Here's The Cayman GT3 RS Porsche Daren't Build

The speedArt SP81-CR might be a stupid name, but it's the Cayman the world wants to see

Let's reel off the main facts of life (no, not those, ask your parents if you're still confused). They are these: On the eighth day, Stuttgart created the Porsche Cayman, and it was good. Tricky to drift if you're a novice, but good.

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Then Porsche replaced it with a lighter, faster Cayman, and they saw that it was really quite blindingly good. And lo, Jaguar papped themselves, for the F-type was screwed.

Despite Porsche's near unbeatable sports car maker status though, there's one thing they just can't touch. The Cayman will never get a lightened, uprated GT3 RS version, with track-spec aero and as much power as the chassis could take? Why? Because it's mid-engined balace would nuke the pricier 911. Awkward.

Thankfully, we have tuners to boldly go where Porsche shareholders would rather they didn't. This is the speedArt SP81-CR.

First off, there's a big GT3-style rear wing and a cheeky front splitter. Airflow under the car is cleaned up by the diffuser - an essential on-track part 911s can't use thanks to their arseful of engine. The speedArt also gets a GT2 RS-style carbon fibre bonnet lid.

The wheels are split-rim 21-inchers, and they're probably the weakest part of the package, but that's nothing a set of Gembella or Hamaan two-tone alloys couldn't solve.

Okay, enough teasing. Power has been bumped to 400bhp, up from 325bhp in the Cayman S. That's only as much as a regular 911 Carrera S, but the lighter, smaller Cayman would monster it head-to-head.

We knew the new Cayman would be a ride to look out for in 2013. Your move, Porsche.

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