The Porsche Cayman S has been named the best performance car of 2006. The Porsche Cayman S was chosen as the 2006 World Performance Car from an initial entry list of twenty-nine (29) candidates nominated by the World Car of the Year jurors.
The top three contenders for the World Performance Car in addition to the Porsche Cayman S were the Audi RS4 and the BMW M5.
