2007 Porsche Cayman Review - Kelley Blue Book
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Porsche Cayman. There are cars that are faster, pricier and more aggressive looking than the Porsche Cayman. But in strictly aesthetic terms few cars match the sheer desirability of the Cayman's seductive shape. Essentially a fixed-roof version of the Porsche Boxster, the Cayman transcends its roots to become something distinct from and perhaps even better than the car from which it was derived.
Before the Cayman came on the scene, the only coupe offered by Porsche was the much more expensive 911. Combining a more accessible price with enough comfort and practicality to serve as daily transportation, the Cayman also delivers all the driving excitement enthusiasts have come to expect from a Porsche.
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I have an S version of the Cayman and I have also owned 7 Corvettes over the years. I love the Cayman for the pure driving joy it provides. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I paid what I believe to be a fair price and have loved every minute of my ownership.
I think it’s wild that I’m watching this vid and looking in the comments and you commented this when I was like 4-5 years old. Like that’s long af. Like u could be dead or something.
I've owned my 06 Cayman S for 8 months now and I love it! Sure there's faster cars...but there's nothing out there that handles like this car except maybe a newer Lotus. Others cars I considered before buying my Cayman... C6 Corvette, 335i BMW, Maserati Coupe', and the b6 Audi S4. In the end I decided to keep my 01 Audi A6 2.7t six speed instead of replacing it and purchased my Cayman finally have a true mid engine sport car. Btw, I've owned two 911s in the past, the Cayman is awesome!
I love my Cayman. Maybe it will be a collectible one day.
@BARCACROSSESTHEALPS i like your way of thinking; people are always obsessed with how fast their cars will go in a straight line, but it takes actual skill to proficiently maneuver a corner. and to those kinds of straight line obsessed people," the world is not a straight line."
I wonder if this guy ever figured out how to properly use the cup holders. It's so simple, only a professional automotive reviewer could fail to figure it out.
Amen, flip the thing up and they don't swing!
They're referring to the '06 models that don't have the center bar. The cup holders would swing from side to side. The newer ones have the center bar.
TRUE.
also mid engine is ALWAYS better then RR engine in the boot not matter what.
@a2nhope Indeed, a proper sports car is hard top for proper structural integrity to handle the sheer force of sharp change in velocity and cornering.
the cars that are related to the 2005-present Porsche Cayman is the
2005-2011 Porsche Boxster
porsches are beautiful
Funny how every car critic sights the cupholders. Coolest thing I have seen in a Porsche but I guess most Americans want their coffee right next to them. Probably a little inside joke from our German friends.
Good point. Numbers are just numbers. The experience is 99% of it. All I'm saying is that big engines really impress people like me. I'd be wowed by a 600hp V12 as opposed to a 300hp V6, but you are right. If I was to actually drive one of the cars, the V6 has a good chance of impressing me more than the bigass V12.
True but try telling that to todays car enthusiast all they care about is 0-60 and hp
Dream Car!
@jonsimcoe I own one, fortunately it took me one month to figure it out. Love it.
Its 2020 and I've had my well appointed base for a year plus. Its our date car and my escape vehicle. I love it and it doesn't look to be built in 2007. A drivers car in every respect and i get gawkers everywhere I roam. No its not for sale unless someone were to offer stupid money for it. Circa 41000.00.
this car is essentially a coupe version of the porche boxer.
@EnvyHK no, cayman is indeed 60~75 grand.
2018?
@jonsimcoe Embarassingly it took me a few weeks to figure that out lol! Had to brace my coffee when turning left, and complained about how a $60k car couldn't get cup holders right :)
u're wrong , cayman has better performance n higher performance class with better exterior design n the technology focus on performance.
both cars are awesome. The one thing that bugs me is that the two cars have a nearly EXACT dashboard. Both are primarily two seaters two so its just a matter of choice.
I respect your views and am not objecting, but the Cayman is more than a capable car for all of the points you've listed.
porsche is nice and worth the money, if you can afford to buy one. Life is short enjoy it. If you feel that a porsche is a waste of money then I can say an audi is a waste of money and you should have bought a VW like me.
that's true
but the 911 gt2's price needs to go down about $45,000. does it have a navigation system w/voice recognition? massaging seats? cooled seats? night vision? i didn't think so.
i think i might rather have a mercedes-benz sl65 amg. it is significantly slower, though significantly more powerful, WAY more luxurious, and 6 more cylinders!!
ANyone say people drive cayman or boxster are poor man porsche cuz cant afford 911 have a superior complex. The car is good looking even though 911 is faster and so on... but hey, they can get a porsche, that mean they well off. plus the boxster spyder one heck of a sex tease
Agreed 100%, especially in HAWAII, bikinis are a driving hazard!! Don't forget to use rearview mirror, backend bonus!!! Aloha!!
@Ho0di nahhh, you'll earn it within this life time. It's not THAT bad price.
Luxury doesn't add very much weight, at all, to a car. Even if it did, the performance might change, but not necessarily in a negative way. For example, the BMW M5 is much heavier than the Lotus Elise. Is the M5 a great performance car? Absolutely! It gets from 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds, and it has a 500hp V10. The Elise is lighter, which therefore implies a smaller engine. It gets from 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds but has way less than 500hp (I'm not certain of the exact number).
