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Stunning spec 🙌🏻

The V8 isn't a supercar it's a TT for straight guys

ahhhhh this car is so damn Beautyful.

Thanks Gibbo for your videos I just took delivery of an identical spec car to yours in Adelaide SA One niggle with the settings - I can display Tyre Pressure on either side However, on car restart it does not remember that setup How about yours? Would appreciate any advice

Nearly always a damper, springs rarely break.

there was a massive overreaction towards the interior. the new interior is more driver focused which is what real gr yaris drivers wanted, only real people complaining are those who are never going to buy or drive it anyway

Good to see you getting stuck in save a fortune if you do it yourself And it's very rewarding , I got fed up with wear sensors on my 987 either melting or coming off so taped them up , I see you have got a light weight battery fitted , yes you do need to retro fit sport crono pdk isn't that great without it god only knows why it wasn't fitted as standard , a set of sports headers and a remap will make it rev out so much better than standard headers which are so restrictive, the exhaust bore on the cayman R is bigger than the standard 987.2 off the top of my head it's 55mm over the 48mm standard so it mite be worth just putting headers on to start with .... 😂

Step 1: Buy a Mk1 😉

The a110 looks bigger, chubbier, but has almost half of the size of an engine lol

Nothing compares to the flat six BoxEngine’s organic sound at 8000 rpm, it is a driving instrument. The strong heritage of the Porsche brand will always be prioritised in my own subjective consideration. I do love the Alpine but I will always pick the Cayman R as collector’s keeper.

Can you finger it with more fingers now?

Thought it looked very low in the A110 vid.

Short gears are for rally cars, long gears are for track cars. The reality is the gearbox and engine in the Alpine aren't great, whereas the 3.4L NA is the Cayman is a peach and the gear box is world class - you are way off base here. Important and substantial differences. Alpine good concept poor execution. Any of the equivalent aged NA Caymans blow the doors of the Alpine e.g. 4L GTS, 718 GT4, 718 Spyder, Spyder RS and GT4 RS. You are comparing cars from almost different eras.

This has to be the most boring car video I’ve ever watched.

Thanks for the interesting comparison, gibbo. A small piece of advice: Porsche is pronounced Porsh-uh or Porsh-ee. Sporty regards from Germany. ✌

Just picked up my Gen 2. That LDA is an absolute pain in the ass. To switch it off completely, you have to switch it off every time you get in the car and start it up. I agree with you. A lot of this 'safety' tech is invasive and unnecessary, particularly in what is classed as a performance car, that attracts generally more aware and better drivers. Enough to make a person want to go back in time

Aesthetically, I think the Alpine is “interesting”, but the Cayman R is more classically timeless. The curves, subtle hints at a flying buttress, rear haunches, and overall look are 👌🏽!

Another solid vid - you talked a lot about hydraulic steering but didn’t mention your McLaren? How does that and the other sports series cars compare?

Steering feel is key for me also, we seem in a minority now days. People who say other wise are deluded :-). NA wins over turbos also. Having ran conti 7, yes more feel, but I found they hated hitting standing water, I still would buy a PS4S for all round use. Conti nice as a fast road more sporty tyre, also slightly more noise and harsher ride with the conti. I am looking forward to the 5S sport.

Great review Gibbo and enjoyed very much. I’m a 997.2 owner and can agree with the hydraulic steering feel advantage 👍😁

Fun fact in the Cayman R wikipedia page there is a image of the exact spec car. :D

