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July 26, 2006

This Week:

• Volvo Car Corporation Reveals First Production Photos of the All-New C30

• New Version of Porsche's Mid-Engined Sports Coupé: The New Porsche Cayman

• Eight Manufacturers Confirm World Debuts for Los Angeles Auto Show

• Land Rover Reveals All-New LR2 At The British International Motor Show In London

• First UK MINI GP owner at Motor Show

• Sheer driving pleasure - CLK-Class with new V8 engine and attractive equipment package

• Nissan Net Income Up 4.2% in FY06 First Quarter

• The Evolution of a Modern Motoring Icon: Worldwide Praise for the Third-Generation Mazda MX-5 at the British International Motor Show 2006

• DaimlerChrysler to produce Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sports Coupé in Juiz de Fora

• Renault and NTN reach an agreement

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The 2.7-litre power unit comes with an even lighter crankshaft and a higher compression ratio than on the Cayman S, with output per litre of 91.2 bhp or 66.9 kW. Equipped with the optional Sports Chrono Package making all control maps and strategies relevant to driving dynamics even more sporting through the button in the cockpit, the Cayman offers an even higher standard of dynamic performance.

Choice of three transmission variants

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The Porsche Cayman comes as standard with a manual five-speed gearbox. Both a six-speed manual gearbox and five-stage Tiptronic S are available as an option. Equipped with the six-speed gearbox, the Cayman has an even higher top speed of 260 km/h or 161 mph, while accelerating just as fast as the five-gear model. Featuring Tiptronic S, in turn, Porsche's mid-engined Sports Coupé accelerates to 100 km/h in 7 seconds and has a top speed of 253 km/h or 157 mph.

Six airbags for optimum safety

Over and above full-size airbags at the front, the Cayman also boasts the highly sophisticated, technologically advanced Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP). Incorporating a thorax and head airbag on each side of the car, the POSIP system offers superior safety in collisions from the side. A further significant point is that the Cayman outperforms all legal standards for head-on, three-quarter, side-on and rear-end collisions, as well as for a complete rollover, in all markets relevant to Porsche.

Two luggage compartments for high loading capacity

With its mid-engined concept and tailgate opening far up to a very convenient angle, the Cayman is able to accommodate a large amount of luggage. The luggage compartment above the front axle alone offers capacity of no less than 150 litres or 5.25 cubic feet, the even larger luggage compartment above the rear axle takes up 260 litres or 9.1 cubic feet. Further convenience is provided by the availability of several large, in some cases lockable, storage boxes within Porsche's Sports Coupé.

(July 25, 2006)