[realroadrage]

Didn't see this posted anywhere, so sorry if it's a dupe.

Porsche Announces the Cayman R

[smdubovsky]

IMO Really shouldn't be called an R... (or even an RS, or GTS, or...) "Badge engineering" at its best. Eric(magnetic1) said it best "At least w/ a (Camaro) SS you get a better motor"

[FTS]

It's been discussed on other forums to death that I did not even see the need to put it here; a disappointing vehicle IMHO.

[roundel]

http://community.evo.co.uk/users/Mon...ry-of-the-911R

A nice bashing of the R tag by Chris Harris

[Potomac-Greg]

Originally Posted by roundel

http://community.evo.co.uk/users/Mon...ry-of-the-911R

A nice bashing of the R tag by Chris Harris

One commenter sums it up:

I as mentioned earlier i think the punter who will pay good money for a special stripped road racer can spot a half arsed marketing driven poseur's car a mile off. A 275bhp 2.9 Cayman at 1100kg for £40,000 would sell, i would buy one and i am poor. No pasm, pse, sport chrono, a simple interior with manual seats, lightweight carpets/sound deadening and 17 inch wheels. That is still a CS.

But this is about marketing. Selling 3,000 of them to track enthusiasts is not going to cut it. They need to sell 30,000 of them to wannabes. Just a shame to tarnish a historic name.

[BlackTalon]

Like a "Type R" Civic

[FrankyV]

Originally Posted by mscheidt

Didn't see this posted anywhere, so sorry if it's a dupe.

Porsche Announces the Cayman R

R as in "retched" (is that a word?)

[HateDCRoads]

Fugly color.

[HoodPin]

I will only be happy if this merely a stepping stone to a proper "RS" model forthcoming......

[Racer29]

Originally Posted by HateDCRoads

Fugly color.

That wondeful hue is an old Oldsmobole / GM color .."Moss Gold" .... my first car was a new 71 Cutlass . nice to know the old Gm stuff has found a new home.