The first 2 minutes of this review is the best opening I have ever seen in my entire life for a car review. Incredible job EVO. What a professional production.

Long Live the Cayman. Fantastic Machine, this new one is phenomenal. 911 is just a nostalgia tool, for old men and fans ( I am a great fan of the 911 but i cannot ignore the Cayman's prowess any longer) The Cayman is technically significantly better, there is nothing the 911 can do that the Cayman when set up to similar spec cannot do significantly better. Their is a reason that all of Porsche's top tier cars and race machines are mid engine like the Cayman.( Porsche gt1, 918 spider, Carrera Gt etc) This new Cayman takes it all a bit further by being a more attractive looking car than the 911. (Doesn't look like the 911s little brother any more) As it stand now a Tuned 981 will obliterate equivalently specked 911s especially the gt4 versions with the 3.8. When the Cayman gets boosted like the rest of the Porsche line up, just a tune will make it outdo alot of the 911 line up. The reign of the Cayman or a mid engine Porsche in inevitable.

I keep coming back and watching this video. Excellent review, thank you.

The blip is to replicate heel/toe rather than double clutching. It's there to prevent excessive engine braking on the rear wheels as you change down.

Excellent review Dickie! Loved all the camera angles and thank you for not making the music intrusive - just the right balance. This would've taken a while to edit too, well done.

Excellent review. Can't stop watching it (until i get my own Cayman S) I also like the music so much that i wish i knew from who it is. Does someone know the names of titles and musicians who play theses songs ? Especially the "techno" music at the beginning.

In the Evo magazine article it states that when you turn off the stability/traction control completely in sport plus mode it disables the downshift blipper, so there's the option for the purist and a helping hand for everyone else.

The irony is that this Cayman S shown here is beautiful as it hasn't been messed around with - yet you try finding one like this in the Porsche used car network - almost impossible! This car had arguably the best wheel option in the 20" Sport Techno's, but most Boxster and Caymans are ruined why garish gangster spec and black alloys wheels. You never used to get that problem until a few years ago. Now a buyer will spend more money to make the car look worse. Chaved up Porsches do not make sense.

The new styling of 3rd generation has to be best yet. Luscious. More like the 911 than the Boxster. It is now its own car and is a better driver than its bigger brother

It only does the rev match in Sports plus setting. Which is the track setting basically. So if you are in Sport or Normal, you still can do the heal-toe yourself.

I'm watching this in 2020, I still want a 981 S.

You totally right, and probably the reason both the boxster and cayman always get good reviews....but Ruf took their 3400 K Cayman up to 400hp, of course with allot of adjustments, they said it can keep up with a 911 Turbo around a track......just seems Porsche is holding the Cayman back.

I wish they made the Cayman with a higher performance. I drive a 911 turbo myself and the Cayman is way to slow for my taste. I like the mid-engine and the Cayman is the best looking porsche in my taste. If there were a 520 hp version I would buy it at once =)

Agreed. That's why I still use hand signals instead of indicators. But auto blip must so much quicker and more precise than driver pedal input, so progress is surel quicker, for the less than perfect driver of course.

Great review, brilliant driver I can't stop watching evo!!!

Exhaust burbles and pops sound awesome.

I am 183cm high and the car fits me perfect. The possition behind the steering wheel is just spot on.

It might only be March, but now I'm already looking forward eCOTY 2013 so much

I realllyy want to drive one.

Brilliant review...thank you

Just bought a cayman 981 S with Sports chrono and PASAM 😎

Heel/toe IS about double clutching. Look at the epic Rohrl video in the Audi S1 in Portugal or a Best Motoring race video. If you push the clutch in when blipping, the transmission is disconnected from the crankshaft. However, if you do it when out of gear and the clutch depressed, you rev the engine AND the input transmission shaft to match the gear & vehicle speed. It reduces the load on your transmission significantly and avoids upsetting the car during hard braking into a corner.

Buying one this summer! I’m like a junky watching all the good reviews if this fantastic car. This is one of the best and I have to wear a bib to keep the drool off my shirt lol. About three months left to wait.......

I drive an R8 now.. and I still miss my old 987 CS... defo getting the 981 after the R8.

I think I like just about all the porsches that they manufacture! ONE day ONE day!!!

at least someone still makes a proper driver's car.

i still think this trounces the f-type in every way. including sound

Cayman balances on car is pretty nice , i felt so much that on racing track Exactly when i was passing out the corner best midship car ever

all that time spent learning and mastering the heel-toe downshift.. and now this car does it by itself. lol

It's interesting how the Cayman has matured since it's launch. It was a fantastic car from the start and for the price you don't get a better all around package..

That automatic matching of the revs is an option - you can turn it down and do it yourself. As you should...

Thanks ;) I happen to think so too ;) and the dynamic transmission mounts are helping keeping the balance of the car.... not that one would notice unless you are Walter Roehrl ;)

because it only works on the sport + mode, and he might not always have been on the sport + mode...

It only throttle blips if youre in sports plus...if you run it in just sport you have to rev match (my friend has a 991S with the same system)

it autoblips in 'sports plus' mode... in normal and 'sports' mode it does not autoblip

I don't doubt that the new car has certain factors where it is not as good as the old car (and earlier 911's) but overall i am pretty sure that they are massively improved cars if you consider every aspect. I have recently bought an E92 M3 after a couple of E46's, people always say the E30 was the best M3 (which in some ways it was), however in the real world where my only car has to cover 20,000 miles a years on motorways and city traffic as well as track days, things have definitely improved

Correct me if I'm wrong, how can the 911 be better than the Cayman? It costs more and has a heavy tail end.

