CONFIRMED! All Electric 718

[cockerpunk]

Originally Posted by Z-man

That therein lies the problem. The previous kid brothers to the venerable 911 (the 912, 914, 924/944/968) as well as the Boxster/Cayman were always the little one always trying to prove themselves to their older bro.

If you go to a typical track day with PCA, you will see that a large portion of cars, especially in the intermediate to upper run groups, are of the Cayman / Boxster variety. They are cheaper to buy and run than the 911's, somewhat easier to drive, and are 80-90% capable at a 50-60% total cost of ownership, in my estimation.

By electrifying the Caymans, it will no longer be a kid brother, but rather the red-headed step child. Sure, it will be fast, and the technology in it will be amazing. But will it still retain the Porsche DNA? Will it still have something to prove against the 911, or will it live in a league of its own?

I would not underestimate how the kid-brother relationship to the 911 plays into Cayman ownership. That is a big part of the personality of the car. Electrifying it may taint that aspect, IMHO.

the electric 911 is right around the corner.

[svandamme]

Not sure I see Cayman as Kid brother, hell I see it as the grandchild of the 904 which was defo not a kid of the 911 in it's day.

If anything, the 904 was the mac daddy over the 911 in it's day.
Hell even today.. Porsche races Super Cayman RSR's... ok ok , it's called a 911.. but we all know it's mid engined and goes like a raped ape , and is faster and better then the rear engined predecessor.. it's only a 911 by name for the marketing boys..

So no.. I say the Cayman has always been the adopted step child that has been held back in priviledges because it would have been more capable then the actual favorite child...