Your talk is based on the specification on the paper, but not on the actual driving experience. Just you say anything, please drive light weight sports car in 70s. They do not have fancy engines, but they are so fun to drive due to their light weight. Lotus engineers would definitely understand the simple physics while they continue to make light weight cars. They were inspired by Mazda Miata. (I own MIata, RX8 and S2000.) The cars are to heavy nowadays due to safety issues, etc.
The M5 might not be the best turner, but the M5 generally has exceptional handling, ride quality, luxury (standard nav system w/voice recognition, premium sound system, heated and cooled front seats, etc. etc. etc.), acceleration, and figures (HP and torque). Can you really compete with a 500hp 5.0 liter V10? But you can fuck the E63. It's even more expensive, and it just has a silly little V8.
so weird how hard reality hit the car community convertible was the definition of a sports car and now for a car to be a sports car it has to be fast or loud or both (ev is ev not car fuck ev) and for it to be fast a hard top is needed bc convertible top aero is mid and with it down its even worse
"Those looking to fully outfit their cayman will appreciate its long list of options" - lol
Everyone who reviews the Cayman suggests that buyers buy a Lotus Evora instead. The Porsche is better designed, better built, and faster, but it has no personality. The Lotus is rarer, better looking, and more nimble. You can't drive quickly on public roads, but you can choose not to slow down for the corners. In that case, I think anyone could agree that they'd rather have the slightly more nimble Evora. I wouldn't blame anyone for buying the Porsche, but I still recommend the Lotus
No personality.. Stop smoking crack kid. Best car in the world
actually its been stated all over 6speed a million times.
I am literally stunned that a review has highlighted the LOOKS of a cayman as the MAIN desirability. I mean, this car always appealed to me as the greatest sports car ever along side with the Ariel Atom. Not the looks. Although they aren't bad at all and Don't get me wrong I LOVE the looks but i just don't think its THAT good like an Alfa or an aston.
@a2nhope well hey he had to think of something bad about it :P
no. i own a 2007 audi a6 which i absolutely LOVE.
you can pay $50,000 for the cayman which gets from 0-60mph in 5.8 seconds or $45,000 for the audi tt CONVERTIBLE which has more standard features and gets from 0-60mph in 5.2 seconds
the cayman is a waste of money. i'd much rather have an audi tt or mercedes slk.
i'm annoyed with porsche engines. the 911 gt2 sits under $200,000 though it has six cylinders! i can get a $150,000 benz with twelve cylinders with a ton of standard features!!
If you enjoy the driving experience, it is not all about 0-60mph, everyone should really knows it...
The Cayman is a better car then the Audi in terms of engineering, handling, stability, steering, engine sound and brand history, prestige and recognition.
isn't he 30 secs. late to say "hello"
I am very surprized many people have the same opinion as you do. You can never compare Lotus with BMW. You do not understand what LIGHT WEIGHT CAN DO in sports car at all. Even just 25kg of additional weight, car can show totally diferrent moves. In extreme opinion, it does not matter what sort of engine the car has as long as the car is very light. Just drive Caterham super 7. (Or Lotus Elise) The car can provide so much world BMW can never provide. It is because of the light weight.
So did I and it didn't. Interesting.
no its like 10x faster
I'm not saying audi is bad, its not I would rather have an Audi over a M-B. What I was saying is that Porsches are not a waste of money because thats like saying an Audi is a waste of money and that we all should all drive VW Golfs/Rabbits. Anyways, a Porsche Turbo will kill any M-B, and the GT2 is just overkill. The GT2 is like a nuclear weapon.
the gt2 has six fucking cylinders, while a much less expensive m-b at $150,000 will have a v12
rather have my e92 an pocket the change
the Porsche caveman?
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@mcheddadi Thank. You need to be a Cayman owner to know that. those assholes just test drive them. whatever.
#kelleybluebook
please, i could get an upgraded tt convertible for $45,000 with just as much power and performance than the cayman, essentially a porsche boxster. the cayman is a waste of money. i'm not crazy about porsche and their disappointing 6-cylinder engines, but i'd much rather have a $45,000 porsche boxster than a $50,000 cayman.
Hahaha youmils03 !! twelve cylinders ? haha, mate you need to feul every hour with that car man ! damn.
porsche cayman is much cheaper , 9,0 / 100
later .
Lotuses may be very fast and sexy-looking, but it's weak as fuck. It's SO tiny (so that a father/husband wouldn't be able to share it with his wife and two kids all at the same time) (and very limited legroom), weak (very little power for a sports car), and not luxurious whatsoever (standard features: power windows, power door locks, air conditioning, done). It's a sports car, but that's the only thing it's good at. The M5 has luxury, roominess, POWER, and CYLINDERS.....
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too high off the ground.. the lower front looks wierd
I like the Carrera. I just hate the Cayman. It's overpriced than its competitors, no question about it.
i dont like ANY of porche's looks. its really unique but not sexy
the cayanne sucks though everything else you said is true.
id get a NIssan GTR and smoke all of you lol..
i like porsche though.
in my opinion the chevrolet corvette grand sport is wayy better
porshe cayman has an ugly outlook, honestly in comparison to the other cars like lambo.. proshe makes shitty exterior designs. The only thing i give thumbs up for this car is its performance other then that its just another ugly car.
The Porsche Cayman sucks. It's an overpriced Audi TT, and BMW Z4. Why not save money AND get a convertible top with the Boxster? Cayman, on a scale of 0 to 10 - 2, maybe 3
As I wrote before and as it is confirmed by every single expert review around, the Cayman is a better car in terms of engineering, handling, stability, steering, engine sound and brand history, prestige and recognition.