I loved the old Cayman, now this one is so so much sexier! I'm hoping to pick up an old cayman cheap now!

Really cool landscape. That region near Portimão is excellent for driving and make some good shoots. Nice review!

I hope so, I would have liked to see the system work in the track though. I am having to choose between 3 cars, this one, a second hand Ferrari 512 Tr and an Audi RS5. If I bought this I could also buy a FR-s and still have some change. The best review of this car is by Chris Harris check it out he rips it in two.

I just learned you can turn it on and off, so yeah, on days you want to test yourself you can h&t, if you want to concentrate on the other aspects, you auto blip. Such a cool car!

Awesome. Love the blip on downshift in a manual!

Oh EVO, you again made brilliant vid! Haven't seen something this good, sooo enjoyable drive!! Keep on :)

I just had a chance to drive on at the Porsche World Roadshow. It has certainly grown up, same great balance, and a steering that comes close to the hydraulic rack of the 997. Overall, it's a better car to drive than a 991 now, IMHO.

Because it's fun. In 100 years one might ask "Why steer? The car steers for you" ;-)

Come to Monchique, Portugal do the same track as the host! You are always welcome!

The new Cayman S with a manual could be currently the ultimate drivers cars from Porsche. Looking at the new GT3 with PDK only choice and...it's rearwheel steering... This is it! :D

that is a good point! But man its starts getting expensive when you option it out!

Thanks. I wondered about that. Gives you a chance to compare your skill with the computer!! Gotta get me one!

What's the point of automatic downshift blip...? For those who don't want to master the manual properly there's a PDK 'box.

I had the previous Cayman S and am driving a 997.2 Carrera 4 now. Maybe my next onse will be the upcoming Cayman GTS ... !

What a vid ! EVO - your best yet

Nice one Dickie. Not even a seen new Cayman, yet I feel like I've already driven one! Great review.

The 370Z with the 6-speed manual WAS the first production car to offer synchro-rev matching on downshifts.

5.37 with the chrono package the car rev matches on downshifts, so why heel and toe?

If on downshifting the car matches revs, why do we see the driver heel-and-toe?

Another great review. Another fantastic car. Motor Trend and other American auto channels would do well to mimic the passion, enthusiasm, and fantastic cinematography of EVO reviews. One question (and it's easy): is there any info on the track used at the end of the review? Again, excellent review!

What for did he heel and toe if the car can match the revs then downshifting?

Thanks Dickie. That was a quality review.

Searching for a 986 !!! DAMN I love these ...

Is there a way to turn off the throtle blip if you want to?

never liked the cayman's until now. it looks great.

i would want to rev match my self still, kinda ruins the fun but i guess it makes it easier to heel toe on the track. i mean u don`t even need to hit the gas anymore

Why would you want 'autoblip' when you've chosen a manual car? Surely it's the main reason for not having a flappy paddle.

Porsches new lineup are all good ..wish I can drive each one on daily basic..

Nice video but unanswered questions I would be interested in your view Dickie: 1) This or a Boxster S... how much Evo-ness do you lose by going drop top, if any? 2) 20" wheels better than 19" wheels from a handling point of view... really? 3) Ceramic brakes really worth c.GBP5,000? Really? 4) Std, PASM or sports suspension? 5) Bother with split diff? Will not bother to ask you about manual vs PDK as I think that the gap between the two has closed to the point that it is just personal preference.

You know these are three veeeeery different driving experiences. I had a go in an RS5, and in an old Cayman (2006), but never in a 512 TestaRossa ("only" a 308). The quickest is clearly the RS5, but it is kind of an all automatic car that gets you very confident and allows you to push it to its limits very easily, which isn't the case with old Ferraris like the 512, mid engined, unaided and rear wheel drive. The Cayman is a cheap, nimble and easy car to drive. probably the bargain of the three.

What is that awesome music at the beginning?

Hey EVO could show the engine compartment of the cayman... been searching on the web for pix.... but no luck How do u do an oil check on this thing And is it true the engine and therefor the exhausts are technically in the cabine i know its german engineering but how save is this???

They do automatic Rev-matching in the manual now? Then there is no point getting the manual if that's also computerized by now.

its better than a boxster S.... the cayman S is a perfect boxter S

What option do you need to select for down-blip? Chrono package?

Now I wait for comparison video between ultra light Alfa Romeo 4C & Cayman S!

It's nice to see a manual Porsche instead of the PDK thing!

So rev match means no need for heel & toe?

Give us some specs like NA or turbo power and torque and quarter mile time

Neat videography.

Perfect spec indeed!

One of my favourite cars! Lovely!

Don't know what he's on about we had an old cayman s and it was no poor relation, Porsche is always good no matter what model it is!

great video, driving and comments !

Why windshield wiper is on?

Why was he heel toe downshifting on the track when it has an auto blip?

Why heel and toe if the throttle auto blips?

Great review!

Damn hard choice. I say this car because I don't see many Porshe Cayman S's around.

Excellent review of an excellent car.

Im considering buying this or a GTR! Which one should i get?

Could you daily it in the UK?

I own 2009 and it works just like this.

Great driving, great review! thanks.

I'd guess that angle is rare because of a legal liability thing since the speedometer is shown.

Super car JR. I love my 14 Cayman S, such a balanced fun car

Yes that is very true, thats why a dealer close by is already getting my GTR ready :)

liked the paddle view at 5:37

Great review :-) ....I want one so bad!!

Can the auto-blip be disabled?

Nice car, looks like they are using the tech from the 370 with the rev matching.

is that a Heuer Silverstone?

Why was he heel and toeing when the car already has a downshift rev matching? I'm confused to the max. This system is new.