America's Top 40 New Cars
30. PORSCHE CAYMAN S PDK
WHY IT'S ON OUR HIT PARADE: Take the Cayman's perfectly balanced mid-engine layout and add to it a more powerful engine and the lightning-quick shifts of Porsche's all-new seven-speed PDK dual clutch transmission. What do you get? Our Kim Reynolds says, "a thoroughbred racehorse in metal...very simply the best sports car in the world."
COOL FACT: Porsche invented the very first doppelkupplungsgetriebe (double clutch) transmission back in 1981.
SUM UP: Watch out, 911 owners, your little brother Cayman is all grown up and ready to throw down.
THE DETAILS
Price: $64,570
Powertrain: 3.4L/320-hp/273-lb-ft/flat-6/7-sp dual-clutch auto
Vital Stats: 0-60: 4.5 sec/quarter: 12.6 sec/EPA: 21/28 mpg
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