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In the July issue or Car and Driver three sports cars: a Lotus Evora, a Corvette GS, and a Cayman S were compared. Shockingly, the Cayman S had a glaring flaw, brake fade. This was a "press car" with 6,000 miles.
I have seen some blatant examples of Porsche models tortured by the press. One was a GT3 with no tread on the tires after 1,000 miles. Another was a 911 Turbo with warped rotors. Evidently there are journalists with neither driving skills nor respect for machinery. It has been said that at 7/10 one can experience a car's attributes; at 9/10 one can only concentrate on survival.
Each Porsche model must pass a rigorous test of accelerating to 90% of its top speed and brake to 62 mph 25 times in a row without experiencing any fade. Porsche's brakes are legendary.
PCNA needs to inspect these cars a little more closely. While they're at it, they should examine the way some these cars are equipped. You may recall the $130,855 Panamera S without sport chrono in the March 2010 Car and Driver.
By the way, both the Cayman S and the Panamera S won their comparisons. However, like college football, running up the score does help in the rankings.
- Review by Jack McCall