Coupé shoot-out

Any new Porsche is guaranteed to cause a stir, and the new-look Cayman didn’t disappoint. It’s been crowned Auto Express’s Performance Car of the Year twice, and has always been a favourite – so where better to push it to the limit than at one of the UK’s most famous race tracks?

At Thruxton in Hampshire, it lined up on the grid next to the BMW 330i M Sport and Audi TTS. All three have unique strengths– although in the final analysis, neither rival offered the depth of talent to beat the Porsche