Daily Drive: We drive the 2014 Porsche Cayman S

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Thursday, August 08, 2013                  The 2014 Porsche Cayman S is an all around enjoyable drive.... 2014 Porsche Cayman S review notes SENIOR MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: I'd like to spend some more time with the new 981 Cayman -- I know, who wouldn't? But as the owner of a first-gen Cayman S, I am curious to learn if the latest car would grow on me the more I drove it. The 981 version feels like an improvement in every dynamic category, but it also gives its driver the impression that some “feel”...   Infiniti Q30 concept rendered ahead of Frankfurt motor show reveal Infiniti has released a rendering of its upcoming Q30 concept, which will be unveiled at this year's Frankfurt motor show in September. The Q30 concept is intended as a...   Analyzing Ford's decision to quit the NHRA Mello Yello Series -- and how it impacts John Force and others The biggest news to come out of NHRA last week had nothing to do with Courtney Force, her body or ESPN The Magazine. But it might affect the budding superstar pretty soon, as Ford Racing officials confirmed the Blue Oval will no longer support race teams on the professional level of the NHRA Mello...   We test-drive Rod Millen's Pikes Peak Toyota EV P002 The 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is now over, but we're still absorbing our personal drive in one of the machines that tackled the mountain on June 30. The silence is the first thing that strikes you, and in a strange way it actually makes everything feel surreally ...   Prius customizers are today's real hot-rodders Two car guys drive up to a cars-and-coffee gathering on a beautiful Saturday morning. One brings his Brookville-bodied '32 coupe sporting a fresh $15,000 paint job. The other rolls up in a slammed scissor-doored Smart car with a disabled...   The Moped Army and the good ship Potemkin Twenty years ago, my friend Peet and I used to skate at the United States Post Office behind Sam's Hof Brau. We were not very good. I never did master the kickflip. Because I was never particularly good at grinding and sliding, my old Wade Speyer deck's graphics are still visible, a silly riff on...   One Lap of the Web: Life with an E28 M5, Senna's NSX and the taxi of the future -From our friends at Motoring Con Brio comes this report on BMW E28 M5 ownership. Early observations suggest that the car likes to go fast and burn a...   Chrysler's Cold Warrior Viewed through the lens of 1950s communist paranoia, a 3-ton, 12-foot-long, V8-powered air-raid siren probably made a perverse sort of sense. After all, civil-defense doctrine claimed Soviet bombers lumbering over the North Pole would offer enough lead time to at least notify urban...   Ford Euro tuning partner Mountune sets up shop in US U.K.-based Ford tuner Mountune is opening up a satellite location in California. The company is not well known on this side of the Atlantic, but across the pond it enjoys the... You May Have Missed...   Autoweek at the world's largest American car show: Sweden's Power Big Meet Offers Bizzaro Americana At some point in the 1950s, some kids in Sweden started dressing like American greasers. They bought American cars, drank beer, got into fights and tried to get girls to have sex with them. Aside from the fighting, they're still doing all of that today. They're called the Raggare, and every year...   Tutto Italiano draws out hundreds of Italian classics Every year hundreds of Italian cars descend upon the Boston area's Larz Anderson Auto Museum, for it's most popular event of the summer, Tutto Italiano. This annual event draws cars and visitors from all over New England, and each year the event seems to attract more and more people. Not only do...   This week in 1992: Nigel Mansell wins German Grand Prix Nigel Mansell was already dominating the 1992 Formula One season and his victory at the German Grand Prix simply added to the legend.With this win, he achieved his eighth victory for the year, tied for a record along with Ayrton Senna.Mansell and Senna, along with Michael Schumacher and Riccardo...   Rocking the NHRA Western Swing, and more -- Bob Tasca III's Autoweek blog Talk about a newsworthy month! July was a crazy time for me and my Motorcraft/Quick Lane NHRA Funny Car team, and that led into a great first weekend of August for us. First, I had the best Western Swing of my career. For those of you new to NHRA Mello Yello Series racing, the Western Swing is one...   Are the Mini Coupe and Roadster on their way out? The slow-selling Mini Coupe and Roadster could be replaced by an all new sports model soon, Australian site CarSales is reporting. The pair haven't fired up the Mini faithful as some other recent models from the brand, and a refreshed Mini lineup is on the horizon including 18 new cars based on...   NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart to miss four to six weeks with broken leg Any speculation that Tony Stewart might start the Aug. 18 race at Michigan International Speedway was squashed on Wednesday by an executive of Stewart-Haas Racing. Instead of a fairly quick recovery from his broken right leg, it appears the three-time NASCAR champion will miss several races and not ... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.