The Base Porsche 718 Cayman Ep 8 - The 2.0 Engine, the manual, the winter and stuff I don't like
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- What is it like to live with the 300 hp 2.0 flat-four engine?
How the manual gearbox affects the experience?
What is it like to drive the Porsche in winter?
What is it that I don'd like about the Cayman?
Answering most common questions by summing up the impressions after 10 months of ownership.
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Absolutely the best and most authentic review. Totally fed up with 1 day journalists banging on about how it doesn’t sound like a flat 6, of course it doesn’t, it has its own flat 4 charm and i personally really like it. I have an almost identical car, bought used, agate gray, manual, rear screen wiper and am absolutely loving it. This coming from a succession of 911’s, the cayman for me just represents the best of porsche, small, nimble and drippingly gorgeous to look at. Keep the videos coming mike , there’s an absence of genuine reviews that portray the ownership experience.
Cheers!
I absolutely want a manual base Cayman .Going to be my retirement present to myself .
great decision, awesome for the price too
I agree - maybe a white one with 911 brakes ...
Do it! I wish I could get one before they are gone but I’m not willing to trade my Mustang GT for one
@@wardmontgomery9259
Brakes are absolutely amazing on base model for street. ONLY on track do you possibly need better
This was such a refreshing change of pace in online car reviews. I actually came back a couple times to make sure I watched it thoroughly. It was so thoughtfully and intelligently put together that I didn't want to miss anything. Thank you! Subscribed.
Thank you for such a kind review, Dan!
I adore my T, best car I’ve ever owned and love it far more than my 981.
Great control on the icy roads..
the perfect car in any config. mid engine manual will always be the goat sports car
I've never seen such a comprehensive review before. Well done! I am a fan of the base 718 Cayman myself, and I agree that most "petrolhead" out there didn't give the 4 cylinder engine of this car enough credit. It sounds great if you ask me.
Proper driving, and a thoughtful take on the base spec Cayman. Amazing job Forever Manual!
Thanks!
Great video again! I love seeing 718 base view reviews!
Best review of the car - period.
Excellent analysis and interesting commentary on the Camyamn 2.0T. Having owned several Boxter 981 2.7 Manual cars I have recently changed to the Cayman 2.0T PDK. Like many Porsche fans I had anguished over the move away from a flat six engine but having driven the 981S and 718 2.0T back to back I chose the 718, mainly due to the flexibility and linear power delivery. Good to see someone covering the 'base' model as so much content is focussed on the 2.5 and higher end models.
Thank you and please keep posting. Lots of good information and well explained. I just bought a Boxster base and love it. I will be interested to hear about more of your experiences with the car.
Awesome video and a great perspective of the base cayman, an amazing car!
This is an excellent review Mike! Well done!
Very instructive and useful video on the Cayman.
Well done review Mike! Keep up the good work!
such a nice car, that full leather is so beautiful.
Thank you Michael. I really enjoy your videos about this car. You do a great job communicating valuable information about the car and your experiences. Cheers from Boston
Cheers!
Nice review, thank you.
Amazing review, this is the best take on the base 718 yet. I have a 'big engine, high number of cylinders' obsessed friend who is religiously against these new, small engined sport cars, and yet when I showed up with the 2.0 718 he was absolutely in love with it, and swore I must have done some modifications because it sounds too good for a 4 cylinder. Anyone shitting on the sound just haven't heard it in real life.
Thanks for the excellent review.
Thanks for informative video about 718 2.0 base model with manual. It’s so interesting to me
Great update - my Aventurine 6MT 2.0 is supposed to get here in March. From what you've described, I think it's going to be everything I want from it.
Cheers!
Good for you . Hope you love it and I’m sure you will .
What a great production and narrative flow to describe your Porsche.
Cheers!
Really great review! I have a 718 T and I absolutely love it - the 6-speed manual is engaging, and despite less bhp than my previous 911S, I love this car even more. Cheers and happy driving.
Cheers!
Great video. Thank you for sharing your experiences with the 718 Cayman. I picked up mine a couple of months ago and love every minute of driving
Cheers!
All your fault now ! After seeing your reviews I decide to order my first Porsche; base Cayman with the 6 speed (in GT silver metallic). Now the waiting game begins. Thanks for the great review.
Could be a long run. Looking forward to hear from you after you collect it.
Really enjoying your 718 journey great videos . I took the plunge a year ago 718 cayman s in Miami Blue. Debated an earlier 6 cylinder but glad I went with the latest tech. I’ve learnt a lot from your analysis and approach to the car so thanks for that keep the videos coming
Cheers!
