Cayman T - hardcore or less for more?

[Beanoir™]

Porsche have officially converted rumour into fact with the announcement of the 718 Cayman T. 

 

In the same vein that the Carrera T does, the new 718 Cayman T sits between the base and S versions of it's Cayman siblings and boasts a similar level of specification amendments designed to appeal to those seeking a more driver focused offering.  

 

In terms of high level spec, the T is offered with the 296bhp 2.0 litre engine from the base car, which some will be disappointed with, albeit the performance from this unit is arguably still very much enough for a road car.  What you do get though over the base car is PVT which includes a limited slip diff, again appealing to those with a penchant for anything over an 8 tenths driving style. 20mm lower suspension and sports chrono are also standard on the T.  

 

 

Performance figures suggest a top speed of 171mph, with 0-60mph taking just 4.5secs (if you spec PDK) and 0-100mph around 11 seconds.

The 718 T’s attributes are shared with the 911 Carrera T, in that the sat nav and media systemhave been removed to save some weight and give the Cayman a more hardcore feeling.  But you can add it all back in for nothing (in the same way as you could with the 987 Cayman R), and most owners likely will.  

 

 

In terms of pricing. The 718 Cayman T starts at £51,145, gaining £5,071 over the base car, which sits an uncomfortably £700 shy of the 718 S.

 

The expectation however is that this will be a more focused and appealing car in the same way as the Carrera T is and many will be asking "is this finally Porsche's replacement for the iconic and sublime Cayman R?" 

 

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[Craiglm68]

Looks great (of course), and I'm sure it will have epic handling, go like the clappers riding that torque curve, and sell well....but those perf stats for the non PDK are near as dammit identical to a Gen 1 CS manual. 

[Bushman]

saving £700 over an S then spending double that to have a base stereo fitted makes buying an S rather a no brainer doesn't it?

[987Monkey]

Stereo is a no cost option isn’t it? 

 

Still, not sure the T represents anything other than fancy marketing 

[Sam@IoM]

It’s a nice idea but not one that draws me in at all. I get the 911 T, the base engine is plenty powerful enough and you could spec the rear wheel steering and other options to make a cheaper GT3. The base Cayman T power to weight isn’t that impressive and the additional dynamic options don’t impress either. It certainly doesn’t tempt me away from my Cayman R.....

[Windymiller]

It’s hardly a cayman R for the 718 generation. 

 

The R took the top of the range (then) Cayman S and ‘track focussed’ it with some relevant and meaningful suspension improvements and weight saving (eg Ali doors). 

 

This is taking the base model, adding an LSD, deleting the stereo  and then what... adding £5k to the ticket price....

 

with the GTS filling the ‘space’ between the S and GT4 these days is there really a ‘need’ for an R type of cayman?

 

the cayman T strikes me as some shameless marketing hype in an attempt to create a ‘niche’ car that will unnecessarily lead to inflated ‘future classic’ prices in the years to come (a la 991 911 T, 997 911 sport classic etc), just so OPC stealers can flog ‘2nd hand motors’ for more than their list price from the moment after they’ve sold them to the first owner. 

 

Or perhaps im just cynical in my middle age... 🤔🙄

 

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