It's 5:30 on a Saturday morning. We sneak silently down to our garage, trying not to wake the wife. As the garage door glides open, the low morning light reveals a shiny Peridot Metallic 2012 Porsche Cayman R.

Our hand caresses the Porsche's right front fender as we pass. We envision the flat-6 music that will soon burst from the Cayman R's large, twin-outlet center exhaust. We ponder the "R" badging on the deck lid, the fixed rear wing and the four-piston cross-drilled brake rotors. Serious stuff.

We slide ungracefully over the seat's huge bolsters and twist the key to fire up the 3.4-liter six-cylinder. We press the Sport Plus button. Then the PSM off button. And then the Loud button. Yes, there really is a switch on the center stack that fully opens the $2,810 sports exhaust system.

Sleeping wife and neighbors be damned, we stab the throttle a few times, the exhaust returning a burbly rasp, like it's trying to clear its throat.

Not to be mistaken by the sunglass manufacturer, Oakley, Oakley Design is a British Tuning company that normally specializes in Porsche. Starting with the aesthetics, Oakley Design did thorough testing to prove their front spoiler adds 45 kg (100 lbs) of downforce to the front end at speeds of 150 mph. The rear spoiler with a Gurney flap adds 25 kg (55 lbs) of downforce in the rear on the same test, at the same speed. But given their highly successful Porsche packages, Oakley Design has decided to broaden their conversions and touching on Italy’s most famous stallion. For those wanting the complete package, Oakley Design will only be releasing five numbered production cars, with the modifications available separately for those with deep enough wallets. Putting their hands on the all new Ferrari 458 Italia, Oakley Design has conjured one beautiful, limited piece of machinery....

BMW has issued a recall for an unspecified number of X5 and X6 vehicles from the 2011 model year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . The recall affects vehicles built between April 1 and May 8, 2010, which have tire... ” While the vehicles are equipped with 20-inch wheels, the labels say they’re equipped with 19-inch wheels, which makes the required tire pressure incorrect, as well. BMW will provide the correct labels, and owners can either affix the labels themselves or take their vehicle to a BMW dealer, who will do it for free. Tires improperly inflated can cause poor vehicle handling or even blowouts, both of which can lead to accidents. Owners may contact BMW at 800-525-7417 or NHTSA’s hot line at 888-327-4236....

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