Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1: Luxury Sports Coupe

Motoring Channel Staff - 16/August/2007

Stuttgart, Germany — Porsche Design is the world famous sports car maker's industrial/luxury design group. The company generally develops stylish luxury goods, such as watches, pens, eyewear, luggage and some of the world's most sought after cigar paraphernalia.

But until now, Porsche Design has never worked on a Porsche. Which is why the new Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 is so special.

Only 777 units will be built ensuring it's exclusivity, and like all Porsche's it will offer a level of driver integration that has been honed over the decades, not to mention searing acceleration and top notch braking.

Porsche Design took the Cayman S, a rear-wheel drive sports coupe powered by a 3.4-litre 217kW 6-cylinder engine, and added a range of designer features, including a lavish new interior. 

The new car "is a nod to Porsche Design and the famous Chronograph 1s designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche precisely 35 years previously" says the German design company, and the cabin is upholstered in acres of lots of dark luxury materials: leather and Alcantara is everywhere, from the seats, to the steering wheel, gear lever and even the roof lining.

Porsche Design also spent time working on the finer details, such as the instrument dials, which like it's luxury time pieces are finished with exacting detail.

"The vehicle's technical features are equally sophisticated," explains Porsche Design, adding that beneath the lowered body (it sits 10mm lower than the normal Cayman S), Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) actively controls the hardness of the shock absorbers and it features a special Sport mode that can be activated at the touch of a button for a really dynamic driving feel.

Adding to the cars dark interior and exterior appearance - the car can be ordered in two colours, black and matte black - the Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 also features dark racing stripes along its flanks and across the hood, roof, and boot. Adding to the flamboyant styling, 5mm spacers combine with large 19-inch wheels from the Porsche 911 Turbo, giving the car even more presence. 

The 5-spoke designs are fitted with 235/35 ZR19 front tyres 265/35 ZR19 rear tyres.

Porsche Design, known for it's prestigious luggage designs, includes an interesting briefcase with all Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 models. The briefcase contains a number of goodies:

Pocket knife
Sunglasses 
Flat Six chronograph timepiece
Pen
Key ring

Matching the limited edition Porsche Cayman S's black colour scheme all the briefcase items are black too - even the knife blade. If this new model provokes high levels of interest, it is expected that Porsche Design will likewise tailor limited edition versions of the 911 and possibly even the Cayenne SUV, complete with matching luggage and the corporate survival equipment.If this is the Porsche Design Edition 1, we could join the dots and estimate that Edition 2 is only a handshake away.

According to a statement, the market launch of this black Cayman with exclusive Porsche Design equipment, including the briefcase, will begin in Germany in November 2007 and in the United States in January 2008. At the time or writing it is unknown if the model will arrive in Australia.

The Porsche Design Studio, created by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche 35 years ago, has rapidly become a top international name for industrial design, luxury items, and consumer goods and for the first time ever the design group has turned it's attention to Porsche sports cars.

The price tag for the Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 is €69,942. That translate to about A$115,000.

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