Porsche is guaranteed to have one of the stars of this today’s Los Angeles motor social event with a lighter more powerful stripped-out version of its mid-engined Cayman.
Called Cayman R — and not golf club Sport as had been rumoured — the new model uses lightweight components and a number of alterations to the spec sheet to shed 55kg from the Cayman S. It loses airwave conditioning and the stereo and adopts lightweight 19in alloy wheels (as seen on the Boxster Spyder) carbonfibre sports bucket seats and lighter interior door panels from the 911 GT3 RS.
A mild retune of the Cayman S’s 3.4-litre powerplant has yielded a foster 10bhp taking the R to 325bhp. Torque remains the same at 273lb ft but the slight increase in grunt and free weight reduction gives the new car a power-to-free weight ratio of 252bhp per tonne (247bhp per tonne with a PDK gearbox).
The roentgen shaves 0.2sec from the Cayman S’s 0-62mph clip to 5.0sec and reaches an increased top speed of 175mph (up from 172mph). The PDK-equipped gas constant covers 0-62mph in 4.
Called Cayman R — and not golf club Sport as had been rumoured — the new model uses lightweight components and a number of alterations to the spec sheet to shed 55kg from the Cayman S. It loses airwave conditioning and the stereo and adopts lightweight 19in alloy wheels (as seen on the Boxster Spyder) carbonfibre sports bucket seats and lighter interior door panels from the 911 GT3 RS.
A mild retune of the Cayman S’s 3.4-litre powerplant has yielded a foster 10bhp taking the R to 325bhp. Torque remains the same at 273lb ft but the slight increase in grunt and free weight reduction gives the new car a power-to-free weight ratio of 252bhp per tonne (247bhp per tonne with a PDK gearbox).
The roentgen shaves 0.2sec from the Cayman S’s 0-62mph clip to 5.0sec and reaches an increased top speed of 175mph (up from 172mph). The PDK-equipped gas constant covers 0-62mph in 4.
The standard kit listing may not include air-con but you do get what Porsche calls the Cayman Aerokit: styling add-ons including a fixed rear spoiler in a contrasting colour black-framed halogen headlights contrasting side mirrors and Porsche side stripe decals. The Peridot metallic paint shown on the launch car will also be exclusive to the R.
The Cayman R is due on cut-rate sale in the UK in February. It’ll cost from £51731 (with 20 per cent VAT) for a manual version including a drive Experience at Silverstone. That equates to a VAT-adjusted insurance premium of about £5k over a Cayman S.
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