On a more practical note, the Cayman benefits from even greater storage space than the Boxster, which, due to its front and
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| TheCayman benefits from even greater storage space than the Boxster,which, due to its front and rear trunk compartments, is class leading.(Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
reartrunk compartments, is class leading among roadsters. The Caymancomplements a similarly sized front trunk with a rear hatch sized largeenough to accept large items, at 116 cm (45.7 inches) long and 90 cm (35.4 inches) wide, combining for 410 litres (14.5 cu-ft) of luggage capacity, 261 litres (9.2 cu-ft) of which is just in the rear. While hardly minivan territory, trythat in a Nissan 350Z? It won't happen under the rear hatch alone.
Whilenot too hard on the pocket book when filling up, with a rating of 12 L/100 km in the city and 8.0 L/100 km on the highway, the Cayman S is also quitesafe in case of accident. It not only comes equipped with three-pointseatbelts,
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| TheCayman S's ABS-equipped braking system features twin circuits, frontand rear, comprised of four-piston, monobloc aluminum calipers, pluscross-drilled and internally ventilated discs. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann,Canadian Auto Press) |
as well as six standardairbags, two at the front, two protecting the thorax and two on top ofthe windowsills, which shoot upward covering the window if deployed,but its overall body structure is said to be so rigid that it canwithstand front and side impacts better than most cars of its size.Porsche has reinforced the doors with an extra steel profile plate, andthe car's many complex curves combine with pre-engineered crumple zonesto minimize cabin shock and maximize the protective perimeter aroundoccupants.
Regarding safety, but this time active instead ofpassive, those brakes that I mentioned earlier in the review areborrowed directly from the 911? They're powerful enough so that youshould never have to concern yourself about airbags, with twincircuits, front and rear, comprised of four-piston, monobloc aluminumcalipers, plus cross-drilled and internally ventilated discs measuring318 x 28 mm (12.52 x 1.10 inches) up front and 299 x 24 mm (11.77 x0.94 inches) in the rear. The sticky tires that aid in shutting thespeed down are ZR rated, of course, and measure 235/40 up front and265/40 out back.
