Road Test
Porsche Cayman
Test date 24 January 2006
Price as tested £43,779
For Pretty much everything
Against Expensive when decently specified
How much ?
- Price as tested £43,779
- Price as tested £43,930
How fast
- 0-30mph 2 sec
- 0-60mph 5.1 sec
- 0-100mph 12 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
4.4 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.3 / 4.4
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4.3 / 5.1 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
5.1 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
171 mph
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
26.7 / 18.5 mpg
- CO2 emissions
254 g/km
How big?
- Length
4341 mm
- Width
1801 mm
- Height
1305 mm
- Wheelbase
2415 mm
- Weight
1340 kg
- Fuel tank
64.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 6 cyls Horizontally Opposed , 3387 cc
- Max power 291 bhp at 6250 rpm
- Max torque 251 ft at 6000 rpm
- Specific output 87bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 220bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation M Transverse
- Bore/stoke 93x78 mm
- Compression ratio 11.1:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel sequential multipoint fuel injection , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.31 / 6.1
- 2nd 19.5 / 10.3
- 3rd 1.41 / 14.3
- 4th 1.13 / 17.8
- 5th 0.97 / 20.8
- 6th 0.82 / 24.6
- Final drive 3.88
Suspension
- Front McPherson design, spring strut axle with wheels suspended independently on transverse arms, longitudinal arms, conical stump springs with inner damper, twin-sleeve gas-pressure dampers
- Rear McPherson design, spring strut axle with wheels suspended independently on transverse arms, longitudinal arms, conical stump springs with inner damper, twin-sleeve gas-pressure dampers
Steering
- Type Hydraulically Rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.60
Brakes
- Front 318x28mm ventilated discs
- Rear 299x24mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8J x 18in in
- Size rear 9J x 18in in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 235/40 R18
- Tyres rear 265/40 ZR18
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