Porsche Cayman (987/981)

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The Porsche Cayman (987/981) is a mid-engined, two-seat sports coupe renowned for its balanced handling, precise steering, and role as the hardtop counterpart to the Boxster in Porsche’s lineup.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Porsche Cayman 981 0
Porsche Cayman 987 0

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Porsche Cayman
sports car
assemblyLocation Stuttgart, Germany NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 2-door coupé
brakeType disc brakes
class sports car
countryOfOrigin Germany
doorCount 2
drivetrain rear-wheel drive
rear-wheel drive
engineConfiguration flat-6
flat-6
enginePlacement mid-mounted
mid-mounted
engineType naturally aspirated flat-6
generationIncludes Porsche Cayman 981 NERFINISHED
Porsche Cayman 987 NERFINISHED
knownFor balanced handling
mid-engine balance
precise steering
layout rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
manufacturer Porsche NERFINISHED
Porsche NERFINISHED
Porsche NERFINISHED
marketSegment premium compact sports coupé
platform Porsche 981 platform
Porsche 987 platform
predecessor Porsche Boxster (986) (as related roadster) NERFINISHED
productionEnd 2012
2016
productionStart 2005
2012
relatedTo Porsche 911 NERFINISHED
Porsche Boxster (987/981) NERFINISHED
Porsche Boxster 981 NERFINISHED
Porsche Boxster 987 NERFINISHED
roleInLineup hardtop counterpart to the Porsche Boxster
seatingCapacity 2
successor Porsche 718 Cayman (982) NERFINISHED
suspensionType independent suspension
transmissionOption 5-speed manual
6-speed manual
6-speed manual
7-speed PDK dual-clutch
Tiptronic automatic
variant Porsche Cayman GT4 981 NERFINISHED
Porsche Cayman GTS 981 NERFINISHED
Porsche Cayman R 987 NERFINISHED
Porsche Cayman S 981 NERFINISHED
Porsche Cayman S 987 NERFINISHED

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Porsche 718 Cayman predecessor Porsche Cayman (987/981)