Unique Cars magazine has released a video documenting a test where they put two much revered modern cars against each other, namely the Porsche Cayman R and the Nissan GT-R. The German model can be considered as the ultimate evolution of the famous coupe line, with better performance and handling than the already brilliant ‘S’ version, whereas the Japanese contender is - simply put - the ‘car to beat’, the one that since its debut in 2007 has been continuously thrilled the car enthusiasts all world over the world with its astonishing performance as well as a price that makes all its challengers cringe in disbelief.

These two cars are quite different from each other: the Porsche uses a mid-mounted naturally aspirated engine and a rear wheel drive architecture while the Nissan unleashes the power of its V6 to the ground through an advanced all-wheel drive configuration. Therefore their clash is somewhat like putting tradition against innovation, agility against brute strength, and the outcome is not as predictable as you might think. The video is pretty self explanatory and the verdict is not based on performance figures alone, as it should be. Definitely worth watching.

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French tuner DelaVilla introduces the Cayman R1, a super car based on Porsche Cayman R. The original design of the car has been completely revised in order to accentuate its sporty character: the front apron have been re-designed to include larger intakes and modern LED daytime running lights, side skirts have been added, new fenders and side panels replaced the standard parts and on the rear there is DelaVilla’s signature double pair of vertical mufflers, integrated in the rear bumper as well as a new diffuser.

The tuning makes the car 12 cm wider in its front part and 18 cm wider at the back. Besides, DelaVilla offers no less than 34 options to customize the car according to the customers’ needs. DelaVilla Cayman R1 comes with the original 3.4-liter 6-cylinder engine powering Porsche Cayman R in three different power steps: 340, 385 and 420 hp.

View the full DelaVilla Cayman R1 photo gallery

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Here are the official pics of the Porsche Cayman R that went on display at the Los Angeles auto show taking place at the moment. The new Cayman R has a weight reduction of 55 kg (compared to the Cayman S) and gets an extra 10 hp with the six-cylinder, 3.4-litre boxer engine producing 330 hp. The 1,295 kg weight and the power make for a 0-100 time of five seconds - that gets down to 4.9 seconds with PDK clutch and 4.7 with Sport Chrono package.

Other features of the Cayman R include rear fixed spoiler and a lowered wheelbase by 20mm. It gets 19-inch wheels, black finished headlight surrounds and rear-view mirrors and black or silver Porsche script on the side. The new Cayman R will be available in Europe from February 2011 and will cost about 69,800 euros on the German market.

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