Porsche’s next generation Cayman will fill a gap left in the German car-maker’s line-up since the demise of the 987 Cayman in April 2012. The compact sports car will be powered by the same two six-cylinder 2.7-litre and 3.4-litre engines as the Boxster convertible on which it is based.

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Porsche says ‘R’ stands for responsive, refined and racy. The Cayman R's chassis sits 20mm lower and the bodywork has a distinctive fixed rear spoiler compared with the Cayman S. The R also benefits from unique lightweight components, chassis tweaks and an extra 8kW, bringing the maximum output of its 3.4-litre direct-injection six-cylinder boxer engine to 243kW.

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Porsche's entry-level 180kW/273Nm 2.7-litre Cayman joins the 3.4-litre Cayman S coupe that went on sale in early 2006. The base Cayman will be priced at $118,000 - $10,400 more than the similarly-engined Boxster roadster and $30,500 less than the 3.4-litre Cayman S coupe.

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Porsche will unveil a coupe version of the second-generation Boxster convertible, to be named Cayman, at the 2005 Frankfurt show, with the production version likely to arrive here in early 2006. Positioned between Boxster S and the flagship 911, it will feature a 217kW 3.4-litre boxer engine.

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