Here 12 years late as i’m starting to build out the classic desktops I had in middleschool/highschool with all the ultra-nerd features I guess, in hindsight, I took for granted as I spec’d my gear (even though i loved and bragged about stuff like RAM load LED’s and POV display case fans that displayed messages and patterns to buddies that couldn’t have been less impressed). One of those huge “I wish they still made this now” specs is the Corsair XMS Pro DDR RAM that showed you realtime load/access on onboard LED’s. Never heard of the Ballistix Tracers doing similar until a couple months ago in my retro research, GOT SOME DDR2 DIMMs for a retro Windows 7 SLI build i’m running, and kinda sucks that they’re so underwhelmingly binary with the visual feedback. But wanna thank you from the future for videos like this, and wanna ask anyone viewing this from the future… is there anything out there on the planet, even SW-only apps for ARGB RAM nowadays, that run color patterns based on DIMM load? The industry did away with HDD and LAN activity LED’s, and RAM LED’s never even caught on. All of those things I’ve tried so hard to replicate on modern builds for years without sucking up CPU cycles on tray apps or wasting monitor space with ‘virtual’ activity lights. There’s gotta be some niche out there as passionate as me about real-time viewing of components under load in 2024

I agree. The color is fantastic

In this video I talk about what I like and dislike about my Audi R8 Manual and how it is a truly daily driver supercar and such great fun to drive.

If you don’t drive it for the review it’s not a review

I'm not certain having Chrono will make the gear changes feel any different. I have it on my 718 GTS Boxster and all it does is keep the revs higher by changing when the shifts happen. TBH if you already have a Sport button (which I think is standard) its not working adding Chrono.

Looks nice waiting for some Track videos then hehe.

That’s an incredible induction sound! Reminds me of the original M1 racer.

If it wasn’t for the cayman r the gt4 wouldn’t exist😊love the CR. Enjoy

Still weighing up what to buy - Cayman, TTRS, or Alpine 110 GT. All similar prices, all fantastic to drive, all smart looking. Only niggle for me with the Alpine is the interior quality. It's a long way behind the TT and the Cayman.

The spec is amazing, probably one of the best spec I have seen!

Congratulations on your awesome car . Mind those zip on your jacket with those lovely bucket seats !😬

I have the 2023 but I do admire this year's design, maybe one of the best.

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Congrats on the beautiful car. Looks amazing. Happy motoring!

As an owner of a Cayman S Black Edition, with the same engine and wheels, I can assure you that you'll thoroughly enjoy the driving. 987.2 is the pinnacle of the Boxster/Cayman history. (I've also owned 981 and 718 versions)

ohhh you are lucky! I am a homeless person and so sad for me to see lucky people in their lives. I worked backwards in my life I was rich once and now live in rough in a tent.

981 GT4 owner here, Im a huge fan of the Cayman R, such a great drivers car and quite a rare beast

Great video mate

Love that colour! Nice rare car 👍

£36k for the R8 is a billy bloody bargain mate. They have slowly started to creep up in value, from a low I would say last year / beginning of this year. Never selling mine I dont think...I've chucked approx. £15k in 3 years (just about to chuck another £3k on new coilovers) ....love it ... Happy driving

Congratulations. Love the colour, and indeed these R's. My neighbour recently bought the 981 GTS in Peridot Green....looks so much better in the flesh.. You have a similar car collection to mine (R8 V8 and 981 Spyder) ....Happy driving.

That R8 is beautiful! If & when you sell it I need to know! Hahaha

Fantastic! Enjoy. I have an Agate Grey 981 Cayman S myself. Love it to bits.

Briony has always fancied a Cayman R for years, so we have always been on the look out but finding a Peridot green with PDK and buckets was not easy, we suspect only around ten in the UK exist, but she finally now has her dream car and she shares her first driving impressions in this video. :)

Hi there, does it come with wireless android auto?

Love the Cayman R in that spec and I sense the imminent departure of the A110S. I think you'd really need the A110R to even get close to the Cayman R special factor. Be interesting to see how the R compares to the S on track! Cheers, for filming, editing and uploading the contact, Kevin.

Great color! It is so rare here in the states, especially in peridot. The black wheels go with peridot really well. I would PPF the entire car.

Sick looking whip. Congrats to you both.

2nd! Lol. Nice car. I'd want a white or silver one.