

 

Wow did it feel power wise?

 

Power is good, around 320 horse now I believe.... the new DFI engines are a little noisy now with the fuel pump at idle but not annoying.

 

Could you comment on the noise level of the Cayman vs the 911

 

The cayman has more engine noise /exhaust sound permeating into cabin, i thought the new boxtser S also sounded nice

BUT honestly in the test drives , we are trying to focus on so many things it is tough to figure out all ;

I guess of all cars driven
1) 911 c4s had the power, mid range punch , traction and awesome grip and sounded nice in the mid range
2) same thing with C2s
3) C2 feels powerful but S definetly sounds and has more prsesence in mid range
4) 09 Cayman S feels as fast as base 911 but it does not feel as confidence inspriing as the c4s around S curves etc( i can feel the balance in the CS pivotng around the driver and digging into asphalt for traction but 4s has that planted/grippy feel

 

Thanks for the comments on the Cayman