You get 493 horsepower, 9 less than a GT3, thanks to a more challenging exhaust. What's the harm now? What we have here, then, is a mid-engine Cayman with the flat 6 from a 911 GT3 and a 7-speed flappy paddle gearbox with cogs from a race car. But having sounded the death knell of the gas powered Cayman, they're finally letting the motorsport engineers have their way. For years, the marketing types held back the Cayman for fear of undermining the 911. This is the car we thought Porsche might never build. And if you're looking to sell your car, head to /sellmycar for a cash offer. Actually, before we get on with it, please subscribe to the channel, and don't forget the bell. And now, without further ado, let's get on with it. Then we're going to push it to the limit on our tight and twisty circuit to find out whether this $143,000 plus options Cayman finally has the bite we've always craved. And if our kit can handle it, we're even going to measure the noise. We're going to measure the lateral acceleration. We're going to find out whether this 493-horsepower coupe really can do 0 to 60 in just 3.2 seconds, as Porsche claims. Hi, Alistair Weaver here for Edmunds with our full instrumented test of the GT4 RS. But we're going to do something a little bit different. Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Cayman and the car in front)ĪLISTAIR WEAVER: Most films of a Porsche Cayman GT4 RS start like this, a long lens beauty shot, a hard cut to the rev counter spinning to 9,000 RPM, a piece of vegetation fluttering artfully as the car roars past.Blind-spot monitoring (alerts you if a vehicle in the next lane over is in your blind spot).14-way or 18-way power-adjustable sport seats.Some performance upgrades found on the Cayman T and GT4 are available on the regular Cayman and Cayman S as options. Functional air intakes replacing rear quarter windows.Naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six engine (493 hp, 331 lb-ft).The GT4 RS pulls out all the stops to deliver the purest track version of Cayman yet, building on the GT4's equipment list with: Variable-damping sport suspension lowered 30 mm.Naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six engine (414 hp, 309 lb-ft).The track-oriented Cayman GT4 goes all in with: 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six-cylinder engine (394 hp, 309 lb-ft of torque or 317 lb-ft with the PDK).The GTS 4.0 gets a similar array of performance upgrades as the Cayman T. Turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine (350 hp, 309 lb-ft).The Cayman S picks up where the base Cayman leaves off and increases the performance quotient with: Mechanical limited-slip differential and torque vectoring (can enhance traction and agility when accelerating or cornering).Variable-damping sport suspension lowered 20 mm.The Cayman T is a slightly sharper performance coupe and includes all of the base Cayman's features, as well as: 18-inch alloy wheels with summer performance tires.Turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine (300 horsepower, 280 lb-ft of torque).The base 718 Cayman comes well equipped, though as many advanced safety features are not standard.
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