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Originally Posted by ZDan
981S is the one, as far as Caymans go, but don't discount the "base" non-S version, it's pretty much the same car with a bit less hp...
BUT, they still look and *feel* biggish and heavyish relative to an FT86! The 981's electric steering is good but *slow* relative to FT86. And Porsche seems to make it a design goal to make their cars feel as boring as possible at anything under 8/10ths whereas the Ft86 is *fun* at 1/10th just tooling around!
981 Cayman S is just a few mods away from being a legit budget supercar. But our cars are more fun on the street 
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Originally Posted by Ernest72
I know what you mean. I’ve read a lot about them and many people who have driven both prefer the twins because of fun. I would pull the trigger and try it if the 981S was around 35k. They are around 50k. Just seems like too much. So I keep saving. A few have said to get the base because you can ring it out more on the street. Another thing to think about.
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Add me to that camp.
I was utterly convinced that a 981 Cayman was the next step up for me. It has raving reviews, great handling, awesome engine. I went and test drove one last week, perfect spec, the engine and gearbox were absolutely sublime, it was so well finished and put together, it looked incredible too I couldn't fault it really, so I put a deposit down.
Aaaaaand then roll on a week later I decided to get it back again... I came to the realisation that it wasn't all that fun, I mean it was superior in nearly every every aspect to a twin yet it was boring. I also found it felt big on the road and heavier despite that not really being the case. You are cocooned inside a well made, well insulated cabin, the dashboard is large and elevated, the door cards are high leaving you with small windows, that isolates you from the whole experience, its equipped with 265 section rear tyres, there is so much mechanical grip and rubber it simply didn't move. I couldn't point it so directly into a corner with the nimbleness and precious like a twin. All this for x2.5 times the cost.
In a weird way the downfalls of a twins are also its positives. So its left me stumped, it seems to me the only really candidate is a new GR/BRZ. I can understand why people have so much trouble trying to find the perfect replacement for a twin, its wedged in between the rawness of something like a Lotus but the day to day comfort of a Porsche, albeit with compromise but a lot less money.