2024 Porsche 718 Cayman Style Edition First Review & Drive POV! Redefining FAST with Momentum?

this is it guys today we're testing out the brand new 2024 Porsche Cayman 718 style Edition I'm very excited about this you guys know I'm a big fan of Porsche here in this channel uh just this past month I did a really cool uh testing video between the Cayman GT4 RS versus the Porsche GT3 RS on thermal Raceway I really enjoy these cars on the racetrack and what makes the Cayman so unique versus the 911s is that this is not a rear engine car this is a mid-engine car so technically uh if you're really chasing the same proportions of like a Ferrari or Lamborghini with a weight distribution this should be your go-to Porsche right and what's going to make it even more fun today is that this has got a manual transmission a six-speed manual I loved d driving the Cayman GT4 RS on the racetrack it's a very quick car feels very agile but you can't get it with a manual transmission you only have the pdk I'm excited to hop inside this car out here in these amazing mountain roads to see if it's really worth the money because it starts at $79,000 and price is tested here today is $887,000 so we're going to see if the style Edition came in is really worth it and if it's different enough within the market to choose it over some of the higher horsepower competitors for the same price I think this might have a secret weapon uh baked into its chassis and I'm excited to break it down today in this video so first let me give you a walk around and then let me hop inside and show you what what it's like to drive on this amazing Mountain Road So speaking about the specs of this car you do have a 2 L inline 4 cylinder motor it's actually not up front up here you have a massive frun for storage space so conveniency it's it's pretty high actually but I just I love the propor ions of this car and with the style Edition you have that contrasting Stripe Right There In The Middle on this gray metallic paint shop it looks really good to me I think that stripe goes a long ways to making the car look more aggressive it's just to really picture what this car is the style Edition is meant to really give you a good lifestyle appeal with the car I've had people who have seen me at gas stations or elsewhere on the streets they're just really gravitated towards it and this is not you know the Pinnacle Porsche you can buy this isn't a GT2 RS or a GT3 RS it still looks very just classy and appealing in my opinion I could see buying one of these and for the average owner just taking it to work or to these Mountain Roads right here behind me it looks like it's a classic Porsche the proportions are nailed and for 2024 you do have all the latest amenities you have the xenon lights up front you you have the latest gen of the pasm suspension setup for the control also you have apple carplay a lot of technologies that um you definitely want in this modern era so as I was saying in the beginning of this video this is a Mid Engine Porsche which means the weight distribution is right here behind the front driver and passenger seat meaning it's got a similar weight distribution as you know Ferraris and Lamborghinis I love mid- engine cars especially on the racetrack so when you get into a corner with this type of vehicle you can feel how all that resting mass is already sitting right behind you the mechanical grip already between Turnin is is so well right behind you above those rear tires it also helps for launching that's why a lot of mid-engine cars launch so well like the Porsche Turbo S you know that's a rear engine car the engine's pushed even more further behind the rear axle right and uh that enables those cars to launch very well but here's the deal here's what a Mid Engine Cayman might have above a 911 that's re engine since 911s have the engine put right behind this rear axle when you go into a corner especially low speed Corners you're having to deal with a lot more of um well you have to try to defy physics a bit more since there's not that much weight up front you're not able to get that weight up there as effectively and easily when you position the weight the Central Mass towards the middle of the car it allows for the vehicle to wrap around the corners much easier for turning it hard or also getting on power it's just just they feel a bit more balanced to me and that's why if you talk to a lot of people within the Porsche scene they will tell you how much they love the Porsche Cayman I really have to say though speaking about that entire idea of the Porsche Cayman I think it's going be really sad to seeing these cars go because a lot of these uh brands are turning towards all electrification so when you have all these electric cars coming out they weigh thousands of pounds more than gas cars when you have this vehicle this weighs 3,000 pounds you know it's a around the same weight of McLaren that's made out of carbon fiber so when you jump into a Tesla plaid that weighs almost like 4500 pounds it's way more when you go to the track you're not only having to work harder by defying physics but when you go into the corners you're having to Chuck that weight and hold it meaning when you're quartering really hard those tires you'll be eating through them much faster and I personally have faced this with heavier cars in the track you can go through a whole set of tires in one day right when you have a lighter car you're able to naturally Chuck it and just be more agile the corners while also not working the vehicle as hard you go through less fuel you go through less brakes CU you're not wearing them as much even the tires you go through them less so the entire appeal to a 3,000lb Porsche Cayman like this a style Edition for 2024 it's definitely there for the drivers and I think this is just going to be a really good driver's car for people who just want to have fun being one with the machine this is a manual car again and you're not going to find that very much anymore talking more about the style Edition you do have the Porsche logo go and side stripes down below I just it's subtle but I really do like what they're going for here especially with the 20in high glass black spider wheels for the entire car what's cool about this car to me is that was actually an active rear wing or well there's a Wing that goes up and down towards the very rear and I didn't really expect that as I was saying this does have 20-in wheels all around out back you do have 265 by 352s up front you have 235s there's a WI stance out back and I really just think the balance should be very good you're not dealing with a 4,000lb car you don't need 345s or 325s for a rear tire width finally walking to the rear end of the 718 Cay in style Edition you do have a high gloss silver new Porsche badge right here underneath