The new Porsche Cayman, in all its glory and in the UK for the first time. Aside from putting the steering wheel on the correct side, not much has been altered for the coupé’s channel crossing so we’ll gloss over the salient details.
Suffice it to say that Porsche’s UK line-up will start at £39,694 for a base 271bhp 2.7-litre car, and rise to £48,783 for the 320bhp Cayman S driven here.
For many if not most, those prices will be jumping-off points for the kind of option-box ticking that keeps the brand in the black; our test car, equipped with extras such as Active Suspension Management, mechanical rear locking diff, carbon-ceramic brakes and bucket seats, came to £64,374.
In contrast to the seven-speed PDK S model we drove abroad, this car also featured the six-speed manual gearbox, with detrimental effect to both performance and efficiency. In stick-shift form 0-62mph slows to 5.0sec from 4.7 while CO2 emissions grow to 206g/km from 188.
Porsche Cayman S
Price £48,783; 0-62mph 5.0sec; Top speed 175mph; Economy32.1mpg (combined); CO2 206g/km; Kerb weight 1320kg; Engine 6-cyls horizontally-opposed, 3436cc, petrol; Installation mid, longitudinal, RWD;Power 320bhp at 7400rpm; Torque 270lb ft at 4500-5800rpm; Gearbox6-spd manual
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