![]() The PDK would be perfect if you could adjust the car in a way that the engine revolutions would never drop below 2000 rpm. You cannot make it better with pressing the Sport-button either as in this case the revs are too high for permanent use. And as such, the car is programmed to use very low rpm – which makes the car a dog at city speeds. The PDK was part of the solution to reduce CO2 emissions. Changing two gears sequentially is slow with PDK because these gears are on the same shaft. It is not the case when you need to change 2 gears down, for example when taking over. While changing one gear at the time is eye blink fast with the PDK as what happens is a clutch change, not a gear change. The official acceleration numbers are better for the PDK, but these numbers are measured from the moment the car starts to move. Regarding the acceleration times with the PDK, it should be mentioned that in real life a manual transmission car is faster from traffic lights, because you have to set up the launch with the automatic. The PDK is not so comfortable in the city as the Tiptronic used to be, but it is super fast at the race track when used in Sport Plus mode that comes with the Sport Chrono package. One transmission unit comes with gears 1, 3, 5, 7 and reverse, the other operates gears 2, 4 and 6. The PDK is made up of two transmission units connected via separate clutches with the drivetrain. ![]() The more comfortable, but not so sporty Tiptronic was replaced with the 7-speed PDK (Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe). The biggest news with the facelifted version of the original Cayman came for the drivers preferring automatic gear change. The advantage is that it reduces the increase in foot pressure required in the course of time until reaching the wear limit. ![]() In the eyes of the 46-strong jury the Cayman S impressed with its “perfect combination of outstanding handling, looks and performance.”įrom the 987.2 generation, the manual gearbox has a self-adjusting X-Tend clutch registering the gradual decrease in clutch pad thickness and, by turning an adjustment ring, setting off and compensating the gap caused by clutch pad wear. At the New York International Auto Show, the Cayman S was awarded World Performance Car of 2006. Autocar magazine called it “brilliant” and “Porsche´s most focused sports car”. The price increase from Boxster to Cayman was 8-10%.ĪutoWeek’s editors named the Porsche Cayman S the best car at the 2005 Frankfurt motor show. Another strange thing: the fixed roof coupé was more expensive than the roadster with its electrically folding top. The plus was the more rigid chassis, the minus the weight not saved. With the Boxster 987 as the base, it was a rare occasion in the world of car construction that a coupé was built on the platform of an open car. The brake discs are crossdrilled and internally vented, which helps to provide improved wet braking and optimum cooling.Caiman is a small and nimble crocodile. ![]() The pedal travel is short and the biting point precise. To make them tougher yet lighter and enable a more rapid response – even under extreme loads – the brake calipers have an enclosed monobloc construction. The brake discs have a diameter of 350mm at the front and 330mm at the rear. In the 718 GTS 4.0 models the brakes were further reinforced and adapted to the high performance: the front axle is equipped with six-piston aluminium monobloc fixed brake calipers in red. The brake system on the 718 S models are reinforced on the front axle. The brake discs have a diameter of 330 mm at the front and 299 mm at the rear. The brake callipers are Black on the 718 Boxster, 718 Cayman and 718 Style Edition models, and Red on the S and GTS 4.0 models. That’s why the 718, 718 Style Edition and 718 S models are equipped with four-piston aluminium monobloc fixed callipers.
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