Comparison: height Porsche Cayman vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the Porsche Cayman is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin Coupes are generally lower to the ground than sedans, with heights ranging from around 1.4 meters to over 1.8 meters.With it's length of 4379 mm and width of 1801 mm, the Porsche Cayman has a height of 1295 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupé 180 BlueEFFICIENCY Edition (C117 ), which is 137 mm more than the 718 Cayman - 1432 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Porsche and the Mercedes-Benz is 251 mm in favor of the Mercedes-Benz . On the contrary, the lowest in the "medium coupe" category is Lamborghini Miura P400 , which is 1050 mm - that makes it 245 mm shorter than the Porsche in question.Length-wise, the Porsche outperforms the rival by 19 mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Porsche models
Variants

Porsche Cayman - How has the height changed over the generations?

Porsche Cayman generations

Porsche Cayman generations
Generation year	Height
Cayman, Model year 2005 (987C)	1305 mm
Cayman, Model year 2009 (987C (1. Facelift))	1304 mm
Cayman, Model year 2016 (982C)	1295 mm
Cayman, Model year 2013 (981C)	1294 mm

Cayman, Model year 2005 (987C) 1305 mm
Cayman, Model year 2009 ) (987C (1. Facelift) 1304 mm
Cayman, Model year 2016 (982C) 1295 mm
Cayman, Model year 2013 (981C) 1294 mm

The difference in height between first generation (987C) from 2005 and last generation (982C) from 2016 is 1cm mm.

The height of the current generation of Cayman is 1295 mm.

Variants

Porsche Cayman variants: 718 Cayman vs. 718 Cayman GT4 vs. 718 Cayman GT4 RS vs. 718 Cayman GTS vs. 718 Cayman T

Height: Porsche Cayman variants
Variant name	Height
718 Cayman	1295 mm
718 Cayman GTS	1286 mm
718 Cayman T	1276 mm
718 Cayman GT4	1269 mm
718 Cayman GT4 RS	1267 mm

718 Cayman 1295 mm
718 Cayman GTS 1286 mm
718 Cayman T 1276 mm
718 Cayman GT4 1269 mm
718 Cayman GT4 RS 1267 mm

The height compared to other Porsche models

Porsche Cayman vs other current cars by Porsche

Height: Cayman vs. other models by Porsche
Variant name	Height
Cayenne	1698 mm
Cayenne Turbo	1685 mm
Cayenne Coupé	1678 mm
Cayenne GTS	1674 mm
Cayenne Coupé Turbo	1664 mm
Cayenne Coupé GTS	1654 mm
Macan	1622 mm
Macan Turbo	1621 mm
Panamera	1423 mm
Panamera Turbo	1421 mm
Panamera GTS	1415 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo	1412 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo	1409 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo GTS	1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo Turbo	1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo	1390 mm
Taycan GTS	1381 mm
Taycan Turbo	1381 mm
Taycan	1379 mm
911 Dakar	1338 mm
911 GT3 RS	1322 mm
911 Turbo 50 Jahre Coupé	1303 mm
911 Turbo Coupé	1303 mm
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet	1301 mm
911 Carrera GTS Coupé	1301 mm
911 Edition 50 Jahre Porsche Design	1301 mm
911 Targa GTS	1301 mm
911 Turbo Cabriolet	1301 mm
911 Carrera Coupé	1300 mm
911 Carrera Cabriolet	1299 mm
911 Sport Classic	1299 mm
911 Targa	1299 mm
718 Cayman	1295 mm
911 Carrera T Coupé	1293 mm
911 Carrera T Cabriolet	1292 mm
718 Cayman GTS	1286 mm
718 Boxster	1281 mm
911 GT3	1279 mm
911 S/T	1279 mm
718 Cayman T	1276 mm
718 Boxster GTS	1272 mm
718 Cayman GT4	1269 mm
718 Cayman GT4 RS	1267 mm
718 Boxster T	1264 mm
718 Spyder	1258 mm
718 Spyder RS	1252 mm

Cayenne 1698 mm
Cayenne Turbo 1685 mm
Cayenne Coupé 1678 mm
Cayenne GTS 1674 mm
Cayenne Coupé Turbo 1664 mm
Cayenne Coupé GTS 1654 mm
Macan 1622 mm
Macan Turbo 1621 mm
Panamera 1423 mm
Panamera Turbo 1421 mm
Panamera GTS 1415 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo 1412 mm
Taycan Cross Turismo 1409 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo GTS 1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo Turbo 1392 mm
Taycan Sport Turismo 1390 mm
Taycan GTS 1381 mm
Taycan Turbo 1381 mm
Taycan 1379 mm
911 Dakar 1338 mm
911 GT3 RS 1322 mm
911 Turbo 50 Jahre Coupé 1303 mm
911 Turbo Coupé 1303 mm
911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet 1301 mm
911 Carrera GTS Coupé 1301 mm
911 Edition 50 Jahre Porsche Design 1301 mm
911 Targa GTS 1301 mm
911 Turbo Cabriolet 1301 mm
911 Carrera Coupé 1300 mm
911 Carrera Cabriolet 1299 mm
911 Sport Classic 1299 mm
911 Targa 1299 mm
718 Cayman 1295 mm
911 Carrera T Coupé 1293 mm
911 Carrera T Cabriolet 1292 mm
718 Cayman GTS 1286 mm
718 Boxster 1281 mm
911 GT3 1279 mm
911 S/T 1279 mm
718 Cayman T 1276 mm
718 Boxster GTS 1272 mm
718 Cayman GT4 1269 mm
718 Cayman GT4 RS 1267 mm
718 Boxster T 1264 mm
718 Spyder 1258 mm
718 Spyder RS 1252 mm

How does the height of the Porsche Cayman compare to it's nearest competitors?

Porsche Cayman vs. similar cars

Height: Porsche Cayman vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Mercedes-Benz CLA 2013	1432 mm
BMW 2er-Reihe 2014	1418 mm
Honda CR-Z 2010	1395 mm
Proton 400 1995	1365 mm
Ford Puma 1997	1345 mm
Audi quattro 1980	1344 mm
Alfa Romeo Brera 2006	1341 mm
Ford RS200 1985	1321 mm
Ford Probe 1990	1321 mm
Alfa Romeo GTV 1995	1318 mm
VW Corrado 1988	1318 mm
Mitsubishi Starion 1982	1315 mm
Maserati Ghibli 1993	1310 mm
Alfa Romeo SZ/RZ Zagato 1989	1310 mm
Nissan 300ZX 1984	1310 mm
Mitsubishi Eclipse 1992	1305 mm
Porsche Cayman 2016	1295 mm
Subaru XT 1984	1295 mm
Nissan 200SX 1989	1290 mm
Toyota GT86/GR86 2012	1285 mm
Subaru BRZ 2012	1285 mm
Mitsubishi 3000 GT 1992	1285 mm
Porsche 928 1977	1282 mm
Lamborghini Urraco 1973	1160 mm
Lotus Esprit 1996	1150 mm
Lamborghini Jalpa 1982	1140 mm
Ferrari 512 BB 1976	1120 mm
Chrysler Viper 1993	1117 mm
Lamborghini Countach 1974	1070 mm
Lamborghini Miura 1966	1050 mm