Wilful and strong personalities are known for their extreme emotions, like those of the Cayman R. Its heart has a particularly powerful and loud beat, and it is in exactly the right place: the middle.

Built in 1953 with a design based on the 550 Spyder, the ‘Le Mans Coupé’ proved successful in the legendary Le Mans motor race.

The reason? An intelligent mid-engine concept which, owing to the concentration of weight close to the centre of the vehicle, gave it enormous agility, excellent cornering dynamics and a low centre of gravity. Reason enough, then, to go back to these old values.

The result today is a pure-bred sportscar with a mid-mounted engine, delivering uniform weight distribution between the front and rear axles and particularly well-balanced handling characteristics for high cornering speeds with excellent control.

As a whole, the Cayman R is a convincing and coherent concept. After all, a strong character also has a strong heart.