I got my 2022 S about a month ago. I bought it for sport touring and it's great for that and I enjoy that driving experience. I also have a Mini S coupe for daily & inclement weather driving as well as 3 airhead BMW motorcycles. The Porsche performance-wise is reminiscent of my airheads especially in the way I can move through traffic.
Great vid! Thanks!
I totally agree with you on the beautiful sound the manual makes when shifting gears! I also just got my base 2.0 and built an interior that was perfect for me. It’s definitely a drivers car.
Congrats!
really well produced video. time and effort shows through in the finished product. well done sir!
Thanks!
Great job Mike, the videos are excellent and production values are as well even if you do it yourself. Hello from Canada.
Thanks!
Fantastic series of videos. I knew nothing about Porsche but have learned a lot from you. I like your philosophy of keeping it simple. A sincere thank you for your videos!
Cheers!
What a great review. Beautiful combination of information and image. Thanks for putting so much effort and creativity into this. I have an AG Cayman GTS on order but your review demonstrates how good even the base Cayman is. I’ve always been a 911 fan but it seems to me that the Cayman is a modern take on what the 911 used to be. A small fun agile sports car.
Cheers!
I have a 981 Boxster S manual and love it to death. Great video and perspective of your 718 very well done !
Thanks!
What a great video. Thank you
I always loved the Cayman and when Porsche decided to put a turbo 4 my heart dropped. Its mainly the sound for me..I live in Canada and you dont see many Porsche sports cars driven around in winter here people tend to keep them in the garage so seeing you driving all year in Moscow is just crazy to me but I guess you are the true enthusiasts in end..;)
Nice review on a terrific, underrated car.
I just rented one of these for three days. I fell in love with the sound of the car and all of the features. Even being the automatic model, it was still one of the best driving experiences that I have had. This was my first Porsche experience, and I'm a fan boy now.
Nice, little car, yeah:)
That is the mistake you should only make if you can afford it. Other cars are not the same after driving a Porsche.
I appreciate the quality content and *thank you* for providing quality voice audio with a microphone in the car. It amazes me how many car channels fail at audio and rely on a GoPro mounted in the vehicle without a microphone. Even popular semi-professional channels (eg Shmee). Great video! Thanks for your perspective.
Well, not worrying about syncing the mike saves you a lot of time in case you have to publish stuff daily.
@@ForeverManual - thanks for the reply! Ah touché, good point.
Thanks again for the great video. I’m searching for the right car for me and looking at the 981 and 718 Cayman line so I really appreciate it.
I live in Colorado USA and I would never have considered a base 718 for winter driving. Thank you for the info: best 718 video I've seen yet.
Cheers!
I just watched your whole series, Thank you for the content, great work !
Thanks!
Drum and bass? I'm sold!!!
This is an excellent review.
This was a fantastic (and timely) video as a new 2018 cayman gts manual owner! It’s also winter in the Washington DC area and we’ve gotten a good amount of snow. I have snow tires and hope to use the weather to safely learn some of the dynamics of the car before I get it on the track this spring. Thanks again for the great video’s on the 718 platform.
Thanks!
I have a base 718 Boxster with PDK, it's the quickest car I've ever driven. I had a 981 prior, and it was slow by comparison. The 4 cylinder doesn't sound as good, but the car is ridiculously quick.
Porsche gave me a Boxster 718 2.5s PDK as a courtesy car for 4 days and I didn't want to give it back, it was superb, scary quick and I think it sounded great.
Hope you are staying well with everything going on in your country. I also hope we still get to see your brilliant Cayman videos.
Thanks for understanding. Not a great time to create an entertaining content. Can’t enjoy myself while people are dying, can’t even properly drive the car because the Porsche service is suspended, spare parts supply cut off.
Superb video. Very much appreciate the truth - learned a bit. Keep productions more.
Cheers!
Just found your video yesterday, really appreciated all your detailed explanations in every video sir. As you said in the comments, the exist of 718 might upset some of enthusiasts, but it’s a profitable idea for the company and makes 718 base model more reachable for Porsche fans. Sadly I’m a “poor” Chinese owner of 718, but the baby 718 with 250hp still is a great fun when driving in city flows and winding mountain roads. I enjoyed my car a lot in a year of ownership, and would definitely keep this car as a daily. Looking forward to more of your quality videos😃
Great feedback, thanks!🤗 I’m sure it is
Mike, what a great review!! One of the best if not the best about the 718 Cayman. A true in depth video. Loved the info about the short shifter installment Driving a Porsche is not about horsepower, quickest acceleration or showing of. It’s about having fun!
