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Porsche Cayman S (981) specs

Price in Europe €64,118 - €95,760
Price in US $64,750 - $101,200
Car type Coupe
Curb weight 1320-1430 kg (2910-3153 lbs)
Dimensions 4.38 m (172 in) long, 1.80 m (71 in) wide, 1.30 m (51 in) high
Wheelbase 2.48 m (97 in)
Introduced 2013
Origin country Germany
Gas mileage 15.2-8.0 l/100 km (15-29 mpg US / 19-35 mpg UK)
CO2 emissions 256 - 259 g/km
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Acceleration (kph)

0 - 40 kph1.3 s
0 - 50 kph1.7 s
0 - 60 kph2.3 s
0 - 80 kph3.4 s
0 - 100 kph4.4 s
0 - 120 kph6.3 s
0 - 130 kph7.0 s
0 - 140 kph8.3 s
0 - 160 kph10.3 s
0 - 180 kph13.4 s
0 - 200 kph15.9 s

Acceleration (mph)

0 - 30 mph1.4 s
0 - 40 mph2.1 s
0 - 50 mph3.0 s
0 - 60 mph3.9 s
0 - 70 mph5.2 s
0 - 80 mph6.6 s
0 - 90 mph8.3 s
0 - 100 mph10.0 s
0 - 110 mph12.4 s
0 - 120 mph15.1 s
0 - 130 mph18.4 s
Est. 1/8 mile9.0 s @ 95.1 mph
1/4 mile12.4 s @ 112.1 mph
Porsche Cayman S acceleration graph

General performance

Top speed283 kph (176 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 017.0 s @ 1450 ft
Est. max acceleration0.68 g (7 m/s²)
18m slalom70.4 kph (43.7 mph)
Lateral acceleration1.04 g (10 m/s²)
Noise @ idle50 dB
Noise @ 50 kph63 dB
Noise @ 100 kph70 dB
Noise @ 130 kph73 dB

Powertrain specs

Engine type 6-cylinder-boxer
Displacement 3.4 l (210 ci / 3436 cc)
Power 325 ps (321 bhp / 239 kw) @ 7400 rpm
Torque 370 Nm (273 lb-ft) @ 4500 rpm
Power / liter 95 ps (93 hp)
Power / weight 232 ps (229 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 265 Nm (195 lb-ft) / t
Efficiency 28 PS per l/100 km
Power / €5000 22 ps
Transmission 6-speed-manual, 7-speed-PDK
Layout middle engine, rear wheel drive

More 0-60 and 1/4 mile times

Braking distance

100 kph - 032 m (106 ft)
190 kph - 0124 m (407 ft)
200 kph - 0129 m (425 ft)
60 mph - 031 m (101 ft)
70 mph - 045 m (146 ft)

Rolling acceleration

60 - 100 kph (4)5.0 s
60 - 100 kph (5)6.7 s
80 - 120 kph (4)5.4 s
80 - 120 kph (5)6.3 s
80 - 120 kph (6)7.9 s
80 - 120 kph (7)14.7 s
80 - 160 kph (4)10.6 s
80 - 160 kph (5)13.5 s
80 - 160 kph (6)18.3 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph3.8 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph11.9 s
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Volodymyr  8m ago

Nordschleife (20,6 km), “Sport Auto” (06/2013), Horst von Saurma, Pirelli P Zero, 8:05 (with PDK)


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lol  3y ago

4 seconds to 60mph hahahaha yea ok


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saxy  10y ago

Huh?


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ProDriveP2  10y ago

Took Porsche 20 years to beat an NSX around the Nurburgring lol. Never mind all the Ferraris a Supercharged NSX puts to shame on a daily commute;)


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Flabernat  10y ago

@ 196ss ... YES, absolutely yes! And they should call it the Cayman M... (M for Monster) :D


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196ss  11y ago

I'd like to see Porsche engineers putting V8 from 918 into Cayman. That would be something cool, 458 speciale competitor!


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P_981  11y ago

Who has deleted Hockenheim Short?


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Flabernat  12y ago

I bet this wins this year's "Best Drivers Car"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ1s-kW_RUk


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Shaggy  12y ago

@ Mental: A car that nimble with that much power would be a track monster, I hope they do build it. :D


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Mental  12y ago

Some news! Porsche is about creating the Cayman GTS with 400 PS:

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/porsche-911-gt3-rs-und-cayman-gts-4327209.html

I so much hope that is true! That would be even better than the R! No info/data on that yet, except the power claim. I guess it will share the engine with 911 Carrera S, but be placed in the middle. As a result, I think Cayman GTS would outperform 911. But one question: would not it hurt the Porsche's marketing, and what would be the pricing?


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Mental  12y ago

Car'n'Driver test of Cayman S with PDK:
- 173 mph;
- 4.1 sec - 0-60 mph;
- 10.0 sec - 0-100 mph;
- 12.6 @ 112 - ¼-mile.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2014-porsche-cayman-s-pdk-automatic-test-review

Update all that data, Apathy, please.


