Porsche News

[stmoritzer]

^we'll take a train from Zürich which will be there just before the opening - to see the girls with fresh make-up

st-anger, do you know what Porsche is presenting ?

[st-anger]

Originally Posted by stmoritzer st-anger, do you know what Porsche is presenting ?

...maybe

...won´t / can´t say more...

but i have to say that IAA/Frankfurt 2005 will be worth a visit

but again, i don´t know nothing..... 8)

[mv]

Originally Posted by st-anger Originally Posted by stmoritzer st-anger, do you know what Porsche is presenting ? ...maybe ...won´t / can´t say more... but i have to say that IAA/Frankfurt 2005 will be worth a visit but again, i don´t know nothing..... 8)

Do you mean this?

http://www2.porsche.com/cayman/pcgb.asp ---> the Cayman gets partly unveiled.

So the Cayman S is to get a 3.4l B6 producing 295hp as some of the rumours indicated.

Edited :

Cayman coming between the Carrera and the Boxster

Stuttgart. In the course of this year Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, will be enlarging its range of sports cars through the introduction of another outstanding model. Based on the Boxster series, the new car, given its superior product qualities, will rank between the 911 Carrera and the Boxster S. This position of the new model is also borne out by its six-cylinder boxer engine transmitting maximum output of 295 bhp (217 kW) to the rear wheels. Like the power of the engine, the price of this new sports car will also come between that of the 911 Carrera and the Boxster S.

Apart from inner strengths and qualities typical of Porsche, this sporting two-seater will also show outstanding style and superiority in its looks and appearance. The exceptional design of the car is accentuated by muscular design features conveying a strong feeling of both power and agile driving behaviour. In addition, the new sports car not only fulfils the great demands made by the Porsche customer in terms of sporting performance, but also, through its well-conceived space concept, allows all kinds of leisure time activities.

Reflecting its superior and, indeed, unique product substance, this new Porsche sports car will bear its own name: It will be called the Cayman S, thus ranking equal with the Carrera, Boxster, and Cayenne model designations already so rich in tradition.

Introducing this name, Porsche is taking up a concept from the animal world: The cayman belongs to the crocodile family. Within this group of the world's largest reptiles, the cayman is however a relatively small but very nimble athlete. And precisely this creates a clear resemblance not only to Porsche's new sports car, but also to the Company as a whole: The cayman is acknowledged as a highly specialised hunter with strength and agility, quick reflexes and clear target orientation.

The heart of the Cayman S is its 3.4-litre power unit mounted midship in front of the rear axle. Benefiting from this mid-engine concept and an excellent power-to-weight ratio, the Cayman S is perfectly suited for the kind of performance so typical of Porsche: The Cayman S responds directly to the steering and ensures very dynamic behaviour in bends. It goes without saying that Porsche, maintaining the usual standard, offers supreme brake technology for very high deceleration forces also in this new, fixed roof model. In a nutshell, therefore, the combination of supreme power and performance in the Cayman S provides an unprecedented experience on the road: driving pleasure in its purest form.

[|Nuno|]

Latest rumours on the Cayman indicate that besides the "S" version, two further models could be availiable, depending on the sucess of the "S" version. The versions are:

-Cayman ( 250-255 HP)
-Cayman Turbo (around 340 HP)

To me, the Cayman itself doesn't make much sense, but a Turbo version makes even less, except maybe for marketing purposes, but then again would't it hurt the 911's image?

I think that Porsche is pulling a Volkswagen (VAG in this case), with too many "close" models, competing with each other... IMO the Cayman will only take sales from the 911/regular Boxster and vice versa, and not from the competition. Time will tell...

[Schwalbe]

Other pictures of the new Porsche Cayman.



Photoshoped pix.




Real pix.

[cooperluke]

And I still think the car looks too "happy"...

A true 911 always looks happy!!!
The 996 was the only one that lacked character!

[|Nuno|]

Originally Posted by cooperluke And I still think the car looks too "happy"... A true 911 always looks happy!!! The 996 was the only one that lacked character!

In your opinion. For me, I much prefer the more agressive and modern design of the 996.

[ferrarif1fan89]

i love it. much better than boxster IMO.

[loliea]

In terms of marketing that's what we call cannibalism: it's going to eat part of the market of the 911.
I like the concept of the trunk though.

[gucom]

I think itll be a great car (ok evry1 understands that, its a porsche ), hope it'll be nice n hardcore

1 point of criticism on the photoshops though, i dont think the rear part of side windows will look that much like the 911's; i htink they'll be shorter and a bit more angular (as the spy pics already seem to show)

[blah]

i like it.. I hope it sells well so we can have another Carrera GT. 8)

Originally Posted by |Nuno| Originally Posted by cooperluke And I still think the car looks too "happy"... A true 911 always looks happy!!! The 996 was the only one that lacked character! In your opinion. For me, I much prefer the more agressive and modern design of the 996.

Likewise. . . I always thought the single cluster intergrated headlights looks more modern.

As far is the Cayman, weird name. How do you pronounce it? Cay-man?

[st-anger]

*** Porsches 4th model - Porsche Panamera***

:arrow: Porsche Panamera




...as hinted many many times before e.g. when i talked about a major thing to come in fall this year - well, marketing dep. was a bit quicker than expected - seems quite official now that the 4th model will be called Porsche Panamera and should go into production in 2009 in Leipzig when the production of the GT is running out...
PAG has secured the name "Panamera" and "Cayman" on the 15.1.2004 so it´ll be the final name...
it´s likely that the car´ll be presented to public at IAA 05 to check reactions on the RWD, AWD V8 & V10 powered car - so engines from 955 and - YES - Carrera GT

...sooooo, there´re many many rumours around the net even right now at that early point, business as usual i can´t comment on all that in detail, and even less now that it´s more or less official that it´ll come...

[chest3r]

Excelent news!!!!!!

Like the Cayenne it could be a best seller because of the 4 doors. And at least in the pics it looks very goof.

It's just me or Porsche is choosing weird names for their cas ??? Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[st-anger]

Originally Posted by chest3r Excelent news!!!!!! Like the Cayenne it could be a best seller because of the 4 doors. And at least in the pics it looks very goof. It's just me or Porsche is choosing weird names for their cas ??? Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

...NOTE that the AMS pics are just very very very early photoshopped pics with just some minor influences from the official Porsche side - BUT i have to admitt that AMS has some very good ties to PAG and their pics are always quite good, but this won´t be the final result, don´t worry...

...it´ll definitely be a best seller - could be even better than the Cayenne especially for the US and "brand new" asian / eastern market - of course it depends on some key factors if it´ll be the king of it´s class....

again, can´t tell more, sorry...

it´s been under discussion for quite some time and some say the nomenclature with the numbers is running out - maybe the 997 is the last one with such a nomenclature - but well, we´ll see i guess