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I know Jemery Clarkson says this, but it's not actually true, it's just a fun soundbyte. All engine positions have their drawbacks, I'd say a rear engine in a sports car is much less a flawed starting point than one hanging out over the front axle.
I think the key argument would be that the Cayman never seems to be made (or at least not publicised) in a comparable spec to the 911. It's as if they can't afford for their mid-engined sports car to be faster than their signature rear-engined car because of all the effort put into arguing the rear-engine layout's case.
Assuming Porsche have actually never built a comparable pair, has anyone modified a Cayman to be comparable and testable against a 911?
Cayman 981 GTS: 3.8L, 385PS
911 991 GTS: 3.8L, 430PS
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Francis Tuthill. They're predominantly a rally car builder and their cars are great for that, they won't win any concours events but they're not supposed to.
That will be OK, we can be friends, it's hardly a convertible Cayenne diesel. Though I'd say the manual 2.7 on the smallest wheels and skinniest tyres is the one to have.
Not all... The silly 4x4s and saloons fund the indulgence in the good stuff like the RSs.
I know Jemery Clarkson says this, but it's not actually true, it's just a fun soundbyte. All engine positions have their drawbacks, I'd say a rear engine in a sports car is much less a flawed starting point than one hanging out over the front axle.
From a 964? I agree. They are cool, he should have just washed one of those and left it at that.
I understand why people would, but, no, I don't. I would sooner sit under the stairs and poke pins in my eyes than spend fivehundylarge on one.