This is one of the cheapest tickets into a Porsche sports car, but don’t expect headline-grabbing performance.
Here are five things to know about the special edition Porsche Cayman Style Edition.
THIS IS THE BABY PORSCHE
The 718 Cayman is Porsche’s entry-level sports car and this Style Edition is based on the least powerful version. Forget about relatively large 4.0-litre engines with 9000rpm redlines – this one has a humble 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo with 220kW and 380Nm.
The engine has more charm than your average four, though, as it uses a horizontally opposed “boxer” layout to deliver a throaty growl similar to a 1990s Subaru WRX.
Straight-line thrust is closer in nature to hot hatches than two-door supercars, with the 0-100km/h sprint dispatched in 5.1 seconds.
That’s not super quick these days.
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