This is WHY the Porsche Cayman 981 2.7 is better than you think! 

Good video mate 👍. Shame about the fake Cayman S badges 😂

The 981 is a superb CRUISING car with more than enough horsepower weighing about 3000 lbs. Mine is a 2014 year, purchased new. The amenities were very expensive. Ie, Just the twin tailpipes were $500. The upgrade stero system is amazing and pdk is incredible. It's a true definition what began in the 1930-s European sports car - 2 seater, excellent handling + braking, economical, but not a convertible. It is anything but a poor man's Porsche. I thought BMW's handle well; however, a Cayman is in a league of its own.

The 981 satisfies over 90% of our daily driving needs. Whereas some of those who complain might be just leasing or renting the vehicles they claim ownership to...

I just bought a 2016 cayman with PDK 20 inch rims with a few extras and love it! Thanks for the video good job!

first time watching your review and now you have earned a new subs cuz I like it

I have the 981. Sport Chrono, PDK, Sport, Sport+, Sport Chassis and Sport exhaust. It's 20mm lower than a STD Cayman. I love this car when you push the Sport+ button and shift with the paddles. The sound when shifting up and down, WOW. The cracling on downshifts and the loud "boom" on upshifts.

The 2.7 is perfect for UK roads don't need any more than this.

Your friend has impeccable taste .even the new gt4 doesn't sound as good as the 981 version. Thanks for posting.

Well done reaching 100 videos Mo! Great content as usual, lovely car.

Spot on review. Either people understand what you are telling them or it goes over their head. On a back road you never need more power thank this.

Why does it say Cayman S on the side if it's the 2.7?

Well done with your 100th video... really enjoyed it 👍🏼 keep up the hard work. Can’t wait for the next one & hopefully you would of grown your beard 🧔🏻 by then lol 🥰

Just bought one, absolutely amazing!

Poor man’s Porsche is a ridiculous term. I don’t know too many poor men that can afford to buy and maintain a $100,000 car. This one looks beautiful 🚘

Con grats on your 100th vid pal, wondered when you had got to. Love the Porsche it looks stunning in red, but how do they compare to the M140?

Great video - Subscribed!

Top Vlog mate.

Wicked car review

This is the kind of Cayman I'd consider in buying, very nice. Love the colour combination, wheels, and the PDK.

Great review, i've got a 981 Cayman S and love it! I test drove the base and felt it lacked a little power and felt the 3.4 litre in the S solved that! and Sports Exhaust option is a must :)

i traded in my 2018 m140i for a 718 Cayman... engine note gets slatted, and i agree its no M140i sound track.. but my Cayman handles and feels like nothing else i have owned/driven.. i adore it

2009 Manual 2.9 987.2 here - Love the car to bits.. Does not need massive BHP.

Where can I get the PORSCHE lettering for the center console??

Is the steering wheel center marker an add on?

Base Porsche is better than no Porsche, unless it’s a Macan lol

I’ve owned 14 Porsches, including five 911s, a bunch of 944s, and three Caymans. the mid engined cars are hands down the best to drive.

Great review!! I am planning to get a 981 2.7, I did want to ask you is it more to work on being mid engine? thx...

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Cameras really struggle with red, I would have bet good money that this is carmine.

Hi, great video. I'm thinking of getting one of these, do you think its important to have the sport chrono package on it ?

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Great video 👍 Number plates illegal though 🥴😅

That's Earlswood. Did you pop in and see the lads at zuffenhaus?

I got one and I lose EVERY race on the street lol. Nothing like the sound of that 2.7 straight piped though.

What is a better choice a base 2014 cayman or a 2007 Porsche carerra s 911 both are around the same price?

I’ve one in silver pdk great car one major fault 20” cararra wheels give harsh ride on poor British roads otherwise superb

Definitely needs an exhaust

Do you have an aftermarket exhaust on it?

How fast do you need to be going to even rev it out? Seems like too much honestly

Ive had 10 911s and my Base 2.7 is by far the best.

The engine in a 718 is NOT even closely related to an Audi S3 or Golf R engine. Apart from the fact they both have the same amount of cylinders (in completely different configurations) and a turbo, they have nothing in common.

My 2016 981 Cayman manual 2.7 redlines at 7600, not 9000 rpm, as stated. Regarding power, I am less interested in street racing off lights than in its manual shifting and its cornering abilities. It is not a track racing car, but the 165 mph top end has proved more than sufficient even on the isolated, long, straight secondary highways and backroads of New Mexico. I would much rathe drive my 981 than my son's 2021 tuned GR Supra which now has about 500 hp and 0-60 in about 3 seconds. Fortunately, he has a 911 to drive also.

Its the Boxster that everyone says is a poor mans Porche, who ever says it about the Cayman is just saying it because they don't want it to be compared to the more high end cars they drive, most people in life will never be able to afford a Cayman especially outright. All the car journalists say its the best in it's class, also affordable top level sports cars, value for money is what we all aim for in life. I will get mine in Yellow.

I agree....you do not need more speed in the real world......it's too fast

So you're saying that the NA feels less responsive than a turbo

718 engine is not the same engine as in a golf r or s3 :D it is a flat 4 and not a r4

Can’t call it a poor man’s Porsche, but a used one is relatively affordable compared to a new sports car. But the maintenance is not that cheap compared to a hot hatch I guess considering the parts are expensive and the access to the engine is not easy. Plus you are spending money on a toy/second car not on a practical car otherwise it’s even more affordable.

WHY Yellow calipers and belts in a red car ? o.Ô

it says cayman s, so its not the 2.7 base haha

Ugh, fake Cayman S badges and fake yellow brake callipers (which indicates Porsche ceramic discs).

2m57 "There is no way i can open this up because access is from under the car" Well, clearly you know nothing bout the Cayman. there is a hatch under that carpet, with 5 torque screws to access the engine from the top.

One thing is for sure, the owner of this Cayman (not Cayman S) has very little self confidence

Stop faking components- ceramic brakes, wrong model badges

lmao. i owned one of these with a manual trans. Don’t waste your time. it’s slow as fuck.

That is a poor man's porsche (cayman). Seriously 981 2.7 is a good car, it's been modded to look like a 3.4 cayman S. Noone, literally noone will ever buy that car.