We review the Porsche 718 Cayman from price to economy and all its features
£70 A week...for a new Porsche 718 CAYMAN
LET’S say you’re 26, in a steady relationship but still living at home because you can’t afford to get on the property ladder.
But then you get lucky. You win £10,000 on a scratchcard.
a) Put a deposit on a house
b) Pay for her “dream” wedding
Nah mate, neither. Buy a Porsche.
Stay at home where life is easy, where all your cooking and cleaning is done for you, and buy a spanking new 170mph Cayman instead.
It bangs out 0-62 in 5.1 seconds and you can rip up your licence in 11
I promise your girlfriend will love you even more.
This baby Porsche costs £70 a week on finance if you can find £10,000 up front.
In hard cash it’s £39,000, HALF the price of the halo 911 – but just as naughty.
Key Facts
- Price: £39,878
- Engine: 2-litre turbo
- Power: 300hp
- 0-62mph: 5.1secs
- Top speed: 170mph
- Economy: 38mpg
- Rivals: Audi TT, Jaguar F-Type
Put it this way, you won’t get out of a Cayman and say, “That doesn’t feel quite quick enough to me”. It has more performance than you’re ever going to need on the road.
The Cayman has a two-litre four-cylinder turbo “boxer” engine feeding 300hp to the rear wheels.
It bangs out 0-62 in 5.1 seconds and you can rip up your licence in 11.
The entry 911 Carrera does 0-62 in 4.6.
So how do the Cayman and 911 compare?
The Cayman is more playful
Both are beautifully balanced but the Cayman is more playful, more reactive on twisty roads and the 911 is smoother, more stable at high-speed, especially with rear-wheel steering.So what would I go for?
a) Cayman
b) 911
I’d sell up, move back home and have both.
