New Porsche Cayman S review, test drive

    The old Cayman was the best handling sportscar around. Has Porsche topped it? We drive the new Cayman S in Dubai to find out.

    Published on Jun 18, 2013 05:17:00 PM

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    Make : Porsche
    Model : Cayman S

    Forget those Mastercard ads. Seeing a Cayman S in Guards Red paint waiting for you at the hotel lobby and knowing it’s yours for the day, that’s priceless. More so because I’ve been salivating about this drive in Dubai for some time now. If the old Cayman’s reputation is anything to go by, this new Cayman S’s abilities will be taller than the towering Burj Khalifa next door. And so, I run an eye over its gorgeous shape, slide into the snug seats, clack the gearlever into ‘D’ and feed in the beautifully weighted throttle pedal. 

    Dubai isn’t the best place to drive a sportscar. They frown on speeding here and have about 900 speed cameras making sure residents don’t eat up oil reserves too quickly. So, the plan is to get out as soon as possible and drive to the beach town of Fujairah. In between lie approximately 120km of lightly trafficked, arrow-straight roads peppered with wide curves. Oh, and the route goes over a mountain range, through a few tunnels and past a couple of startled camels. But first, we have to get through Dubai.

     

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