Cayman s specs

Details about the Porsche Cayman S Sport, also being referred to as the Cayman Clubsport, have surfaced today and the resume looks impressive. No official announcement has been made, but the car is expected to be a stripped-down, track ready, street-legal version of the Cayman S for buyers who want the most out of their mid-engined German sports car. According to Britain’s AutoCar, the S Sport will go on sale in the U.K. in October. No word on U.S. availability yet, but it is likely. No prices are known either, but it’s expected to cost about 4,000 pounds (US$5,588) over the Cayman S’ 44,000-pound (US$61,466) price. Porsche recently announced that the 2009 Cayman will cost $60,200 in the U.S., so a similar $5,600 premium for the S Sport is likely. Should it come to our shores, it would be significantly cheaper than the similar Porsche 911 GT3 RS. If tradition is adhered to, the S Sport will pursue significant weight savings rather than power upgrades. According to … [Read more...] about Report: Stripped-Down Porsche Cayman S Clubsport in the Works

Automakers often complain about the difficulties in meeting wildly different European Union and U.S. crash test and fuel economy regulations, and they have good reason to – often times it leads to a compromise in a new car. The 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C is one car set to be affected by the varying regulations. Thanks to crash test standards, the U.S.-spec 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C will weigh 220 pounds more than the European version, pushing its curb weight north of 2000 pounds according to Automotive News Europe. The 2014 Alfa 4C is supposed to be a no-compromise lightweight sports car, built from nothing but aluminum and carbon fiber, but according to Fiat’s European product development head Mauro Pierallini in an interview with Automotive News Europe, that wasn’t enough to stop the U.S.-spec car from weighing more than the European version. While the Alfa Romeo 4C that goes on sale in Europe this month weighs in at 1973 pounds, the American version will weigh 2193 pounds when it … [Read more...] about U.S.-Spec Alfa Romeo 4C to Weigh 220 Pounds More Than Euro-Spec

The U.S.-spec 2018 Audi TT RS will make its debut next week at the 2017 New York auto show, the German automaker announced today. The sport coupe will go on sale shortly thereafter with a base price of $65,875 — a direct challenge to its corporate cousin, the Porsche 718 Cayman S, among others. Powering the 2018 TT RS is a turbocharged 2.5-liter I-5 good for 400 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque; peak power is available between 5,850 and 7,000 rpm while peak torque is on offer between 1,700 and 5,850 rpm. Audi claims that the TT RS, which weighs just 3,175 pounds in European trim, can hit 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds (the 350-hp Cayman S needs 4.4 seconds) and a top speed of 155 mph, which can be increased to 174 mph with the optional Dynamics Plus package. Sending that power to all four wheels via the standard Quattro all-wheel-drive system is a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic equipped with a launch-control mode. It will come rolling on 19-inch wheels standard, though 20-inchers are … [Read more...] about U.S.-Spec 2018 Audi TT RS to Debut in New York, Cost $65,875

The U.S.-spec 2018 Audi TT RS will make its debut next week at the 2017 New York auto show, the German automaker announced today. The sports coupe will go on sale shortly thereafter with a base price of $65,875 — a direct challenge to its corporate cousin, the Porsche 718 Cayman S, among others. Powering the 2018 TT RS is a turbocharged 2.5-liter I-5 good for 400 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque; peak power is available between 5,850 and 7,000 rpm while peak torque is on offer between 1,700 and 5,850 rpm. Audi claims that the TT RS, which weighs just 3,175 pounds in European trim, can hit 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds (the 350-hp Cayman S needs 4.4 seconds) and a top speed of 155 mph, which can be increased to 174 mph with the optional Dynamics Plus package. Sending that power to all four wheels via the standard Quattro all-wheel-drive system is a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic equipped with a launch-control mode. It will come rolling on 19-inch wheels standard, though 20-inchers are … [Read more...] about U.S.-Spec 2018 Audi TT RS Priced at $65,875

Operating the sort of test fleet we do, it is with fair regularity that we encounter the occasional cracked windshield, bent wheel rim, or chipped hood. If Michigan’s deteriorating infrastructure isn’t crumbling and subsequently being launched by other motorists at the fronts of our test cars, it’s blowing apart other folks’ tires, pieces of which are then launched at our test cars. (Our Cadillac CTS Vsport found this out the hard way when it took a chunk of radial to its face last year.) But even we were shocked—or maybe impressed, even—when we discovered an 8-inch serrated kitchen knife embedded a good four inches deep in our long-term Porsche Cayman S’s underbody.Road warrior Charley Ladd unsheathed the problem after stopping to investigate a strange scraping sound emanating from beneath our lovely red sports car. We’re not sure how long the knife had been forking the Porsche’s underside, but there it was, driven into a … [Read more...] about Knife Cuts to the Chase, Stabs Our Long-Term Porsche Cayman S’s Floorboard