The recently launched Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 arrived with the natural progression of more power, torque and consequently performance from an engine that is slightly larger than its predecessors, now up to 4.0 litres from the previous 3.8 litre naturally aspirated, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder.
More aggressive aerodynamic elements are in place on this ‘RS’ variant. While the front bumper appears to be carried over from the 718 Cayman GT4, the front bonnet on this car sports a pair of NACA ducts, and the rear side window panels have now been replaced by a set of air intake slats.
The big change at the back is the addition of a much larger rear spoiler, which appears to be of the swan-neck configuration as seen on the 992-generation 911 GT3 development car, while the GT4’s rear decklid, bumper, exhaust and diffuser layout appears unchanged. This should also mean that aero work at the front end is still in progress, as that will have to balance the added downforce from the larger wing used here.
The development car seen on test here is likely to use a version of the 9A2 Evo 4.0 litre, naturally aspirated flat-six revised to produce more than the 420 PS at 7,600 rpm and 420 Nm of torque from 5,000 rpm to 6,800 rpm in the ‘standard’ 718 Cayman GT4 and its open-topped sibling, the Boxster Spyder.
It remains to be seen if the more focused GT4 ‘RS’ will retain the six-speed manual of the GT4, or if it will take the 911’s direction of going dual-clutch auto PDK-only for the GT3 RS. The GT4 RS will most likely employ the ceramic composite brakes already featured on the current GT4, while suspension may also be revised to reflect its increased track focus.
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Porsche makes beautiful cars. Most importantly, the Germans themselves are proud of their own brand.
It is vital that a car company commands the respect from its own citizens of a given country.
Porsche cars are cheap. But in Malaysia, it is run by GLC SDAC. SDAC need to keep prices high because the Government needs the money to upkeep their 1.6 million government employees.
In it’s home country, the base price for a 718 GT4 is EUR96.206 = RM444.164. Add 30% as there it’s a base car without *any* options. Add RM15.000 per year for road tax and insurance.
I wouldn’t call that “cheap”.
Some Proton fanboys are saying their Proton is better than this Porsche cause they think their Proton now use AMG technology from Mercedes (Geely owns 10% of Mercedes Germany)
How long will these people syiok sendiri?
Congrats P1! Now basher even comparing it to Posh. I feel so proud, even sapoters dun think P1 shud be compared with Posh, but basher thinks P1 is up there now. So tahniah P1!
This is why Proton never progress. Like you, they said their Waja was the BMW of Asia and it will wipe out BMW completely
All gian and syiok sendiri..
Nobody is saying that except you shiok sendiri here.
Only you shiok sendiri here, go do it in private pls.
This car so cheap overseas. But come to Malaysia sure sell for RM1 million. Sad, we have to pay for super weak ringgit caused by years of inefficiencies. Singapore and Malaysia Merdeka same time but SGD so strong that this car is kacang puteh in Singapore
If its kacang puteh in Singapore, why is it rarer than KL streets? Do continue lying here, we get daily lulz from it.
try to improve your Inggeris a bit. rare in KL because our currency is low….
Lol! Why not improve on your English. Calvin is saying Porsche cars are rarer in Sing than on KL roads.
In Malaysia, Poodua makes “Pisspoor, Overpriced, Obsolete, Dangerous to U All” junk cars. But, Malaysian themselves are uneducated since they are so proud of their own brand that shortchanged them since 25 years ago, from missing rear safety belts to missing bloody temperature gauge with their new ‘cola tin’ vehicle quality are worse than 25 years old local cars.
It is vital that a car company commands the respect from its own citizens of a given country. But not from Poodua, never respect their choices of carbuyers, be it sales and after sales service, somemore insult their potential customers (if you ask why no manual 1.5 manual variant and why remove the bloooody temperature gauge in new Myvi, they will call you ‘Bodoh punya orang, need this and that for what’).
yes john, we believe you again! lolz
Lol! You keep having nightmare of john haunting you. Please get out and seek help.
And who are you? Oh the same Kunta. No wonder….
john, please create a better and more polite comments. Readers in this article are reading about Porsche and are not interested in reading your game over impolite comment
Nobody is interested about you comparing Proton with Porsche. Please keep thing relevant here.