Porsche Cayman (Germany, 2005-2012)

The first generation Cayman was unveiled on May 2005, but its public presentation only took place in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The first version launched was the sportier Cayman S. The standard version of the Cayman would only reach the market on July 2006.

The Cayman shared its mid-engined platform and several components with the second generation BoxsterPorsche Boxster Gen.2 [987]Germany, 2004 > 201221 versions
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. The front fenders and trunk lid, side doors, headlights, taillights and forward portion of the interior on both models were identical.

In terms of design, the Cayman was inspired in classic Porsches such as the 356/1Porsche 356Germany, 1948 > 196533 versions
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, the 550 CoupéPorsche 550Germany, 1953 > 19563 versions
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and the 904 CoupéPorsche 904Germany, 1964 > 19642 versions
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. One of the differences between the Cayman and the Boxster is the large hatchback for access to luggage areas on top of and in the back of the engine cover.