Yahoo Autos Turbocharging a Cayman Makes it Faster, but Does it Make it Better?
The Cayman is considered to be one of the best modern sports cars Porsche has ever made. Its balance of power, handling, and usability make it appealing to anyone without an elitist 911s-are-better view. The car is already perfect as-is, so why slap a turbo on it?
More power, duh! TPC Racing, a company in Jessup, Maryland, has been throwing turbochargers on mid-engine Porsches for almost ten years. Just by installing their turbo kit, TPC Racing claims a gain of almost 100 wheel-horsepower over the naturally aspirated flat-six motor.
So how does a turbocharged 987-era Cayman drive on track? Well, it's pretty fast, and that means it needs to be able to stop. This particular car is equipped with the stock brakes, which have adequate stopping power for about the stock horsepower output. Adding 100 more ponies to the equation might complicate things a little.
See for yourself what Matt Farah thinks in this latest One Take.
