Cayman vs. Carrera?

[Dylan1]

My experience is that the cayman both 987 S and 981 s We’re great handling cars and easy to drive well

the 992 like the 991 is as you say,a great GT car but when you drive it well and fast on B roads it’s a real hoot like all the 911 I’ve driven

very different but certainly no less fun I’d say

 

[gronk1967]

So, as some of you may know that a tree surgeon working at the house last week asked me to move my Cayman off the drive for safety, then promptly reversed into my 718...nothing structural but the impact from his tow bar has ruined the front bumper. Anyway, trying to see the silver lining in every cloud at least I’m hoping to get the stone chips sorted and a speed bump rash sorted at a Porsche approved bodyshop at someone else’s expense.

Porsche Newcastle got me in the body shop very quickly and have provided me with a 992 C2S to drive around in for the duration of the repair. I’m due to the NC500 at the end of the month and thought my luck was in and i may get to put the mileage on someone else’s car LOL but after a few days in the 992 I’m not convinced I’d enjoy the run as much as I would in the 718? Don’t get me wrong the 992 is a phenomenal car. Driven 992’s multiple times on the track at the PEC but on the road it all feels a little numb...just doesn’t feel like as much fun as the Cayman.

As others have commented in reviews it feels like a GT car, you could travel the length of the country in it with no effort but speed aside it doesn’t feel like a sports car In the way the Cayman does!

Anyone Else had the opportunity to make the same comparison?

 

[budflicker]

I do think that with the 911 range (GT3 aside) being turbo charged and quite Grand Tourer like in character, the real sports car in the range is now the 718. Especially the new naturally aspirated GTS 4.0.

 

[gronk1967]

Got a call from the bodyshop earlier...car stripped back good news thankfully no damage under the sacrificial bumper, bad news no ETA on a replacement from Porsche...according to bodyshop no ETA suggests 2weeks wait for parts from the factory...seems a little long to me in this day & age but assume C19 has impacted parts movement....positive it looks like i get to do the NC500 at the end of the month in someone else’s 992...every cloud etc etc

 

[Martin_Davis]

Sorry to hear that your car was damaged, as you say at least you’ll be putting the mileage on someone else’s car and I think you‘ll find the 992 CS will be great for that trip.

It is a very fast, capable and comfortable car, however I have had my 992 for a year and a half and I would agree that it does seem to be missing that feeling of excitement and theatre that you expect from a Porsche. It will be interesting to see what the 992 GT cars will be like.

Having recently had the opportunity to drive my friends 981 GT4, I have decided to go from my CS to a GT4, I’ve just got wait until October....

Enjoy your road trip.

 

[Craiglm68]

Have only experienced 991's and 2's at PEC against my Cayman, and am inclined to agree....particularly re the 992 Carrerra (big , comfortable, takes up more of the road etc)....giggling good fun on their tight little tracks with PDK, and at those speeds (under 80mph) totally idiot proof....whereas the Cayman is a little slower, but more involved by a country mile. The 991 was a "T" , so firm/rigid as could be, but lacked the 992 punch down the small straights (PCCB's were a revelation though). For a long leisurely (or intercontinental motorway blasting) drive a 911 with a longer wheel base will always have some appeal to some I'm sure.

 

[BrianJ]

On the occasions I've been lent a 911 whilst my own cars are being serviced I've always been very impressed but I tend to take my cars to places where a Cayman or Boxster will physically fit but a 911 would be a nightmare. There have been many cases on holiday when we've been very glad we weren't in a 911, especially in the remoter parts of Devon, Cumbria, Scotland and the very constricted historical parts of Spain and Portugal heading for Paradors and Pousadas. The smaller cars feel so nimble by comparison. But each to their own.

 

[Motorhead]

For a long leisurely (or intercontinental motorway blasting) drive a 911 with a longer wheel base will always have some appeal to some I'm sure.

Not so actually Craig. The 718 wheelbase is actually 25mm longer than that of a 992 [2,475 mm vs 2,450 mm]. []

Jeff

 

[corneg1]

I know I am comparing much older cars to you guys but I had a gen 1 Cayman S before getting my current car. Its a 996 C4 cab. But, as others have said, the Cayman felt a much more focused car than my 996. The 996 is that bit more calm I think. Perhaps thats because I drive most the time with the roof down and so you get lots of lovely exhaust noise without going crazy. I do miss the amount of space I had in the Cayman though - I went camping for two weeks around Scotland in the Cayman and would only be able to get half the stuff in the 996...

 

[Motorhead]

Yes Graham, I think the enhanced [and secure] load-carrying capacity of the Cayman over a 911 is often overlooked. The so-called rear seats in any 911 are next to useless other than for exposed luggage.

Jeff

 

[Brian_Innes]

On your NC500 trip, the 992 C2S will be absolutely fine. Just be aware of the wider road footprint, especially the rear end, on the narrow single track roads you will encounter on the tour. The passing places are frequent and you should have no problems there. it's the tight turns onto a few of the narrow bridges that you will have to watch carefully. A rear wheel arch scraping along the stone parapet of these bridges will be more expensive to repair than your 718 front bumper.

Having driven a 991 C2S myself, as a driving machine it doesn't compare favourably to the 718 Caymans I have owned. That is my personal opinion. Not that it is a bad car, it just doesn't have that connected feel to the road and the quick change of direction agility of the 718 chassis. Incidentally, my 718 CGTS felt just as quick as a 991 C2S. The 992 C2s may be an improvement over my experiences of course.

Enjoy your NC500 tour. You are doing it at a nice time of year here in north Scotland.

Brian