Cars and Motorcycles - Tuning News, Reviews, Prices and Specs
The French are known for making great wine, bread, and cheese. It’s rare that we hear about the French tuning cars. A not so well known company, Delavilla, have taken on the task of tuning Porsche cars. Their newest creations is the Widebody Porsche Cayman R1 but they have also tuned other 911 series of cars.
The Cayman R1 was revealed at the 2011 Lyon International Motor Show with extensive changes to the outside and various power upgrades to the engine. continue reading →
Porsche unveiled their latest special edition package, this time for the Cayman S, called the Cayman S Black Edition. The special edition Porsche features a bit of power increase and special colors on the exterior and the interior and is limited to 500 units worldwide.
The Porsche Cayman S Black Edition sees an increase of 10 ponies from the 3.4 liter 6-cylinder boxer engine to a maximum 330 horsepower at 7,400 rpm. The torque output remains the same at 273 pound-feet (370 Nm) at 4,750 rpm. The small increase in power allows the Cayman S Black Edition to sprint to 62 mph in 5.1 seconds when equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission (0.1 seconds faster than the Cayman S). The sprint to 62 mph can be achieved in 5.0 seconds with the addition of the optional PDK double-clutch automatic transmission. But if you want to get to 62 mph even faster, 0.2 seconds faster, you should get the optional Sport Chrono package and activate the Launch Control. continue reading →
The Porsche Cockster Cayman S has been put on the Atkins diet to lose some weight and perform better. Debuted at the Los Angeles auto show, a new version of the light weight sports car is called the Porsche Cayman R. The R stands for racy!
The Porsche Cayman R is about 121 pounds (55 kilograms) lighter than the S version, the weight loss is achieved by removing modern accessories such as the air conditioner, stereo system and even the inside door handles – which have been replaced with strings that you pull on. The traditional seat materials are substituted with light-weight carbon fiber and the car is equipped with light-weight 19 inch wheels, weighing less than 80 pounds in total. To further reduce weight, a smaller fuel tank has been used and there is an optional lithium-ion light-weight battery available. The end result is a light weight sport car that weighs 2,855 pounds (1,295 kg). continue reading →
