The Cayman was already widely seen as the best car in its segment, but with the recent addition of the GTS model, some said Porsche managed to make it even better, while others argued that it is just a marketing strategy to squeeze more money from customers and that the Cayman S is a better choice.
Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe belongs to the first category, with the reviewer praising the Cayman GTS as the best sports car that sensible money can buy. As a matter of fact, you won’t find any criticism at all in the following review, as Sutcliffe was completely blown away with the Cayman’s performance.
As a reminder, the Porsche Cayman GTS gets an additional 15hp from the 3.4-liter six-cylinder boxer engine, which now delivers 335 hp (340PS), while torque has also increased by 10 Nm (7 lb-ft).
With the optional PDK double-clutch gearbox, the Cayman GTS sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and reaches a top speed of 285 km/h (177 mph). However, Sutcliffe drove a car with a manual transmission that proved to be so good that he says it made him reconsider his excellent opinion about the PDK transmission.
By Dan Mihalascu
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