The Porsche Cayman is a mid-engined, rear wheel drive 2-seat sports car produced by Porsche AG of Germany. First launched in the 2006 model year, the Cayman is a coupé derived from Porsche's second generation Boxster convertible. Like the Boxster, most Caymans were assembled in Finland for Porsche by Valmet Automotive . Porsche's Deputy Chairman, Holger P. Haerter stated that their contract with Valmet Automotive will end in 2012, and the Cayman's production will be outsourced to Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik of Graz, Austria. . More recently, as Volkswagen assumed ultimate control of... Porsche AG, that agreement fell through, and the production of both Caymans and Boxsters after 2012 will be in the former Karmann plant in Osnabrück, Germany, now owned by Volkswagen and used for production of the new 2012 Golf Cabriolet. After two years of development, the first model of the coupé to be released was the Cayman S . Photographs and technical details were released in May 2005, but the public unveiling did not take place until the September Frankfurt Motor Show.
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| Make: | Porsche |
| Parent company: | Porsche |
| Debut year: | 2006 |
| Automotive class | Sports car, Coupé |
| Predecessor models: | Porsche Boxster |