Agree 100%! 👍
Fantastic Mike! I agree with your observations as a 718T owner I’m fine with it’s power which is more usable than my F80!
Cheers!
Thanks for the detailed honest review. It makes me appreciate the huge low down torque of my BMW 330D for daily driving which I've been thinking of selling. In congested cities torque is king. I would still love to own a Cayman.
You have a lovely way with words/storytelling. Nice work.
Thanks!
Great review!
Thanks for your great review, giving the full story always helps one who in interested in getting their first.
Thanks!
Excellent and informed review, sir. I've had both the 718 base(Boxster) 2.0 and the 718 Cayman S(both manual). Both seemed quick, neither lacked for performance, two amazing cars. As you said, people don't buy these cars for drag racing, but no one will complain about the performance, and nothing is more fun to drive.
Thanks for the feedback!
Rewatching this gem of a video again. I just now caught that you commute with traction off. Love it, haha.
Not always - it’s more of a filming mode. Makes it just a little more predictable on a slippery surface.
Great video. Helps make the winter better while my 718 sits on the lift in the garage. Edmonton winter is similar to Moscow and some of my Porsche buddies drive year round here as well. Your video is encouraging, but I think I’ll just stick with eracing from December to March. Keep up the great work
Don’t miss the fun 🤩
Great Tube! Luv my Cayman...
Great video, Mike - thank you! Car Wow has just released a drag race between a base Cayman, a GT4 and a V8 Mustang; you made the right choice!
Thanks! Yeah, my inbox was stuffed with messages linked to that video yesterday 🤣
Great review thank you
Cheers!
awesome, just awesome
Excellent review, best ive seen, love the manual and the 4 cylinder , its just more practical for me, im going to take the plunge , many thanks
Cheers!
Great informative video Mike on my favourite 718 version.
But surely your experience on winter tyres was better because the wheels are 18's rather than 20's.
Therefore more pliant and giving more feedback.
Greetings from southern California! This was an absolutely phenomenal video man, idk what you do for your full time work but seriously this was impressive and I appreciate the hard work you put into it. I'm hoping to get a base cayman in bout 6 or so months when I change jobs and your explanation as to why I don't need the S was very much appreciated.
Cheers bro
Thanks man! Let me know what you think of the car when you get it hopefully 🤞🏻
I’ve been in the market for my first Porsche. This video is everything I ever wanted from a review. Thank you and please make more videos.
Thank you!
Thank you! And now I have no doubt to by one )
Cheers 👍🏻
Спасибо за видео, как будто сам купил себе такой же)
Absolutely fantastic review
Thanks!
From watching you on TV as a kid to watching you on TH-cam as an adult - absolutely love your work! Keep it up!
I appreciate it, thanks!
Wonderful Video.
Wonderful man.
Thoughtfully produced, thoughtfully presented.
I wish all video reviews were done with the class and intelligence displayed here.
Thank you!
Thank you!
This was an excellent video! I'm interested in possibly getting a 718 Cayman. And your thorough review helps me a ton in regards to experience, points to consider, and the nature of the car. Thanks!
Thanks!
Great video! I also have an Aventurine Green base 718. I chickened out, and cancelled my order for winter tires. The east coast of Canada has brutal winters, but after watching this video, I might run the car next winter! It breaks my heart to see the car under a cover in my garage.
Cheers! ❄️
Very good video.
Great Video Mike. Realworld review. I have a 718 S manual and your feedback review on clutch peddle was spot on. Its the first review that detailed this. When I first got the car I did stall it a number of times and sometime it was jerky when changing gears ( mainly first ) and I could not understand why. Being a second hand car I thought it may have had a hard life and had something wrong with clutch but this is no the case. I also thin that the accelerator peddle is very extreme sensitive at tack off.
Thanks for the feedback!
Great and objective review. Well done Sir!
Thanks!
I actually love the sound of my 718 Base with Porsche Sports Exhaust. I’ve also received several comments from others asking what O’ve done to it to make it sound so good. But, I’ve done nothing, it sounds great.
They are all deaf my friend
VERY helpful.
Thank you Mike. A truly excellent video. I wish I had the ability to describe my experiences with the manual base Cayman the way you can. I generally resort to, “Eeeppppiiiiiccc!……holy s1ttttte!”🙄 I hadn’t appreciated the lack of feedback from the clutch, until you pointed it out. I was stalling the engine a lot in the early days.
