Audi_in_Van

though ppl gonna be biased,when would u pick CaymanS over RS4 if u could buy both at the same price?

GotRS?

I don't see the comparison. Help us.

Mickf29

but would never pick it over the RS4 for the same price. I was on the track in Portland with my old 2004 S4 V8, and a couple of Caymans, and an RS4, and the RS4 owned us all. I was faster than the Cayman S in the corners but it was slightly wet, and on the straightaways he ever so slightly pulled away from me. My S4 was completely stock. Was a very frustrating day because we were not allowed to pass in corners, so I would jam up behind the cayman in my S4, but since he was so light would pull away inches at a time on the straights.

OK so while we were deuling, the RS4 was busy working on lapping us both after 5 laps. No question I would take the RS4 first. But ask me if I would take a porsche cayman vs any other small sports coupe in the price range, I would take the Cayman hands down I think. I do love that car as well.

Audi_in_Van

u were faster in corners than Cayman in ur S4? impossible, or maybe it's because of rain

GotRS?

again, what is the comparison criteria? Hummer vs Camry is equally bizzare

Mark'sTTSMMM

Cayman S was a consideration, but RS has more utility.

John Stahmann

But I really do like the Cayman S. In my opinion the base Cayman is underpowered, but the S is a very nice car to drive and is quite quick on the track.

Since the Cayman S doesn't have a back seat it wouldn't be a consideration to replace the RS4, but a Cayman S would be a nice 3rd or 4th car.

John Stahmann

Especially if the driver isn't good at carying speed into the corners. We participated in a couple of track days with the local Porsche dealer and my wife in our 2.0T A4 was passing Caymans. The Cayman S (which was the comparison in the OP) has more power and would be more difficult to keep up with.

Bob W.

ppl am be biased CaymanS not same price 4 u.

Mickf29

I was driving and I swear I was jammed up on him every corner and he was on the edge of losing his back end. Yeah it was slightly wet, and that is what I attributed it to. Coming off turn 12 I was always right on top of him, but by about 20% down the straight I would no longer be closing the gap on him and he would then ever so slightly put some space on me. If I was 1/2 car length behind him at turn 12, then I was 1/4 car length behind at 20% and then by end of straight he was again 1.5-2 car lengths ahad of me where the jamming up behind him would begin again. Almost every lap I could have passed him on turn 6 and turn 11, but would have been black flagged (like the RS4 got because he was passing on corners). That guy almost got booted, instead got a stern talking to.

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The cayman was 305hp I believe, but also only 3000lbs or something like that. I was 340hp but 4000lbs. But again, nobody was up to the task like the RS4 out there. Only car that would have been was a porsche GT3, but the dealer sales manager driving it spun it hard 2x exiting turn 12. I guess he got on it too hard and back end kicked out, front understeered and spun into the center grass. He decided no more driving the car that day and I never really got a chance to see it get going, because of the wet.

Edit** One other item to note, I had brand spanking new Toyo Proxes 4's on the car and they are quite a good wet pavement tire.