In the latest episode of Smoking Tire, host Matt Farah pits the BMW 1M against the Porsche Cayman R. The Porsche Cayman R is the final hurrah for the current generation of Cayman and with 330 horsepower, the Cayman R offers marginally less power than the 1M (340 hp), but to overcome the power difference, it weighs less: 1,408 kgs vs 1,536 for 1M.
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The rear-wheel Cayman is powered by a naturally aspirated 3.4 liter six-cylinder engine.
The mid-engine placement helps the Porsche sprint to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.8 seconds, slightly slower than the 1M and its 4.6 seconds. But the Porsche makes up the difference and more from 0 to 124 mph: 16.4 seconds vs. 17.8 seconds for 1M.
The 1M is powered by the N4 twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter I-6 engine. For the 1M, the turbocharger, exhaust system, and ECU have been revised to produce 335 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque, though up to 369 pound-feet are available temporarily in overboost mode.
So which one gets the vote up?
