Den base Cayman med en manuel transmission er så fængslende som den PDK-udstyret Cayman S, og med fordel billigere, også. Dette er den nye Porsche Cayman, drevet her for første gang i sin base 2. 7-liters form og glæde af glæderne, med en manuel gearkasse i stedet for dual-kobling PDK automatisk transmission. Du har læst sikkert andre steder hvor god den nye Cayman er i S-formularen. I denne sub 40k base trim er 730cc nede på kapacitet og derfor kommer op genert af S ved 50bhp, hvilket gør 271bhp. Andetsteds, er forskellene mere let. 2. 7 er bare 10kg lettere (på 1340kg) end S og har en bageste spore 4mm smallere, fordi det bærer 8-tommer i stedet for 8. 5-tommer-dækkende baghjulene. Begge modeller slid samme bredde gummi, sind: 235-sektion foran og 265 bagerst på 18-tommer (2. 7) eller 19-tommer (3. 4) fælge som standard. Manuel 2. 7 har lidt kortere udvekslingsforhold end den manuelle S, selvom den PDK nøgletal er den samme for begge modeller. Resten af det er som Cayman S, så bør bevise lige så dejlig. The base Cayman with a manual transmission is as captivating as the PDK-equipped Cayman S, and usefully cheaper, too. This is the new Porsche Cayman, driven here for the first time in its base 2. 7-litre form and, joy of joys, with a manual gearbox instead of the dual-clutch PDK automatic transmission. Youve probably read elsewhere how good the new Cayman is in S form. In this sub-40k base trim it is 730cc down on capacity and, therefore, comes up shy of the S by 50bhp, making 271bhp. Elsewhere, the differences are more slight. The 2. 7 is just 10kg lighter (at 1340kg) than the S and has a rear track 4mm narrower, because it wears 8-inch rather than 8. 5-inch-wide rear wheels. Both models wear the same width rubber, mind: 235-section at the front and 265 at the back, on 18-inch (2. 7) or 19-inch (3. 4) rims as standard. The manual 2. 7 has slightly shorter gear ratios than the manual S, though the PDK's ratios are the same for both models. The rest of it is as the Cayman S, so should prove just as lovely.