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Hot Lap! 2011 Porsche Cayman R

There is an in ...
There is an in depth review of the '12 Cayman R here: definitiveautoreview . com/road-tests/12-porsche-cayman-r/
erikgee123


I own a Cayman S ...
I own a Cayman S PDK and I can tell you that its an absolute joy to drive. Unless you have driven one, please refrain from making comments like "ruined the best car they ever built by fitting it with a God damned PDK transmission.". The car is perfect the way it is. It is available in manual if you want.
adore81


the boss costs a ...
the boss costs a lot less, and it only has 444hp, naturally aspirated
HottestGuyOnInternet


you cant compare, ...
you cant compare, they 2 different cars and the boss has much more power!?
MrHack92


Dear Motor Trend, ...
Dear Motor Trend, This video series would be so much better if the driver wasn't speaking. Have one of your wordsmiths create a narrative and overlay that audio without interfering with the sound of the car. Listening to this driver mumble while driving the car is distracting and irrelevant to the subject of the video.
morrielarsen


Hmmm, maybe ...
Hmmm, maybe actually driving it.... like throttle and brake manipulation, oh yeah, and steering
SacTownStudios


I think you have ...
I think you have the wrong emphasis of what driving is. Just because you gotta move your left foot a little bit and move your arms to shift doesn't make you a "more involved" driver. You want to focus on that and not worry about lap times, that's your deal. Others want to focus on their racing lines and throttle and brake modulation, the emphasis of real racing drivers (look at f1). If you disagree, i think you should drive around without your seat belt so you can even 'more engaged' .
bcsngan


You don't have to ...
You don't have to believe me about my participating in clubspec events. That said, please call up ANY clubsport group. I don't care if it is a 3-series club, Miata club, Porsche club, etc, just give them a call and ask about the manual vs paddle demographic. Every single club will tell you that the nearly all of their members drive manual transmissions at the track. A paddle shift car, no matter how balanced and precise, can EVER be as engaging as a manual transmission car.
marshknute


manual or not, we ...
manual or not, we still drive
godwhitepk


Also "Jersey" ...
Also "Jersey" explains the ignorance and punk bitch attitude.
pcload1etter


I'm calling ...
I'm calling bullshit on your experience. Just because a performance school requires you to know how to use a manual doesn't relate to your driver's car point. I have a manual transmission but claiming "a driver's car has a manual transmission, no exceptions" is a small minded and ignorant statement. A driver's car is a car that has great handling, good feedback, and is fun to drive. Just because you're not rowing gears, doesn't mean it's not a driver's car.
pcload1etter


Actually, almost ...
Actually, almost everyone at the track drives a manual transmission car. Out of the 84 members of the Northern New Jersey Porsche Club, only 6 have flappy paddle cars and only one of them is in the "expert" run group. That's why EVERY performance driving school requires you know beforehand how to drive a manual. I'm sorry if you only believe people with GoPro videos. I don't care to spend $250 for other people's enjoyment.
marshknute


I was trying to ...
I was trying to find your videos since clearly you're a total expert and know firsthand about all this and have your own videos. But no... you just watch too much top gear. The people who talk about manual transmissions don't actually track.
pcload1etter


2:09, did you hear ...
2:09, did you hear that?? Thats all I need for my argument, this thing is just amazing, the chassis is sooo good, its looks great, and with the cayman R, it finally has more power which it deserves. Porsche, stop holding back the Cayman, let it loose, its time for a Cayman Turbo S!!
TheCarVlogger


Well if u don't ...
Well if u don't care about lap times, then u must only drive convertibles cuz they're more enjoyable. All drivers cars are convertible. No exceptions. Oh wait, for real sensation of speed, u must ride a motorcycle, slower around bendy tracks but more involved. Men only ride motorcycles. No exceptions. Look, no one's forcing u to watch these. Everyone has a preference and nobody's wrong. The only wrong thing to do is to be an a-hole and cram ur opinions down people's throats.
bcsngan


The Mustang has ...
The Mustang has over 120 bhp more and over 100lb/ft more torque.. and only 0.5 of a second quicker. That makes the Mustang crap, doncha agree ;)
ytcf71


cayman is not the ...
cayman is not the best car they ever built try the 917 best car ever made period
andrewstahlman


more driving less ...
more driving less thinking =) dick shift is overrated - all i need gas brake wheel =D
kcuskcid0


You can learn how ...
You can learn how to do it in half a day but doing it competitively takes a long longer. When I took the Formula 200 class I was able learn how to do it in half a day as well but I wasn't anywhere close to the pace of the professional instructors but when I took the AMG Challenge class I was racing behind the instructor flat out at the same pace. Driving road cars with ABS, traction control, stability control and auto gearbox were a lot easier in comparison.
LeontariF1


Like I said earlier ...
Like I said earlier, when I transitioned from karts, which either had just a centrifugal clutch or shifter karts, where the clutch is only used to start and stop, to formula cars (Barber Dodge cars back in the day) the first thing I had to learn was heel/toe. It took me half a day. After that I have never thought about it again, where I think about everything else constantly. Seriously, it's blipping the throttle with the side of your foot, are you really tell me that's hard?
raceboy1971


Ooooo yeah?!!! Is ...
Ooooo yeah?!!! Is that's what your extensive experience told you? How about heel-tow downshift to match the revs while trail-braking into the corner? Is that a no-brainer as well?
LeontariF1


Yeah, save all the ...
Yeah, save all the weak manual transmission arguments. I had to hear them from way too many old men in Hawaiian shirts. There's nothing to shifting gears. Calling it "fun" or "connected" is just disingenuous. There's no skill involved unless you are just completely uncoordinated. If you need to ad an arbitrary activity to driving, try knitting, otherwise pushing or pulling a lever for gear selection is on the same level as crank starting a car. It's dead and people should get used to it.
raceboy1971


My Miata club often ...
My Miata club often shares a track with the local Porsche club. Over 90% of the cars have manual transmissions, even the new Caymans and 911's. Unlike you, we don't care to shave time off of our laps. We just want to have fun, and a paddle-shift gearbox robs us of the fun. A car isn't a driver's car if the car does all the work for the driver. I fully support paddle-shift gearboxes for racing, since every tenth counts. For having fun, however, it's manual or nothing.
marshknute


As you are an ...
As you are an instructor, I can appreciate why you like paddle-shift gearboxes: they are faster, more precise and allow you to concentrate on squeezing another few tenths of a second out of each lap. A driver's car, however, is about having fun. It's about being one with the machine and enjoying the sensation of rowing through the gears.
marshknute


You are the ...
You are the ignorant one. MT specifically stated that a driver's car is an emotional car, not the fastest car. Why else do you think the 167 hp Miata finished ahead of the 640 hp Corvette ZR1 in MT's 2009 Driver's Car Competition? I am a 4-time Skip Barber graduate, myself, (Limerock Raceway in CT) and compete in clubspec events with my local Miata club. Manuals are more fun. I'm not alone in thinking that, since my comment is the highest rated comment for over 3 months.
marshknute