Is the Cayman dying? Options

[JeffBowlsby]

I really like the lines of the Cayman...have not driven one. Surpised to find out its not thriving... I must have a fatal attaction to odd-ball P-cars...wat up widat? wait...sounds like a good cost:thrill value (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

http://wardsauto.com/auto-makers/can-porsc...ling-reputation

[GeorgeRud]

Necessary for keeping the 911 in it's premier spot. They had the same issues with the 914-6 and 911 handling capabilities forty years ago, so only sold the 914-6 with their lowest horsepower engine.

Gotta protect the breadwinner!

[TerrySmith]

I hope they don't go away.

Necessary for keeping the 911 in it's premier spot. They had the same issues with the 914-6 and 911 handling capabilities forty years ago, so only sold the 914-6 with their lowest horsepower engine.

Gotta protect the breadwinner!

Looks like a high performance Cayman is coming, although it won't be called a Cayman and it won't be entry level. . .

Porsche 960 Update

Hot story from Automobile Magazine:
From the March, 2013 issue / By Georg Kacher

The Porsche 960, known internally as "FeFi" (for "Ferrari fighter") is moving full speed ahead. We last reported that the car would employ a high-output flat six, but that engine, although frugal and light, was deemed insufficient for a vehicle that will likely cost as much as twelve-cylinder cars like the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and the Lamborghini Aventador. The solution: a boxer eight. Word has it that Volkswagen Group chief Ferdinand Piech approved this application. Piech used to drive a one-off Porsche 914 equipped with a boxer eight-cylinder, and, more recently, the chairman was said to be driving a Cayman fitted with a flat eight. Featuring four turbochargers, two intercoolers, four adjustable camshafts, a complex multistage intake manifold, and dual-stage exhaust, the 3.9-liter engine is expected to deliver 650 hp. It will be mounted low in the middle of the car, connecting to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. The 960 relies on an aluminum-intensive architecture supported by steel, carbon fiber, magnesium, titanium, and other composite elements to keep weight to about 3000 pounds [about the same as a 320 HP 987 Cayman S]. Porsche is resisting high-tech, heavy add-ons such as the 918's electric motors. All-wheel drive made the cut and adds close to 200 pounds but earns its keep by getting the power to the ground -- 0 to 60 mph allegedly takes only 2.5 seconds. An even more raw, rear-wheel-drive GT edition may follow. No convertible, for now.

The design, forecast above by our illustrator, should hew closely to that of the 918, but the underlying architecture will be shared with everything from the next Boxster to the Aventador's successor. Unlike the 918, this won't be a limited-run model. Porsche thinks it can sell 3000 to 4000 of them annually over a six-year life cycle. Production in Zuffenhausen will likely commence in early 2017. For more information, and the latest news, visit www.automobilemag.com.

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