Mid-engine head-to-head: A new Porsche or an older Ferrari? - Driving
On one hand, the arched neck and muscular flanks of Northern Italy: the capering, snorting, whinnying Ferrari 360 Modena. On the other hand, brains over brawn: the quick-witted Cayman, here in its most powerful GTS form. It looks like a mini Carrera GT, compact, lithe, nimble, perhaps the best-yet to bear the crest of Stuttgart. They are more than a decade apart in age, but just fractions of a second apart in performance. It’s old-school heart versus new-school precision, il passione versus Teutonic dynamism. It’s a Porsche you can lease versus a Ferrari without a warranty. Now, were I to say that either of these cars was affordable, most of you – us, really – would do a spit-take with the morning double-double. If a modern Ferrari 458 or a 911 Turbo is a dream, then both the Cayman and this older F360 are at least within the grasp if you work hard, and manage your money carefully, and sell all your children off for medical experimentation. The Cayman GTS, like all expensive new cars, immediately provokes the response, “For that kind of money, I could buy a…” Well, here’s one option of what you could get for your dot-dot-dot. This particular Modena belongs to a regular gent who has a normal house in a nice neighbourhood, a fair degree of mechanical aptitude, plenty of track-time under his belt, and the daftness. Source: driving.ca
