With only 700 cars to me made, the gorgeous Cayman S Sport will not be making it to Australia. Photo Gallery
The dream factory at Porsche has just gone to work on the newest model in the range, the Cayman S.
It has taken inspiration from the red-hot 911 GT3 RS to create a car which promises more power, punch and pace.
But the dream machine is a nightmare for fans in Australia, as there is no chance of the Cayman S Sport making it downunder.
"It won't be coming. We're not taking it," is the blunt bottom line from Paul Ellis, spokesman for Porsche Cars Australia.
It's the second time in recent weeks that a go-faster hero car from Europe has missed the boat, following the RenaultSport Megane R26 R.
In the case of the Porsche, only 700 cars are being built and most are already committed to homes in Europe, the USA and the Middle East.
The Sport is the first significant tweak on the Cayman, which was launched in the back end of 2005 using a combination of parts from the baby Boxster and the flagship 911, but with a unique body and handling which is the sharpest in the Porsche family.
The Cayman Sport has not been recognised with an RS badge but the look and two of the colours - electric orange and kermit green - come directly from the track-ready GT3 RS.
The key to the upgrade is a 3.5-litre flat six which has been tweaked for 225 kiloWatts, but the car also gets standard Porsche Active Suspension Management for a lowered look which trims 10 millimetres from the ride height.
There are also five millimetre spacers behind the wheels to push the special 19-inch SportDesign alloys deeper into the arches. And Porsche claims more grip from the rubber on the road.
The mechanical picture is completed with a sports exhaust that punches a pair of exhausts out from the tail.
The Cayman Sport also picks up Bi-Xenon headlamps, the Sports Chrono package which includes a stopwatch in the dash, and sports leather seats.
The visual upgrade runs to blacked-out alloys, mirrors and air intakes, as well as a black-accent pack in the cabin and alcantara trimming for the steering wheel and handbrake lever.
Apart from the RS orange and red colour combinations, the Sport can be splashed in black, Guards Red, Speed Yellow, Carrera White and Arctic Silver paint.
And each car touts its place in the 700 run with a plaque on the glovebox.
