Life has been difficult for Porsche purists. As if the Cayenne and Panamera weren't enough to tarnish the company's image in the eyes of its most hard-core fans, Porsche ditched much of the analog appeal of GT3 by fitting the latest version – empirically better though it is than the model it replaces – with electronic gizmos like a dual-clutch transmission and four-wheel steering. But we've got good news, because the latest reports indicate that Porsche is considering a hard-core version of the Cayman.

Australia's CarAdvice website spoke with the 911 GT3's chief engineer Andreas Preuninger, who indicated that talks over a potential GT3 version of the Cayman were currently under way at Porsche headquarters. And if it's given the green light, it could go old-school with a conventional manual transmission as well as more power and less weight than the current top-of-the-line Cayman S. In that respect, it could follow in the footsteps of the previous Cayman R (pictured in green) and the Boxster Spyder (white). And that would be no bad thing. No bad thing at all.