Yeah🤣 what doesn’t kill us, makes us a better drivers 🤣
This is a terrific review.
Thanks!
Very good review, loved your thoughts. My dream car but out of my budget, I love my manual 2022 BRZ my alternative 😁
Wow what a detailed impressive review
You really covered the little extras that other famous channels missed
Also the editing and humour was great like the HOLD SUCKS
Well done sir
Thank you!
just arrived a Cayman T after a year of waiting, no leds in the night, no pdk (love the gt4 gear), no parking sensors, no infotaiment, pure love!
Congratulations 🎈
Very impressed with your videos. They keep getting better. Would like you to do a video on what’s it like driving a Porsche in Moscow, road conditions, can you drive faster that the limit. do the police bother you. Maybe something like Nick Murray does with his question and answers. Keep up the good work and stay warm.
🤗 Interesting
I love your approach to each review. Wish this video appeared before I ordered my MT Cayman S. What are your plans for more episodes?
To address the comments 🤗
You mentioned that this is the first time you did video blogging about cars even though you are a car journalist. But boy your video blogs nail the concept of blogging head on. Your insight into the characteristics of the car is hugely informative and well, insightful. I keep coming back to watch this video because it is entertaining and relaxing to watch. It is like a love letter to the Porsche Cayman base model (with manual shifter)!
Thanks! It kinda is :)
Mike, thank you so much for this series of very balanced, informative videos...they formed the basis of my decision to order a 2024 Base Cayman, I did opt for the PDK after watching countless videos, as I want to experience that excellent transmission. All the best to you, and keep 'em coming! M.
Hey Mike! Thanks for sharing! Let me know what you think when you get it🤝🏻
Great review! The base 718 Cayman is my favorite Cayman. I found it more fun and engaging to drive on the streets than the GT4.
My bottom and my ears find it less engaging, which is a good thing 🤣
It's a special car!
Watched this video a year ago then I went out and bought a 2018 Cayman S. No regrets at all, amazing car!
Thanks for sharing!
Best review speaking as a 5 year owner
Thank you for a thorough and detailed report. As a 718 Cayman owner, PDK, I was very interested in your review of manual. I understand your comments re clutch feel although I have driven many and found it very easy. The short shift is a definite improvement.
Now your comments re a/c, here in Australia our heat is the main issue. I find the a/c is perfect! My advice is, try adjusting air flow via Settings/Air Conditioning/Air Flow and choose, Soft, Normal or Strong. In our present hot summer, 30+ C days, the Strong setting works well even when cabin is over 45C from sitting in sun. On cold and wet days, again, set Auto/Sync 22 and vary air flow set to suit, I will be surprised even in a Moscow cold ( admittedly I’ve never experienced!), it should not frost over. Try it.
Again thank you and yes, the 2.0 300PS, is brilliant engine.
Thanks! Will check. Only have to make it to the summer 😂
After owning a 986S and a few Miatas. I really wanted to order a 718 Boxster base manual like you did, but I couldn’t find a single video about the base 718 until I found your videos which were a huge help. Ended up ultimately getting a 2022 MX-5 Grand Touring solely due to it being less than half the cost. Hope you are doing well in these trying times.
Happy to help 👍🏻
Для такого автомобілю потрібен яскравий колір
Awesome review.
Thanks!
I was hell bent on buying a 992 and I’ve been searching for a year for a manual with the spec I wanted. And after watching your videos, I’m seeing more similarities in terms of how it will fit in our life. I have other cars to move the family around and maybe a manual 718 fits the bill! Thanks for the content!
Cheers!
Having come from a Z4 & MX5 completely agree about the clutch. Even went back to the dealership thinking there was a fault in first gear. amount of pressure left on the clutch pedal and a rev limiter kicks in, or as you say stalls. Again, as you say, made me think I was a bad driver. One year on, learnt how to drive it!
I’m catching up 🤣
I drove the base 718 in manual right before the pandemic and I have been hooked. Although i just ordered a 718 gts with the 4.0.. it's the last of the run so i thought i would get it. I still might pick up a nice base cpo boxter when it comes up..
Thank you for the extremely comprehensive study of Porsche 718, we appreciate people who do reviews from a personal usability perspective. How is sound insulation?
It’s a noisy car but most of its noise is self-generated. Mostly the tires and whatever they pick up.