Porsche Has Built An Electric Cayman, And It Makes The GT4 Look Slow
Before you get excited/angry (depending on your take on electric cars) you should know that this purely battery powered Cayman is not going into production. Dubbed the Cayman E-Volution, it’s strictly a one-off, built for the Porsche-sponsored Electric Vehicle Symposium in Stuttgart, Germany.
Porsche hasn’t given away much in terms of technical details, other than the car’s modest range of 124 miles, and its 0-62mph time of 3.3 seconds. Yes, 3.3 seconds. Over a second faster than the Cayman GT4, and just under a second faster than a PDK 718 Cayman S with the Sport Chrono Pack. Want another comparison? It’s also a tenth faster to 62mph than a 911 GT3.
So if it’s not being put into production, what’s the point? Porsche says the car intends to “give an early indication of just how sporty Porsche believes e-mobility can be,” while also providing “hint of what is to come in 2019” from the Mission E, its first all-electric production car.
The Cayman E-Volution is also hooked up to something rather important: ‘Porsche Turbo Charging’. It’s the Stuttgart firm’s first “accumulator-based fast charging system,” capable of supplying up to 320kW per vehicle. In other words, more than twice what a Tesla Supercharger manages. The plan is to have a network across Europe by 2020 via a joint venture between Porsche, Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Ford.
But going back to the car, what do you think of it? Sacrilegious, or weirdly appealing? Sound off in the comments section below…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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What about a Porsche e-volution gt4?
How would you say it’s name in conversation? E (a pause for an unspecified amount of time) Volution.
I guess you sneeze it’s name rather than say it.
E!volution
baby says first word E years later on his deathbed, he says volution Then he dies.
Is it gonna have a Manual?? Who cares 😂😂
Stop judging cars with 0-62 times… Ev are heavier, and a lap time comparaison, with corner and straight is better
Lower centre of gravity tho
Its just straight line speed. Nothing special. Take it round a track, then you have a baseline for future Porsche E-mobility
Hell yeah
I’ll take one flat-6 powered GT4 instead, please.
I am excited about Porsche’s electric plans, but what is the top speed on this Cayman?
I really think this should go into production (perhaps with a little less power to keep the price reasonable). I always say that for most petrolheads to start liking electric cars, we need a truly driver-focused car that isn’t horrendously expensive (so no Rimac). And the best chassis in the £50k sports car segment is a perfect place to start!
theyre so heavy though.
That’s all good in all buuuuuuuut a silent Porsche, naaaaaaaaaa that’s like someone making an electric WRX STi it would be nothing without that boxer burble.
Indeed, the thought of the Cayman not having a Flat 6 disturbed me, even though the Flat 4 grew on me, a Battery is something else, especially in a drivers car.
I prefer a WRX without the rumble #fiteme