Exploring the 2025 Porsche 718 Cayman: Precision Engineering

The coupe is ready to leave your local Porsche Center and traverse Warwick streets, featuring a capable mid-mounted engine, a balanced chassis, and advanced performance-enhancing technology.

Exploring the 2025 Porsche 718 Cayman: Precision Engineering

Responsive Powertrain

At entry level, the 718 Cayman is powered by a capable 2.0L flat-four that produces 300 hp and 280 lb.-ft of torque. Porsche’s innovative transmission technology, the 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung, allows drivers to manage the engine’s power delivery by shifting up and down, similar to race cars. Although straight-line speed isn’t what the 718 Cayman is about, it sprints from 0 to 60 mph in an impressive 4.7 seconds and rushes through the quarter-mile mark in 13.2 seconds.

If the base configuration doesn’t meet your need for speed, Porsche offers an assortment of trims and engines that surely do. At the top of the lineup is the powerful 718 Cayman GT4 RS trim level, which comes equipped with a flat-six engine generating 493 hp and 331 lb-ft of torque. On a straight stretch of road, the sports car catapults to 60 mph from a standstill in 3.2 seconds and finishes the quarter mile in 11.3 seconds.

Balanced Mid-Engine Layout

There is nothing under the hood of the 718 Cayman (except 5.3 cubic feet of usable cargo space.) This is because the engine sits 12 inches behind the driver, in front of the rear axle. The mid-engine layout gives the sports car near 50:50 weight distribution, which enhances its handling capabilities by reducing the tendencies for both understeer and oversteer. Additionally, the extra weight on the rear wheels increases traction, making it easier for drivers to accelerate when exiting corners.

Advanced Suspension System

A MacPherson strut front and rear suspension reduces weight and improves the sports car’s steering feedback. The optional Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) lowers the ride height and provides adaptive damping to manage road imperfections. Moving up to the 718 GTS 4.0 trim level, PASM sport suspension with performance-tuned springs and anti-roll bars becomes standard, lowering the car’s ride height further and providing a firmer ride for a sportier feel.

Dynamic Torque Vectoring

Standard at the GTS 4.0 trim level and optional on all other models, the 718 Cayman features Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) technology. The system works alongside a mechanical rear differential lock to manage power distribution between the rear wheels. PTV also reduces the car’s turning radius by applying the brakes to the inner rear wheel when cornering.

Choose the Porsche 718 Cayman for a sports car that delivers perfectly balanced power and steering feel. When you are ready, visit us at Porsche Warwick in Warwick, RI to test drive the coupe and experience its precision firsthand.