Porsche has just released a newly redesigned and lightened version of the venerable Cayman. As is common with these lightweight versions, the radio has now become a no-cost delete option to save weight. The new Cayman R can be distinguished from a regular Cayman with special interior and exterior elements. Some of the visual cues are black framed headlights, black exterior mirrors, and Porsche decals on the side. That chassis has also been lowered 20mm and a fixed rear spoiler has been added. Additional weight savings have been made by removing Air-Conditioning, removing door handles and opting for the pull leashes found on the Boxster Spyder and using bucket shell seats. All these changes add up to a considerable 121lb (55kg) weight savings.
Output for the 3.4L flat six has been increased by 10hp to 330hp and acceleration numbers have improved zero to 100 km/h times to five seconds. The special “Chrono” package which includes launch control improves the acceleration mark even more to a world class 4.7 seconds!
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