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Old 09-21-2017, 01:04 PM
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Isnt the Cayman more of a cruiser than a sportscar? I dunno, i've never driven one.
Old 09-21-2017, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by iCrap
Isnt the Cayman more of a cruiser than a sportscar? I dunno, i've never driven one.
I've always considered the Cayman a hardtop Boxster, but I'm not even remotely a Porsche guy, so that might be somewhat simplistic. The back end/fender look of the Cayman is freaking beautiful, that I know for a fact.

The hardtop transforms the Vert into a work of art, exactly like it does for the Jag F-Type.
Old 09-22-2017, 07:42 AM
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The Cayman is the spiritual successor to the NSX. So it's a scalpel. Pure sports car.
Old 09-22-2017, 11:29 AM
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Wait what, how can the cayman be a succesor to an NSX??
Old 09-22-2017, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by iCrap
Isnt the Cayman more of a cruiser than a sportscar? I dunno, i've never driven one.
I definitely wouldn't call the Cayman a cruiser; its probably more sports car than just about anything else on the road. The Porsche Cayman S is typically regarded as one of the 10 best handling / driver's cars sold in America by most of the car magazines. It's basically a Porsche Boxster S with a fixed roof, which equates to a stiffer chassis and even better handling than the Boxster. And if you are lucky enough to get your hands on a Cayman GT4 (or upcoming GT4 RS) then you've got a factory built track car!
Old 09-22-2017, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 2GoRNot2G
I definitely wouldn't call the Cayman a cruiser; its probably more sports car than just about anything else on the road. The Porsche Cayman S is typically regarded as one of the 10 best handling / driver's cars sold in America by most of the car magazines. It's basically a Porsche Boxster S with a fixed roof, which equates to a stiffer chassis and even better handling than the Boxster. And if you are lucky enough to get your hands on a Cayman GT4 (or upcoming GT4 RS) then you've got a factory built track car!
While I've only ever driven a first gen Boxster S, I thought the cars handling was incredible, and the 3.2 was plenty powerful back in the mid-2000s, although with all the power up high, it isn't going to win the stoplight gran prix.. My wife's V6 accord makes more power and torque

But it's a 15 year old car Rochester is talking about. A 2013 Boxster S brings 315 horsepower in a car that weighs a little more than 3000 pounds, enough to pull a 12.9 according to Car and Driver.

The Cayman S is a little lighter, and has a little more horsepower. I'd love to squeeze a Cayman S of that vintage into the empty slot in my 3 car garage, but it's far more responsible to max out our 401ks
Old 09-23-2017, 09:43 AM
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Will be driving the Blue Ridge Parkway the next couple of days in the G37. Should be a lot of fun in this car!
Old 09-28-2017, 12:39 PM
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Some videos from the VQ North Season Closer, some sexy sedans present haha.
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Old 09-28-2017, 01:13 PM
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Trying to get ideas for what color to re-paint my calipers as I got new wheels. Currently, it's a burnt orange flake but I'm leaning towards a dark reddish caliper with lugs to match. Any suggestions? Here are my new wheels..
Old 09-28-2017, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MaQG37
Trying to get ideas for what color to re-paint my calipers as I got new wheels. Currently, it's a burnt orange flake but I'm leaning towards a dark reddish caliper with lugs to match. Any suggestions? Here are my new wheels..
jeeeeeeeeeesus those look awesome. Honestly I was thinking dark red/crimson would be cool. But on the other hand I do have a soft spot for that orange/copper color of GTR calipers.
Old 09-28-2017, 03:35 PM
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^^ Burnt orange would look great behind those wheels. Red/Crimson would to, but I would lean more towards orange.

Nice wheels BTW.
Old 09-28-2017, 04:06 PM
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Calipers will take a big back seat vs. those new wheels but on your white G I'd go white w/ black letters
Adrian (2GoRNot2G) had that color on his high hp bad boy, so they should give you a boost too! This isn't a pic of his though.

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Old 09-28-2017, 04:29 PM
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i might be the only one but first color that came to mind was green for that combo
Old 09-28-2017, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mdigiorgio35
i might be the only one but first color that came to mind was green for that combo
Sure. Anything but white on white.
Old 09-28-2017, 06:29 PM
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Maybe a blue if you had matching blue lug nuts perhaps???
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