Porsche Caymanr 2011 Owner's Manual
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The new Cayman R
Radically Porsche
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Every so often, it’s time to take the next step forward.
Every so often, you realize that the best is simply not enough.
Every so often, there is only one right way: your own.
The new Cayman R – radically Porsche.
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Minimizing is another way to push the boundaries.
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The Cayman R.
How exactly do you refine an
existing sports car concept? By
adding one thing after another,
piling more and more on top,
and packi ng even more in?
Many would think so. We don’t.
The result is the new Cayman R.
Minimize to maximize was the
idea. The guiding principle was
the power-to-weight ratio. For
us, improving performance
is not simply about boosting
engine ou tpu t, but radically
dispensing with features that
would otherwise mean only
one thing: increased weight.
This is the principle of Porsche
Intelligent Per formance.
What does this mean for the
driver? Even bet ter dynamics,
even greater agility, and even
more Porsch e.
What’s the effect on others?
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As if you’d care.
Cayman R concept.
A rebellious character knows
exactly what it wants. Our
engineers adopted the same
attitude when developing the
Cayman R. One thing was clear:
it should be uncompromising,
sharper and more radical than
ever before. To achieve t his,
anything was acceptable as long
as it would ultimately benefit
the driver, such as a purposeful
mid -engine layout comb ined
wit h a rigorous reduction in
weight and increased engine
output. In other words, Porsche
Intelligent Performance.
The result? No radio. No air con-
ditioning system. No cupholders.
Instead, 19-inch lightweight alloy
wheels, sport bucket seats,
and 330 hp. In short, 121 lbs.
(55 kg) less and 10 hp more
than the Cayman S.
The bod y has been lowered
by 0.79 inches (20 mm), and a
retuned sport suspension
provides uncompro mising
proxi mity to t he road.
The Cayman R reflects the
radical rejection of t he pursuit of
comfort. It ’s a character that is
not i nfluenced by the opinion of
others. And that is exactly what
makes it so at tractive.
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It never seeks the middle ground.
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And therein lies its strength.
Mid-engine concept.
Wilful and strong personali ties
are known for their extreme
emotions, like those of the
Cayman R. Its heart has a
particularly powerful and loud
beat, and it is exactly in the
right place: the middle.
Built in 1953 w ith a design
based on the 550 Spyder,
the ‘Le Mans Cou pé’ proved
successful in the legendary
Le Mans motor race.
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The reason? An intelligent mid -
engine concept, which, owing
to the concentration of weight
close to the center of the vehi-
cle, gave it enormous agility,
excellent cornering dynamics,
and a low center of gravity.
Reason enough, the n, to go
back to these old val ues.
The result today is a pure-bred
sport s ca r with mid-mounted
engine, delivering uniform weight
distribution bet ween the front
and rear axles and particularly
well-balanced handling charac-
teristics for high cor nering
speeds w ith excellent control.
As a whole, the Cayman R
is a convincing and coherent
concept. After a ll, a strong
character also has a strong
heart.
Efficiency only takes one route:
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the direct one.
Drive system.
How can one satisfy an insatiable
urge for increased performance?
There are ma ny ways. We take
the intelligent route, w hich
has been the common theme
at Porsche for over 60 years.
For Porsche, at least, simply
increasing engine output is not
enough. Improved dynamics
are not achieved by increased
output alone, but by a harmoni-
ous balance of low weight –
for excellent agility – and high
engine power – for outstanding
performance. In other words,
by an optimal power-to-weight
ratio.
The Cayman R is 121 lbs. (55 kg)
lighter and 10 hp more powerful
tha n the Ca yman S. T his has
made it possible to achieve a
power-to-
weight ratio of less than
8.81 lb/hp.
The light-alloy 3.4-
liter horizontally opposed cylin-
der
engine produces 330 hp
at
7,400 rpm. Maximum torque
is 273 lb.-ft. (370 Nm) at
4,750 rpm.
At the rear end, the exhaust
system with its twin tailpipe in
black has the last sporty word.
The optional sport exhaust
system offers an even more
impressive sound.
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The engine features Direct Fuel
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Injection (DFI) as st andard.
Fuel
is injected at up to 1,740 psi
(120 bar)
combusti on
directly into the
chamber with
millisecond precision by means
of electromagnetically actuated
injection valves. T he injection
spray and cone angles are tuned
for t he optimum fuel/air mixture
and effective combustion.
The results are impressive
performance figures, extremely
smooth running, optimized
gas cycles, and tremendous
cornering agilit y with low fuel
consumption and emissions.
The Cayman R responds to
every touch of the accelerator
pedal with radical forward
thrust. Acceleration from 0 to
60 mp h is completed in just
4.7 seconds, 0.2 seconds
faster than the Cayman S.
The top track speed is 175 mph
(282 km/h). In conjunction with
the dif ferential lock fit ted as
standard, the precise six-speed
manual gearbox delivers out-
standing traction directly to the
road.
Available as an option is Porsche
Doppelkupplung (PDK), for
gear changes that take place in
milliseconds with no interrup-
tion in the flow of power. With
PDK, t he Cayman R completes
the sprint from 0 to 60 mph in
only 4.6 seconds.
Also available is t he optional
Sport Chrono Package which,
when combined wi th Porsche
Doppelkupplung, offers the
‘Launch Control’ function to
improve acceleration by a
further 0.2 seconds to 4.4
seconds.
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