The 987 Cayman and its immediate successor the 981 Cayman model represented Porsche’s first volume production mid-engined coupé. Using naturally aspirated flat six engines, it ran for a little over a decade until a turbocharged flat four changed the character of the car. Subtly differentiated from the Boxster from which it was mostly though not entirely derived, Porsche sought to confer the Cayman with its own distinct identity which helped to create its own following.
In 2016 coinciding with the switch to turbocharging Porsche combined both Boxster and Cayman in a new model, the 718 and the distinction between its open and hardtop mid-engine cars which were priced and which performed equally, was abandoned.
