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KelvinBRZ · 07-08-2013, 09:00 PM

nice review. Your reviews so far with the Porsche and the BRZ are spot on without much repetition of the common knowledge that most automobile review companies tend to emphasize. I look forward to more reviews from you.

Re~Mix · 07-09-2013, 07:44 PM

Great review. Thank you for taking the effort to edit this great footage and provide a pretty humble, unbiased opinion (in my mind)!

dem00n · 07-09-2013, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

You're so wrong, it's hard to fathom. The new Cayman is among the more beautiful automotive specimens to come out recently and certainly an improvement over the previous generation.

I saw one in the city, in pictures it looks great and proportioned right but in real life in looks a bit odd, more so in the back where it has that small arch.

For example, this photo really sums up one of the bag angles of the car.

mit_peid · 07-09-2013, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dem00n

I saw one in the city, in pictures it looks great and proportioned right but in real life in looks a bit odd, more so in the back where it has that small arch.

For example, this photo really sums up one of the bag angles of the car.

I still think it looks gorgeous at this angle and I would do an even trade for my FR-S in a split second.

OrbitalEllipses · 07-09-2013, 11:01 PM

Looks like a mini CGT to me; however, the owner should be shot for selecting those option Carrera wheels.

Rosso_Corsa · 07-10-2013, 02:51 AM

I think the oddness that comes out from some angles has a bit to do with the fact that the wheels have gotten really very very big. With 20" wheels like the ones in the picture, you need wheel arches that are adequately humongous to accommodate them. This messes up the proportions of the rest of the car a bit. The body and the wheels look a bit too big for the small greenhouse above it. For me, I'm happy with the looks in person. In some pictures though I agree, it does look a bit oddly proportioned.

I feel a bit bad for the car designers. Every year wheel sizes go up an inch and they have to stretch the new designs around it accordingly. When will it stop? 24" wheels?

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07-08-2013, 09:00 PM	#15
KelvinBRZ GBS Mafia Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: with Snow mode on Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 541 Thanks: 338 Thanked 312 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	nice review. Your reviews so far with the Porsche and the BRZ are spot on without much repetition of the common knowledge that most automobile review companies tend to emphasize. I look forward to more reviews from you.

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Rosso_Corsa Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Audi R8 - Subaru BRZ Location: Vancouver Posts: 41 Thanks: 9 Thanked 366 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think the oddness that comes out from some angles has a bit to do with the fact that the wheels have gotten really very very big. With 20" wheels like the ones in the picture, you need wheel arches that are adequately humongous to accommodate them. This messes up the proportions of the rest of the car a bit. The body and the wheels look a bit too big for the small greenhouse above it. For me, I'm happy with the looks in person. In some pictures though I agree, it does look a bit oddly proportioned. I feel a bit bad for the car designers. Every year wheel sizes go up an inch and they have to stretch the new designs around it accordingly. When will it stop? 24" wheels?

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