2007 Porsche Cayman S

The 987 Cayman S in Black over Sand Beige with the six-speed manual — the mid-engine coupe enthusiasts describe as one of the most balanced cars Porsche has built. A 2007 Porsche Cayman S, six-speed manual, rear-wheel drive, showing 35,577 miles with the DB rating the 3.4L flat-six through the mid-engine chassis.

The 987 Cayman S arrived as Porsche's mid-engine hardtop, sharing platform DNA with the 987 Boxster but with a fixed roof, stiffer structure, and a driving character that puts it into a different conversation entirely. Chassis balance is the point: the mid-engine layout delivers a steering, braking, and turn-in response Carreras of the same era cannot replicate. Six-speed manual + 3.4L naturally-aspirated flat-six + mid-engine layout is the specification enthusiasts settle on for the 987 line.

Documented low mileage on a manual 987 Cayman S at this point in the model's market cycle is materially rarer than the base numbers suggest — a well-kept example with honest paint and a documented service history at a Porsche-experienced shop is a very different proposition from a driven, weathered one. Black over Sand Beige is a period-correct combination that reads clean and understated.

A pre-purchase inspection on a 987 Cayman S focuses on the M97 flat-six's known service items: bore-scoring inspection via borescope, IMS bearing history (the 987 M97 shares the intermediate-shaft architecture concern with the 997.1), coolant-system condition, clutch health on a manual, and any documented top-end service. Documented service history is what separates a good used 987 Cayman S from a project.

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