Lotus Evora vs Porsche Cayman S

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Category	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
Engine layout	3.5 l V6	3.5 l B6
Max power (ps / bhp)	280 / 276	320 / 315
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	350 / 258	370 / 273
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1400 / 3086	1420 / 3131
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	200 / 197	225 / 222
Average price	€75,000	€70,000

Lap Times

Track	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
Sachsenring	1:43.70	1:40.58
Virginia International Raceway Grand East Course (pre 01/2014)	3:08.30	3:05.80
Buttonwillow Configuration 26	2:07.00	2:05.10
Wakefield Park	1:08.70	1:08.70
Willow Springs	1:38.51	1:38.30
Balocco	2:56.03	2:55.04
Hockenheim Short	1:14.30	1:13.90
Rockingham International Super Sportscar	1:37.94	1:37.07

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
0 - 30 mph	1.7 s	1.6 s
0 - 40 mph	2.5 s	2.4 s
0 - 50 mph	3.8 s	3.5 s
0 - 60 mph	4.9 s	4.3 s
0 - 70 mph	6.2 s	5.7 s
0 - 80 mph	8.2 s	7.4 s
0 - 90 mph	10.0 s	8.9 s
0 - 100 mph	11.8 s	10.3 s
0 - 110 mph	15.1 s	13.2 s
0 - 120 mph	18.1 s	15.6 s
0 - 130 mph	21.8 s	19.4 s
Est. 1/8 mile	9.6 s @ 89.5 mph	9.1 s @ 93.8 mph
1/4 mile	13.4 s	12.9 s

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
0 - 60 kph	2.5 s	2.4 s
0 - 80 kph	4.1 s	3.3 s
0 - 100 kph	5.1 s	4.5 s
0 - 120 kph	7.8 s	6.2 s
0 - 140 kph	9.9 s	8.2 s
0 - 160 kph	12.1 s	10.6 s
0 - 180 kph	16.3 s	13.6 s
0 - 200 kph	19.9 s	17.0 s

Rolling acceleration

Speed	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
80 - 120 kph (4)	5.8 s	4.9 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	8.4 s	6.1 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	10.0 s	7.4 s
80 - 160 kph (4)	11.7 s	9.9 s
80 - 160 kph (5)	17.7 s	12.4 s
80 - 160 kph (6)	21.4 s	15.9 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph	4.7 s	3.8 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph	15.3 s	12.6 s

Braking distance

Speed	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
100 kph - 0	33 m (108 ft)	33 m (108 ft)
200 kph - 0	130 m (427 ft)	134 m (441 ft)
60 mph - 0	30 m (100 ft)	36 m (117 ft)
70 mph - 0	46 m (151 ft)	46 m (151 ft)

General performance

Category	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
Top speed	262 kph (163 mph)	283 kph (176 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0	20.0 s @ 1742 ft	17.8 s @ 1522 ft
Est. max acceleration	0.58 g (6 m/s²)	0.66 g (6 m/s²)
18m slalom	69.2 kph (43.0 mph)	70.4 kph (43.7 mph)
Fuel economy	9.5 l/100 km (25 mpg US / 30 UK)	7.9 l/100 km (30 mpg US / 36 UK)
Lateral acceleration	0.99 g (10 m/s²)	1.00 g (10 m/s²)

Summary

Category	Lotus Evora	Porsche Cayman S
Track Performance	776	800
Straight line speed	3321	4521
Total	4097	5321

Verdict

Cayman S is the fastest by considerable margin.

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w0o0dy 13y ago

@Evan: you might wanna look into the Evora S... 350hp supercharged Evora.. it is fast enough to tie or beat the Cayman R, yet it has more comfort and luxury.

Btw the real competitor is the Exige V6 S with the same supercharged V6. More hardcore and it will dance all over the Cayman R.. although it remains to be seem how crazy the pricing will be.

Sebastian Vettel 13y ago

i can assure you my other german friend is correct. mr. evan

Evan 13y ago

Hello Sebastian, no you don't own a ferrari.

M Schumacher 13y ago

The Evora S is one of the best handling and sharp steeirng cars. i would trade one against my Ferrari. the brakes on the cayman fade after one lap.

Apathy 13y ago

Yeah, because if there's one thing Lotus is bad at, it's designing a good chassis.

Hold on, that isn't even close to correct...

Evan 13y ago

I think it would spin cause it can't handle more power. Bye

Lotus Fan 15y ago

After seeing the track time discrepancies between these two cars. I\'d say If the Evora had 320HP and a PDK, it would, at least, match the Cayman S if not go faster. What do you guys think?