What a Car - UK - (2020-04)

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Alpine A110 vs Porsche 718 Cayman

PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN

BEST

BOOT

SPACE

Caymanhasmorein-carstorage,thanksto largedoorbins,a gloveboxandtwinadjustablecupholders.Both of its

bootsarebigger,too,andyoucanthrowcoatsontopof theenginecover,whereasthisareais sealedoffin the A110

Boot 150 litres(r), 275 litres(f)

Suitcases 4

STATS,SPECSANDRATINGS

4180mm

2420mm

1248mm 820mm

4379mm

2475mm

1276mm

1876mm

806mm

EuroNCAPrating

Nottested

EuroNCAPrating

Nottested

AlpineA110

1.8S

Width1980mm

Porsche 718 Cayman

2.0T

Width1994mm

935mm

1085mm

1295mm

815-1055mm 685mm

470mm 450mm

215mm

465mm

ECONOMY& EMISSIONS

SAFETY

PERFORMANCE

CARSPICTURED

Weather conditions Dry

Engine 4cyl, 1798cc, turbo, petrol

Peak power 288bhp @ 6400rpm

Peak torque 236Ib ft @ 2000-6400rpm

Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch automatic

Engine 4cyl, 1988cc, turbo, petrol

Peak power 296bhp @ 6500rpm

Peak torque 280Ib ft @ 2150-4500rpm

Gearbox 6-spd manual

POWERTRAIN

Porsche 718 Cayman T with 718 T Interior Package (£1809), Miami Blue paint

(£1658), black leather and GT Silver Interior Package (£1242), front and rear

parking sensors (£623), automatically dimming mirrors with integrated rain

sensor (£345), cruise control (£228), Iso x child seat mountings (£126),

sport-look pedals and footrest (£126) and 64-litre fuel tank (£84)

Alpine A110 S with carbon roof (£2208), Iridescent White paint (£1656), 18in

Titanium Grey ‘Fuchs’ forged wheels (£936), reversing camera (£480), Mirror

Pack (£468), Storage Pack (£468) and  oor mats with Alpine logo (£110)

Top

speed

170mph

Top

speed

162mph

0-60mph

5.4sec

0-60mph

4.7sec

Acceleration

30-70mph in kickdown 3.8sec

30-50mph in kickdown 1.6sec

50-70mph in kickdown 2.2sec

Braking

30-0mph 9.9m 70-0mph 47.6m

Noise

At 30mph 65.6dB At 70mph 71.3dB

Acceleration

30-70mph through the gears 4.4sec

30-50mph 3rd 3.2sec 4th 4.6sec 5th 6.4sec 6th 8.9sec

50-70mph 3rd 3.0sec 4th 3.7sec 5th 4.3sec 6th 5.3sec

Braking

30-0mph 8.4m 70-0mph 46.6m

Noise

At 30mph 66.7dB At 70mph 72.9dB

AlpineA110

ForFunhandling;soundsgreat;faster;costs

lesstonanceandrun;betterequipped

AgainstUnsettledride;datedinfotainment;

pitifulluggagespaceandin-carstorage

Porsche 718 Cayman

For Slick manual gearshift; very composed;

surprisingly comfortable and practical

Against Less engaging; dull engine note;

lots of road noise; depreciates faster

Bythestandardsoftwo-seat sports cars,

theCaymanhasalways been very easy

tolivewith,andthisnew T variant doesn’t

sacricethat.In fact,it could do with feeling

a littlemorefocusedto help justify its £7k

premiumovertheentry-level Cayman.

TheA110demands more from you,

butit alsodeliversmore thrills, and that’s

obviouslysignicantwith cars likes this. Add

in thefactthatit willcost you quite a bit less

in thelongrunandit has to win the test.

If it wereourmoney, though, we’d go for

thestandardA110rather than the S. It’s

cheaper,looksalmost identical and has

sweetersteeringanda more settled ride.

SAYS

Combined 39.2mpg

Low speed 27.0mpg

Medium speed 41.0mpg

High speed 46.0mpg

Test MPG 34.3mpg

Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £1924

Tank 45 litres

CO 2 emissions (WLTP) 163g/km

Combined 32.5mpg

Low speed 20.8mpg

Medium speed 31.4mpg

High speed 36.7mpg

Test MPG 30.7mpg

Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £2150

Tank 54 litres

CO 2 emissions (WLTP) 202g/km (est)

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