Porsche Cayman S vs BMW 1 Series M Coupe

Picture of Porsche Cayman S (987)
Picture of BMW 1 Series M Coupe
Category Porsche Cayman SBMW 1 Series M Coupe
Max power (ps / bhp) 295 / 291340 / 335
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 340 / 251500 / 369
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1409 / 31061514 / 3338
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 209 / 207225 / 221
Average price €65,000€54,000

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance Porsche Cayman SBMW 1 Series M Coupe
0 - 30 mph 1.6 s1.7 s
0 - 40 mph 2.3 s2.3 s
0 - 50 mph 3.7 s3.5 s
0 - 60 mph 4.8 s4.2 s
0 - 70 mph 6.1 s5.5 s
0 - 80 mph 7.9 s7.2 s
0 - 90 mph 9.7 s8.9 s
0 - 100 mph 11.4 s9.8 s
0 - 110 mph 14.3 s13.4 s
0 - 120 mph 16.9 s16.5 s
Est. 1/8 mile 9.5 s @ 90.1 mph9.0 s @ 94.4 mph
1/4 mile 13.2 s @ 106.3 mph12.8 s @ 111.2 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance Porsche Cayman SBMW 1 Series M Coupe
0 - 40 kph 1.8 s1.6 s
0 - 60 kph 2.7 s2.4 s
0 - 80 kph 4.1 s3.4 s
0 - 100 kph 5.1 s4.5 s
0 - 120 kph 7.3 s6.4 s
0 - 140 kph 9.4 s8.5 s
0 - 160 kph 11.7 s10.3 s
0 - 180 kph 15.0 s12.8 s
0 - 200 kph 18.7 s15.2 s

Rolling acceleration

Speed Porsche Cayman SBMW 1 Series M Coupe
80 - 120 kph (4) 5.4 s4.0 s
80 - 120 kph (5) 6.4 s4.6 s
80 - 120 kph (6) 7.9 s5.9 s
80 - 160 kph (4) 10.9 s8.6 s
80 - 160 kph (5) 13.2 s10.6 s
80 - 160 kph (6) 17.2 s13.6 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph 4.2 s3.9 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 13.5 s12.1 s

General performance

Category Porsche Cayman SBMW 1 Series M Coupe
Top speed 275 kph (171 mph)250 kph (155 mph)
Est. max acceleration 0.58 g (6 m/s²)0.66 g (6 m/s²)
18m slalom 71.8 kph (44.6 mph)69.7 kph (43.3 mph)
Fuel economy 7.8 l/100 km (30 mpg US / 36 UK)10.4 l/100 km (23 mpg US / 27 UK)
Lateral acceleration 0.99 g (10 m/s²)0.95 g (9 m/s²)
100 kph - 0 34 m (111 ft)35 m (114 ft)
200 kph - 0 136 m (446 ft)133 m (436 ft)
60 mph - 0 32 m (104 ft)36 m (117 ft)

Summary

Category Porsche Cayman SBMW 1 Series M Coupe
Track Performance 759775
Straight line speed 32804050
Total 40394824

Verdict

1 Series M Coupe is the fastest by a small margin.

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RunXhard  14y ago

Wow and this is the OLD (2006-2008) Cayman S nuetured without a LSD and just 295hp... Just goes to so how awesome MID-ENGINED Porsche's are.

The new Cayman S runs the Nordschleife in 8:06. The Cayman R I'm thinking 7:55 +/- 5 sec