First Drives  18 February 2013  First drive: the new Porsche
Cayman   Ollie Marraige Car image  Right, no dilly-dallying
about, just how good is it?  What, can't I tell you about the
longer wheelbase, the 30kg weight reduction, the stiffer
chassis, the extra power and torque of both the 2.7 and
3.4-litre engines, the attention to detail, the engineering? You
know, give you a bit of preamble?  No, you may not. Now spit it
out.  It's terrific. Exceptional. I've spent the afternoon
driving both the 3.4-litre S (pictured) and the regular 2.7 and
both handle and drive with such control and dexterity. The ride
on huge 20-inch wheels is close to sublime and the damping,
well, both cars were equipped with Porsche's optional PASM
system and felt wonderfully fluent. Peel into a fast corner and
it's rock solid, play with the throttle mid-corner and you can
feel the car moving the balance around. With a couple of
exceptions (more on which anon), the new Cayman has moved the
game on in every area. In a way this comes as a