Porsche Cayman: Generations, Option Codes & Prices

The Cayman is the fixed-roof coupé derived from the Boxster, sharing its mid-engined layout and most of its engines. It was introduced as the Cayman S for 2006 and sold as the 718 Cayman from 2017 to 2025.

Each generation below has its own page listing every US-market trim, the factory option codes offered, which trims could order them, the model years they appeared in and, where a period document supports it, what they cost. The Porsche Cayman is one of the models added after the 911 and is still being filled in; the methodology page explains what each figure rests on.

Porsche Cayman generations

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  987.12006–2009

  The first Cayman: a fixed-roof coupé derived from the 987 Boxster, launched as the Cayman S.

  4 trims · 186 options
  Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0
• 
  987.22009–2012

  The revised Cayman, with a 2.9-litre base engine, direct injection on the S, and PDK.

  3 trims · 258 options
  Photo: The Car Spy, CC BY 2.0
• 
  9812014–2016

  The Cayman on the 981 platform, adding the GTS and the first Cayman GT4.

  4 trims · 156 options
  Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0
• 
  718 Cayman (982)2017–2025

  Sold as the 718 Cayman, with turbocharged flat-four engines and later a 4.0-litre flat-six.

  8 trims · 239 options
  Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0

How the Porsche Cayman generations differ

The Cayman was introduced for 2006 as the Cayman S, a fixed-roof coupé built on the 987 Boxster, with a rear body of its own and a hatch over the rear luggage area. A Cayman with a smaller engine followed for 2007.

The 987 Cayman was revised for 2009 together with the Boxster: the Cayman S engine gained direct fuel injection, and PDK replaced the Tiptronic automatic. The lighter Cayman R was added late in the run.

The 981 Cayman, sold from 2014 to 2016, followed the 981 Boxster a year later with the same longer wheelbase and lighter body. The range added a Cayman GTS and the Cayman GT4, which used a 3.8-litre flat-six and was offered only with a manual gearbox.

Renamed the 718 Cayman for 2017, it took the same turbocharged flat-fours as the 718 Boxster. The 4.0-litre flat-six appeared in the GTS 4.0, the GT4 and the GT4 RS. The 718 Cayman was sold in the US until the 2025 model year.

Trims and base prices by generation

Every US-market trim of each generation, with the lowest and highest base price documented for any trim in any model year, before options and destination charges.

Paint colours offered in more than one generation

Factory colours, by name, that the Porsche Cayman could be ordered in across generations. Each generation's page lists its full palette with codes and prices.

The costliest options in each generation

The highest US price documented for each option, in the model year it was quoted. Prices are as listed at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

At a glance