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Facelifted Cayman

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The latest Web Images from test spy shots...
 

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Still butt-ugly but looking better around the front lights and air-intakes.

~ Maxie
 
Didn't they realise the clay model had been left out in the sun and it partly melted the back end? :?
 
I prefer the existing model.

that rear end :shock: ugly or what? :roll:
 
I've never liked the vertical slats on the air-intakes on the rear haunches - those on the boxster look much better.
 
So far 2008 has been about the renewal and reinvigoration of Porsche's 911 lineup, with the highest-performance variants still to receive their dual-clutch PDK gearboxes and direct-injection upgrades. Nevertheless, the rumors of the next cycle of updates, this time for the Cayman, are already beginning to circulate, though the updated car won't make its debut until sometime next year.

A minor appearance upgrade will include new headlights, tweaks to the air intakes, and the addition of LED tail lights, but overall the new cars, like their 911 counterparts, won't be signficantly different, visually, from the current Cayman. The mechanicals, however, will be.

At the top of the list for the facelifted Cayman's upgrades is a reworked engine, which grows like the 911's mill by 0.2L. In the Cayman's case that results in a 2.9L flat-six that puts out 265bhp (197kW) and 222lb-ft (300Nm) of torque, rising 20hp (14kW) and 20lb-ft (27Nm) over its predecessor. That should be enough extra power to scoot the small hardtop to 62mph (100km/h) in 6.0 seconds, shaving a tenth from the current model's time, reports Auto Zeitung. Further improvements to the sprint time will also be available via the PDK dual-clutch gearbox that's expected to become available as an option as well. With this option fitted, the new Cayman's 0-62mph run should take just 5.8 seconds. The base model will also reportedly be offered with an optional limited-slip differential (LSD) for the first time.

Bump up to the S model, and even more power and speed are on tap, thanks to the addition of direct-injection (which is skipped on the 2.9L unit). Power increases to 320bhp (231kW) and 274lb-ft (370Nm) of torque, and the manual-equipped model with get to 62mph in 5.3 seconds, with the PDK-version cutting that back to 5 seconds flat.

In the S model, the PDK and direct-injection combine to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by about 10%. Upgrades to the electronics, navigation and entertainment system round out the mid-cycle upgrades for the Cayman.
 

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yuk :hand:
 
If it has 320BHP I will be seriously tempted......but keep the 993 (of course)
 

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