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I drove my friend's stock manual 09 Cayman S through some canyons recently and had a few takeaways.
It's a good all-around sports car and I now understand the appeal. I wouldn't buy one though. The power, handling, sound, presentation, shift action, etc., all get a solid B+. But I couldn't find anything that wow'd me for the price. For the other options in the price range you can get a number of cars with a wow factor in any of the qualities of a sports car. Be it a lotus, a z06, a supra, an nsx, etc; these are all options that for 40k would be worth more than the price of admission for a Cayman S. And for half as much, I thought my stock FR-S felt more energetic and exciting. The Cayman S has that typical German solidity which comparatively feels damp and numb. The FR-S steering is better than the Cayman's.
A very well apportioned car but not enough for me.
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