2014 Porsche Cayman: A Religious Experience

The all-new 2014 Porsche Cayman sticks out from the rest of the pack.

What makes the 2014 Porsche Cayman so special?

The engineers at Porsche have managed to give the Cayman a chassis that is remarkably well-weighted.

We're lucky that the German automaker still cares enough to build such a pure and nimble steed like the Cayman

The Cayman's engine is immediately behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle.

99 percent of the time the Porsche Cayman goes where you point it without any complaint or cuss.

The leather seats and high end trim in my base Cayman tester were excellent.

The 2014 Porsche Cayman represents the most complete sports car experience on the market.

The Cayman won't out-drag a Corvette down the back stretch, but it will out-engage - and out-handle - the vast majority of pretenders at its price point.

The Cayman I drove for a week was outfitted with Porsche's slick and precise six-speed manual transmission.

Time spent with the more modest Cayman in manual tranny trim re-upped my estimation of Porsche's entry-level hard top.

The 2014 Porsche Cayman delivers in the form of a 2.7-liter, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder engine.

The Porsche Cayman wraps around you like a second skin, responding to your every command with slavish devotion.

275 horses and 213 lb-ft of torque answer to call of your right foot when you're deep in Cayman country.

True driver's cars are rare on the ground, especially in our modern era of electronic nannies, leaden luxury features, and a sharper focus on fuel economy.

The Cayman's suspension has been tuned to adhere to the tarmac like maple syrup on a waffle.

Understeer is out of the picture, and tire-shredding oversteer is available for those willing to put in the wheel-and-throttle effort.

If I had to boil down the car's driving characteristics to a single word, it would be 'balance.'

Altogether the Cayman is a thoroughly impressive package.

The rear three-quarter view is one of the best when approaching the Cayman.

It's not as graceful as the 911 in terms of looks, but it's a big improvement over the first-generation car.

The Cayman's profile is respectably sleek.

The coupe's race-ready attitude is impossible to ignore.