I took delivery of my new 911 C2S last week and handed in my Cayman S, which I drove for about 20 months. I'm in a pretty good position to give you a view of the two cars. In short, the C2S easily out guns the Cayman on performance (as you'd expect) and the Cayman in my view is the more raw (and possibly more fun!) car of the two.

Beyond the big power difference - in the CS I could thrash it to the limit without worrying too much; in the C2S you really have to think before you put your foot down because it gets to 120 a lot quicker - the handling, ride, exhaust note and road presence are the most noticable differences. With the exception of road presence the other differences may well be down to the options I chose, rather than the cars themselves!

Here's the spec of my C2S:

Atlas black
Full black leather
19" Sport design wheels
Sport Chrono
Thicker sport s/wheel
Red s/belts
Black dials (really like these!)
Sat Nav
Telephone

My Cayman S:

Arctic Silver
Full black leather
Sport s/wheel
6-disc
etc.

As you can see the C2S is loaded with 'sports' equipment, but my Cayman wasnt - the C2S has PASM as standard too. It's these items which make a a big difference for me between the cars. In other words I can imagine that a similarly spec'd CS would be great fun. PASM is fantastic - perfect for the British roads in standard and great for flat surfaces in sport. The sport chrono transforms the car - again, its probably just as good in the CS. One item of equipment that I'm sure the CS cannot match is the the sports exhaust. The Cayman cannot come close to the sound of the 911.

So, which do I prefer? Unfortunately (or fortunately if you drive a CS and get hung up on the 911 debate) I have to conclude that they are simply different, each with benefits over the other. If a more powerful (and noiser) Cayman came out I'd buy that over a 911...it would be a blast. And that's probably why there never will be one!

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