No more power for the Cayman S

[anonymous-user]

Autocar this week, referring to a Porsche source, stated that the Cayman S will NOT get any power hikes in response to the Boxster S getting the Cayman engine. Story is that it would get too close to the 911!!!

Do you think that's a fact or just a stall till maybe the 911 gets some power tweaks so they can afford to?

[domster]

It's probably true. They are very conscious of their model hierarchy. It would be easy for them to make a 911 curshing Cayman with a 400+ bhp engine, but it would steal sales from the 911 and confuse the line up. It's just a marketing/brand decision, rather than an engineering one. They will gladly leave people like 9ff and Ruf to tart up Caymans with bigger engines, nicely away from their pure bloodline/product range.

I'm not sure it's a big deal. The Cayman S sounds like it's quick enough for most occasions and you can always get a tuner to drop a 911 engine in if you feel the urge and have the cash.

[anonymous-user]

You almost sound like you know what you're talking about

[domster]

I almost do