Factory build sheet
2012 Porsche Cayman S
Build WP0AB2A8-C · 3.4L 6cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WP0AB2A8 and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Cayman whose VIN starts WP0AB2A8 and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 124 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 124 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Porsche with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.4 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- 6-cylinder
- Horsepower
- 320 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1B
- GVWR
- 3,001–4,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Porsche used the VIN pattern WP0AB2A8 for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2012 You are here code C
- 2014 S 3.4L 6cyl Coupe · 874 vehicles code E $59,900
- 2015 S, GTS 3.4L 6cyl Coupe · 531 vehicles code F $73,100
- 2016 S, GTS 3.4L 6cyl Coupe · 397 vehicles code G $77,590
- 2017 S, GTS 3.4L 6cyl Coupe · 500 vehicles code H $61,995
- 2018 Cayman S 2.5L 4cyl Coupe · 1,029 vehicles code J $68,895
- 2019 Cayman S / Cayman GTS 2.5L 4cyl Coupe · 542 vehicles code K $73,990
- 2020 S / GTS 2.5L 4cyl Coupe · 51 vehicles code L
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WP0 | DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | AB2A8 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
124 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WP0AB2A8-C shares the specification above.
- 124 Known VINs
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Cayman, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 124 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.