this rear spoiler then you also get this black uh finish for the sport tail pipes all the way at the rear end when you get inside there's an exhaust actuator button so I can turn it on and it'll open up the exhaust valves and it should be louder we're going to find out how how it sounds out hopefully it Echo right against all these Mountain walls or the sides of the road I know I haven't talked too much about acceleration metrics and and figures but this does go uh down the quarter mile in about 13.4 seconds it's not the fastest car ever but I really don't think like you should be buying cars purely off bench racing them it should be about the emotion they deliver you in how they fit into your Lifestyles regarding 0 to 60 times this does go 0 to 60 in about 4.7 seconds not the fastest time but we're going to see how it comes together for the price tag in terms of the Driving Experience if I were to open up the rear end though by clicking this button and raising it you do have a ton of storage and I just realized something it's actually much harder to pull up this um rear hatch with this Center Wing up so definitely make sure you lower that you have plenty of storage space right here our back and then again entire front underneath this section right here will be your 2 L 4 cylinder inline motor how is the maintenance over time you do get a 4-year warranty with this vehicle 50,000 miles I think it's like a 12 year uh corrosion warranty as well so they hook you up with a a good amount of time for being protected I don't think you should be woring too much about Porsche Bill quality because everyone tells me they love tracking their gt3s and more cuz are so reliable anyways guys let's go hop inside enough of walking around the vehicle let's see what it's like to drive being inside the Porsche Cayman I really do think the interior quality it's very high in this car it feels very well put together uh the manual is is very close to and it's literally just an inch from the steering wheel I got do move your hand to the right a little bit not way down here not far away the cockpit is just it's very well put together it's very driver Centric in here you still have an analog RPM gauge and a speedometer then towards middle you have a clock so if you're a big fan of your Rolexes or having a watch well guess what now you've got a porchea watch uh the seats they're comfortable there's not too much side Bol string it's not the most track focused model so you want to get into a car that is uh it's got a lot of amenities and this one does you have heated seats you have cooled seats you have dual climate full control for the air conditioning you have a CD player for crying out loud you have Sirus xmim Apple carplay let me just go ahead and start the vehicle and let's get going for the drive there's not many buttons on the steering wheel you have a mode selector down below you can change between uh normal Sport and Sport Plus but let me put my foot on the clutch it's a very light clutch it's not heavy whatsoever if you're new to Porsche well you should know on the left side is where you'll find your uh starter and it's on the left side because during racings like in Lama uh drivers found as easier to start the vehicle and hop in when you put the key in or well start on the left side of the steering wheel instead of coming in getting all ready and finding start ignition it's on the left side because of Motorsports let's start it up and go for a drive real quickly I do want to add the style Edition does give you custom chalk stitching which you'll find that all throughout the seats the center console right here and you have the St guard actual Porsche embroidery on the seats up top with a full black leather interior I have an loud mode the wing is enabled uh the suspension is in the stiff setting we're also in Sport Plus mode which should give us the most aggressive uh calibration for the vehicle in terms of the entire you know ECU we're in the most aggressive setting for suspension steering everything I feels so good driving a manual transmission again yes okay guys well let's head down and uh let's just go through the gears and see how much fun we're going to [Applause] have it's just so light I love being in a short wheel-based car because you can wrap you can wrap around the corners very quickly and being Mid Engine you've got such an Optimum balance for those uh for the weight and the grip getting on power oh it just Tots in so well how does it this is this just the Cayman it's so agile I mean this could run loops around very high horsepower cars in the canyons how this is totally bringing me back you know I used to race Miatas when I got my racing license it was in a uh a Miata and they teach you uh car control they teach you how to learn to take a vehicle with low power very fast Miata is you don't have the thrill of Xing a corner with a ton of power making up time for a slow Corner speed with this you have to learn how to keep the the momentum up it's called a momentum car keep the speed up in the corners and you can't get just so light once you keep that momentum up in the corners you can really go fast on straightaways even though you don't have a ton of power it's because you were able to not drop and let your speed dip it's a really cool thing and I I really love momentum cars they they teach you how to be a better driver and being in this car right now it just feels so natural so natural to me [Applause] this car is reminding me you don't need 500 horsepower to be as fast as a core vet around the corners you don't you don't need that much horsepower you could easily cross shop this in a stingray and honestly this car it's totally different it feels like it weighs 100s lb lighter and it does weigh 600 lb less than a Corvette Stingray [Applause] I would take one of these it's just got the whole Porsche mindset a manual transmission short wheelbase Mid Engine classy sports car that just loves to take the corners I'm becoming one with the vehicle right now being able to Speed Shift transmission so sharp the active rev matching makes me not to worry about blipping and switching my heel over to downshift that's going to wrap up my video review of driving the Porsche 78 Cayman style Edition it's got the performance you want I could see myself driving this everywhere I hope you enjoyed my take on it you don't need a ton of horsepower to be fast anyways guys if you enjoyed this video please hit the like button it really is helping me out and subscribe for much more great content coming out your way while you that hit the notification Bell for much more great videos like this to come uh stay tuned for many more great Porsche videos here on the channel I love giving you guys showing you the essence of these driver cars I'll see you in the next episode