Over the past week, I've been wondering how much compromise is the right amount for a focused sports car—especially when a GTS badge connotes real performance. A little less of the GT4's busy-in-your-hands character isn't such a bad thing for a car which will see plenty of street driving, as Henry Catchpole has been able to convey in his latest …
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992 Carrera Versus Cayman GT4: Which Would You Take?
Dan Prosser might be one of the best spoken and most technically savvy journalists in the biz, and he can drive as well as any of them. He doesn't begin this particular video with a very intriguing premise, however, since we can easily surmise the 992 Carrera is the better everyday car, and the Cayman GT4 is a wildchild for the weekend. When the …
Continue to the full articlePurists Rejoice! Porsche Puts the Six-Cylinder Back Into the 718 GTS
Stuffing a throaty six-cylinder in the back of a mid-tier Cayman or Boxster isn't ever going to be met with much opposition. While many have grown accustomed to the shove and impressive mid-range of the latest 2.5-liter turbo motors, the screaming 4.0-liter atmospheric engines will always be welcome betwixt the haunches of a 718. Of course, …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Cayman GT4 Hassle A GT3 RS In France
http://youtu.be/0ZbzJo-SMXI At a fast, frightening circuit, a 981 Cayman GT4's horsepower deficit ought to keep it from hanging with a well driven 991.2 GT3 RS. However, there are some very quick, challenging corners to negotiate here, which make bravery and commitment almost as useful as raw firepower. As we see, the mid-engine …
Continue to the full articleManthey Racing Cayman 718 GTS Hounds GT3 RS at the Nurburgring
Though no slouch from the factory, the Cayman 718 GTS' blade can use a bit of sharpening if it's to keep in touch with the venerable 991 GT3 RS. One owner and skilled shoe, a certain sebastian vittel, sent his off to Manthey Racing to fulfill the potential of the 718 chassis. Agile, easily controlled, and reassuring, it's enough to run with a …
Continue to the full articleRide Onboard With The Legendary Walter Rohrl As He Puts A 718 Cayman GT4 Through Its Paces
Though he's now a septuagenarian, Walter Rohrl hasn't slowed down much. He's as wiry as he was in his prime, and he still takes every outing on track—even one with a passenger sitting shotgun—very seriously. Yes, a smile occasionally breaks across his stern visage, but his focus never fades. His famously precise driving is the result of five …
Continue to the full articlePorsches Stand Proud Among A Fleet of Distinguished Sports Cars
You have to hand it to CAR magazine. Few gather such motley groups such as these and find a common thread through them all. Not many put a Lamborghini Huracan on the same stage as a Renault Megane. Because the cars featured here are both the spiffiest versions of the mentioned models, they find similarities which help them stand out as formidable …
Continue to the full articleThe 914-6 and the Cayman GT4: Siblings Separated by Fifty Years
Small, light, uncorrupted by gadgets, and honest. Both the 914-6 and the Cayman GT4 might not be the most powerful of the most focused Porsches, but my do they deliver the goods. Enough power in a perfectly balanced chassis is a recipe which will always go far. Fifty years ago, Porsche began developing a six-cylinder mid-engined road car, and the …
Continue to the full article718 Cayman GT4 Put Through Its Paces at Knockhill
More power, more aerodynamic grip, more performance, and more usability—we've heard all of the new Cayman GT4's strengths already. However, few automotive journalists can test those claims like Steve Sutcliffe. Though he might not look like a superlative athlete, the man is arguably the best driver among his peers. Ten years ago, he was given the …
Continue to the full articleA Straightforward Take on the New 718 Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder
A motoring journalist worth their salt ought to verge on being salty. Fair judgement and an understanding of what a sports car should offer is what Dan Prosser brings to the table, and through his sharpened lens we learn how the quickest variants of the 718 lineup differ from their predecessors. Since most YouTubers attention spans are limited …
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