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2025 Porsche 718 Cayman S: Five Reasons to Choose the Mid-Tier Porsche

The 2025 Cayman S adds power over the base car while sitting below the GTS 4.0. Here are five reasons to consider Porsche’s mid-tier 718.
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The 2025 Porsche 718 Cayman S occupies a clear middle ground: it adds 50 hp over the base Cayman, costs less on Porsche’s U.S. listing than the GTS 4.0, and retains the S’s turbocharged flat-four rather than moving to the GTS’s naturally aspirated six-cylinder. It also offers a choice of manual or PDK, with optional chassis tuning. Whether that makes it the right Cayman depends on which engine character, equipment and price matter most to you.

2025 Cayman range: what the S costs and delivers

Porsche’s 2025 U.S. model listing places the Cayman S between the base Cayman and Cayman GTS 4.0:

2025 model U.S. starting MSRP U.S. listed power U.S. listed acceleration UK listed power and engine
718 Cayman $75,400 300 hp 0–60 mph in 4.7 seconds 300 PS; turbocharged four-cylinder range
718 Cayman S $87,900 350 hp 0–60 mph in 4.2 seconds 350 PS; turbocharged four-cylinder
718 Cayman GTS 4.0 $103,300 394 hp 0–60 mph in 3.8 seconds with Sport Chrono Package 400 PS; 4.0-litre naturally aspirated six-cylinder

The U.S. prices, power and acceleration entries are from Porsche USA’s 2025 listing; its GTS acceleration figure specifically includes Sport Chrono. The UK power and engine descriptions are from Porsche Great Britain’s 2025 listing. These are market-specific manufacturer figures, not a single like-for-like test. The UK listing uses PS and reports 0–62 mph times with Sport Chrono: 4.7 seconds for the base car, 4.2 seconds for the S and 4.0 seconds for the GTS 4.0. The UK page marks the S “Limited Availability.” Porsche USA’s 2025 718 listing and Porsche Great Britain’s Cayman S listing provide the market-specific details.

The U.S. S’s $87,900 starting MSRP is before options, taxes, title, registration, delivery/processing/handling, dealer charges and potential tariffs; dealer selling prices may differ. Treat it as a listed starting point, not an out-the-door quote.

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1. It is a meaningful power step above the base Cayman

On Porsche USA’s 2025 listing, the S has 350 hp against the base car’s 300 hp. The listed starting MSRP difference is $12,500, calculated from $87,900 for the S and $75,400 for the base Cayman. Those are the page’s U.S. figures; they do not establish that the cars have equivalent equipment or that the same price gap applies in another market.

For buyers who want more power than the entry model without moving to the GTS 4.0, that is the S’s most straightforward case. The listed U.S. 0–60 mph time is 4.2 seconds for the S versus 4.7 seconds for the base. Porsche’s page does not present those entries as an independent, controlled comparison.

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2. It keeps the turbo four-cylinder instead of stepping up to the GTS 4.0

The Cayman S uses a turbocharged four-cylinder; the GTS 4.0 is a different proposition, with a naturally aspirated 4.0-litre six-cylinder in Porsche Great Britain’s 2025 specification. Porsche USA lists 350 hp for the S and 394 hp for the GTS 4.0, with U.S. starting MSRPs of $87,900 and $103,300 respectively. In the UK, Porsche lists 350 PS for the S and 400 PS for the GTS.

This is a choice between engine configurations as well as rungs on a price and power ladder. The manufacturer specifications establish the distinction, not which engine will sound or feel better to a particular driver.

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3. The listed S can be had with a manual or PDK

Porsche’s 2025 U.S. and UK listings describe the Cayman S as available with automatic or manual transmission. Porsche Great Britain identifies the manual as a six-speed and PDK as a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission with manual and automatic modes. Check the specification of the particular car: a general model listing does not guarantee that every combination is currently available to order or in dealer stock.

4. Its mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout is central to the car

Porsche’s technical specification identifies the Cayman S as mid-engine and rear-wheel drive. The same document lists a 2,497 cm³ turbocharged flat-four producing 350 hp and 309 lb-ft of torque, while warning that specifications may vary by market. Porsche’s technical sheet supplies those figures.

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Porsche Great Britain says that in the 718 models, the mid-engine concept with boxer engine results in a low and central centre of gravity, and presents this layout as supporting dynamic cornering. That is Porsche’s explanation of the design, not an independent handling test.

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5. Optional chassis equipment can change the specification

Porsche Great Britain describes two optional features that buyers may want to compare across actual cars:

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  • PASM: Porsche says its optional active suspension management system continuously adjusts damping at each wheel and lowers the body by 10 mm.
  • Sport Chrono: Porsche describes this optional package as sharpening chassis, engine and gearbox setup.

Do not assume either feature is included in the starting price or standard in every market. Equipment and availability should be confirmed against the listing and specification for the specific car.

How to decide whether the S fits

The S makes the clearest case for a buyer who wants a step up in output from the base Cayman but does not specifically want the GTS 4.0’s naturally aspirated six-cylinder. A decision between these trims is better made by comparing the exact cars and market offers than by treating Porsche’s published figures as a substitute for an independent test.

  • Compare the actual selling price and equipment, not only the starting MSRP.
  • Choose between the six-speed manual and seven-speed PDK based on the transmission you want, then confirm that the specific car has it.
  • Check whether PASM or Sport Chrono is fitted and whether those options matter to your intended use.
  • For a used car, evaluate its service history and condition separately; the specifications above do not establish reliability, repair costs or ownership value.

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