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To top it all off, the manual transmission model will muster nearly 30 mpg on the highway and, with two usable trunks, the Cayman is the Swiss Army knife in its highly competitive segment.<\/p>\n<p>Released in early 2013 as a 2014 model, this newest Cayman is a clean-slate model that\u2019s done plenty of harvesting from the &#8216;991&#8217; 911 parts bin. A very tidy design, this newest generation model bares more than a few design cues from the Porsche&#8217;s most recent supercar, the 918 Spyder hyper car.It\u2019s hard to find a bad angle of the car, and it\u2019s not only the exterior that has benefited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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