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Originally Posted by GatorBlue371
A. I believe that you have the car, i dont believe that they would have used an older model. Can you point out the specific differences? (as you can tell, im not a big cayman person so i dont know the body all that well)
B. i dont think the cayman has any advantage on a track. My expirience with the Cayman (though not on a track) gave me no reason to say it was better handling than a 911. The 911 pulls higher G's and has more power coming out of Corners. It also consistantly (even in THIS test) pulls out better lap times than the Cayman. As nice as the Cayman is, its not the best track car of that group. Day to day handling its comprable to the 911.
Like i said before, if the Cayman had been the most capable car it would have won by a LANDSLIDE, only increasing its lead after pulling out infront of the bmw/honda. But the Nissan and 911 caught up because they are more capable track cars. It was only a matter of time before it was passed.
C. The CTS-V has what, 550 hp? and what car are you reffering to it having beaten, the M5 ?
The M5 has significantly less power than the CTS-V... But unlike the Camaro vs. 370z comparison, where the Camaro has more power.. the M5 isnt the best cornering car, where as the Z is AMONG the best Cornering cars
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A. the difference between the new and old cayman is very similar to the difference between the new and old 911. the easiest way to tell is the new strip of LED lights found where the fog lights are on the cayman on the video.
B. the advantage the 911 has is its HP advantage. the cayman is naturally better due to all the weight being focused on the center of the car, not the rear. for everyday driving it is a difference that is negligible, however once on the track the balance of the cayman allows it to take turns quicker than the 911. if the cayman were given the same HP as the 911, it would dominate it around the track but porsche has to appease the 911 owners. this has been tested before though, some people have taken the 3.6 L (or is it 3.8?)engine from the 911 and placed it in the cayman. i cant comment on how much better it is than a base cayman S since i havent done the upgrade myself (i only have exhaust and intake done)
C. the horsepower difference between the M5 and CTS-V is 50 horsepower, the difference between the camaro and 370z is almost 100. the CTS-V beat ever single 4-door car around the 'ring i dont know which one is in second place behind it but it is certainly slower than the cadillac.