I raced a BMW M6 and my EVO kept up!

[Meridian]

I guess it comes down to how you define fast (see the other thread) but I wouldn't call them fast either.

Don't get me wrong I wouldn't mind owning one with something like a TechArt kit on it but they're really not that fast.

Well maybe they are if you drive a hot hatch or similar.

Taken against all the cars on the road it must be in top 5% at least, and probably 2%? I think so many people here either a) drive actual fast cars or b) think they know a lot about cars which means to them that anything less than a 4.5 second 0-60 is slow (even though they drive a 9 second car), that they tend to forget that a Cayman is faster than the vast majority of metal on the road in the real world.

M

(but my car is faster... )

 

[paradigm]

Well maybe they are if you drive a hot hatch or similar.

I really don't understand this comment. I own what would be described as a "hot" hatch (265BHP is hot right?) that itself can push (or should that be pull, it is FWD afterall ) to 60MPH in a little over 6 seconds, and hit a top end of over 150MPH.

I class the Cayman as fast because it IS fast, not because I compare it to my hot hatch (note the 2.7 isn't actually much quicker, if at all). Fast isn't only a straight line, nor is it 0-60 or whatever figure the manufacturer quotes as top-speed. I can drive my 330d faster point to point than my LCR and it's at least 50BHP down, and a touch of weight up. "Fast" as has been said, is something that can be used to describe a car that could outperform the majority of cars on the road, without too much trouble, and considering most of the cars on the road are utter dross, "fast" is a relatively sedate amount of whatever arbitary measurement you want to use.

 

[DM]

I still dont understand that not fast either.

 

[[TW]Fox]

I still dont understand that not fast either.

The more you diss quick cars as being slow, the more the internet thinks you are super awesome because hey, even a Cayman is slow to that guy.

 

[DM]

The more you diss quick cars as being slow, the more the internet thinks you are super awesome because hey, even a Cayman is slow to that guy.

Ah i see

 

[Scania]

I out dragged a Scania R730 today, so there you have it, 420BHP > 730BHP....


Or perhaps his speed limiter was set to 54 not 55 like mine????

 

[rallyslag]

Lovely motor, I have a 6, i'm on MLR same user name. I had the pleasure of driving a X a while back, stunning performance with unbelievable grip they just never let go do they.

God , i come here to hide from the MLR and get followed here by stalkers

 

[Dave M]

Well maybe they are if you drive a hot hatch or similar.

You're so awesome

 

[Joshy]

I still dont understand that not fast either.

The fact that it couldn't show a clean pair of heels to a 20 year old Jap boat?

 

[[TW]Fox]

The fact that it couldn't show a clean pair of heels to a 20 year old Jap boat?

You assume he wanted to show a clean pair of heels to a 20 year old Jap boat?

 

[Joshy]

You assume he wanted to show a clean pair of heels to a 20 year old Jap boat?

He seemed rather committed. It wasn't a Fast and Furious style encounter by any means, but even then you don't get to those sorts of speeds by having your foot slip slightly on the throttle pedal .

 

[[TW]Fox]

Just because he was accelerating quickly doesnt mean he had his foot planted.

 

[paradigm]

but even then you don't get to those sorts of speeds by having your foot slip slightly on the throttle pedal .

You do if it's a fast car

 

[matt_fsr]

I always pull up along side those people in the BSM cars, they're always in a Ford Focus, probably a debadged ST. No idea what BSM stands for but I'm guessing British Sport Motoring or something equally as awesome.

I see what you did there