Porsche Cayman GT4 RS

Porsche offers us a new variant of its small coupe, typical hard-core: the Cayman GT4 RS.

The Cayman is the story of a success story at Porsche: the first coupe to have succeeded in standing up to the queen 911, to gain its place and its legitimacy among the Porschists while guaranteeing the brand of beautiful sales figures. So Porsche applied its usual recipe: decline the versions ad infinitum. The GT4 RS is a brand new illustration of this and targets real sports fans.

Let's start with the heart of the beast: the engine. The little Cayman simply borrowed the atmospheric line 6 from the 992 GT3. For the form, it loses 10 horses to offer 500 all round and a torque of 450Nm. It spins up to 9000 rpm for music lovers. The PDK box is supplied as standard. The 100 km / h bar is reached in 3.4 seconds (gain of 0.5 sec compared to the GT4). Top speed peaks at 315 km / h (+12 km / h compared to the GT4).

The chassis developments are numerous and all geared towards a single goal: to go faster on the track. The suspension is shortened by 30mm compared to the base 718 Cayman. The shocks are specific to the RS model. The springs and stabilizer bar are firmer. On the aerodynamic side, the changes are obvious: air intakes, faired underbody, integrated diffuser with several levels of adjustments, new spoiler with fins. The gooseneck fin is based on the model of the 992 GT3 (and the RSR).

On the weight side, 35kg were saved, mainly thanks to reduced insulation, thin glazing and a “carbon fiber reinforced polymer” (CFRP) for the hood and wings. The optional Weissach pack, admittedly by the brand itself, is only a question of sporting image more than efficiency: numerous carbon parts, titanium arch, titanium exhaust also and forged magnesium rims in option (standard aluminum). That said, reducing the weight of the rims is good for agility.

Porsche had widely communicated on the excellent time achieved by its development driver on the North Loop with a gain of nearly 24 seconds compared to the Cayman GT4, already very sharp itself. In 7 minutes and 9 seconds, the GT4 RS sticks 15 seconds to the supercars of the early 2000s (Zonda, Enzo). Doesn't that put the 144,485 € requested into perspective?

So why produce this racehorse? Because the recipe works. Porsche would have sold more than 6,000 copies of 991 GT3 RS! Track-type cars have become so easy to drive, including in town, that customers are no longer put off by the brutality inherent in these cars. With its perfect architecture for the circuit, the GT4 RS should experience some success in the paddocks. There is also a ClubSport version, intended for the various circuit championships. The same, with less road homologation.