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benzsl  12y ago

Hockenheim Short 1:14,1
Nordschleife 8:05

Resouce: Sport Auto 06/2013
Although those two lap times can't improve the existing times, it is open for everybody to know how Sport Auto did in their test.



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Flabernat  12y ago

Wow, this is the best looking Cayman yet. Under 3,000lbs is impressive, especially considering of all the EPA safety regulations.
Nice to see they still offer a manual.
Is there a Cayman R yet?... :)


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DeDe  12y ago

New fastest times:
0-100 kph: 4,4 s (PDK-version, AutoBild Sportscars)
0-200 kph: 16,1 s (manual-version, AutoZeitung)


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Tonymq  12y ago

Got one if the first Cayman S with all the transmission options. What a machine of perfection in every sense. Before buying it I was intent on a 911 but after the test drive on both cars I could not justify spending £23k on 911 for the same range of (fully loaded) options on both cars. It looks like a more traditional porsche from certain angles and sounds amazing. I can see why so many reviews hint or directly assert that the Cayman S 2013 is one f the worlds finest sports cars. I get round a roundabout like a go- cart under total 100% fine control.


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Shaggy  12y ago

The Cayman S is Porsche's best handling car.


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DeDe  12y ago

0-40 km/h: 1,3 s
0-100 km/h: 4,5 s
0-160 km/h: 10,1 s
0-200 km/h: 16,5 s
Vmax.: 281 km/h

http://www.germancarforum.com/community/threads/sport-auto-porsche-cayman-s-pdk-first-test.48631/#post-629124


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DeDe  12y ago

It happened again: I added 1:12,8 as a HHR laptime and the site displays a 1:12,00 min.

Please correct it!


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Mental  12y ago

Another conservative Porsche's claims.

I guarantee it's capable of doing 0-100 in 4.5 sec, and 0-200 in 16.4-15.9 seconds.


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Brava  12y ago

More performance figures

.autocar.co.uk/car-review/porsche/cayman-s/first-drives/porsche-cayman-s-first-drive-review

0-62 mph 4.7 s

0-124 mph 16.9 s


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Mental  12y ago

Huh, just were talking about the "impossible" turbocharged version of the Cayman, and here you got.
http://carbuzz.com/news/2012/12/3/Porsche-Developing-Cayman-Turbo-7711877/

But I wouldn't like to see a flat-4, 2.5 liter. Hope it will be bigger.

The 981 S model seems to be almost that fast as the 987 Cayman R was, whether it has only 5 hp more and weights the same.


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Piorun  12y ago

And i think your missing the point of the Cayman, its ment for people who want something more then a Boxster, and less then a 911

And here is the problem, beceause i belive Cayman is much better car-base than 911 in terms of handling and weight. 911 with no reason keep the engine in the back for years.

New Cayman is also WIDER, LONGER and LOWER.
Its way underpowered beceause its capable of so much more.
Just give it 3.8 with 400HP and it will sniff 911 with the same engine.

But here is the problem: Cayman would be much faster but also a lot more cheaper. Who would buy rear engie 911 then?


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Mental  12y ago

My guess Cayman is for that people, who want the hardtop Boxster for less money than 911, or for those, who want a little fast "911" for the pleasure.


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BR2,  12y ago

Was gonna add, but i stopped adding cars, anywhoo, Looks great, as with the new Porsche lineup, as expected, not too keen on the steering wheel though.

@Piorun

...You serious? who the hell needs luxury when your cars ment to tear up a race track? you want luxury, get the S, u want the Track..take it there.

And i think your missing the point of the Cayman, its ment for people who want something more then a Boxster, and less then a 911, in just about every way, caymans can be faster then 911s, so cant boxsters, but 911s can be faster too, as with everything else, but there goal is to place it INBETWEEN them.

Id buy on, but i dont want such a little car as my 2002 Mazda is little enuff and gives me quite the pleasurable driving exp as it is.


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Wads  12y ago

The Cayman R is far from pointless nor is it lacking in luxury compared to a normal Cayman. I had an R on loan for a few days last year and it was probably the best handling and well balanced car I've driven and I driven a lot of nice cars!


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Mental  12y ago

I suppose Cayman R is more fun to drive. I'm not bothered about how less luxury it is and if it carries 5 kg of luggage less. If I had enough money, I'd buy the R.

Yeah, Cayman Turbo could be a very fast fun little car, but then I guess 911 sales may get lower, and the Porsche would be excited of that fact. Pity.


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Piorun  12y ago

Cayman R is pointles car, it makes light car, little more lighter but also much less everyday friendly and less luxury.

The car that we are waitning for and we will dont get is some kind of Porsche Cayman TURBO.
With around 400-450 hp (from 3.4/3.8 engine) and mid engine as lighter car it would be much faster than 911 for less money.
And thats why Porshe will not produce Cayman Turbo, and will make some cheap job: Cayman S little tuned named Cayman R, and it will be introduced at the end of model production. to not let people thing that Cayman may be faster than 911. Cayman is designed as car that must be slower than 911 even if its capable of being much faster.


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Mental  12y ago

It's perfect! As expected. :)

But the Boxster looks better, I have to say.

Will there be a new Cayman R in the soon future?