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Nov 16, 2017 1:52:40 AM
- EnglishManInNY
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Re: Cayman GT4
Looks great.
http://www.carscoops.com/2017/11/new-porsche-718-cayman-gt4-comes-out.html
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Nov 16, 2017 7:35:05 AM
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Re: Cayman GT4
Hm, I think designwise, the .1 GT4 had much better looks; more coherent front bumper, looking refined yet mean. This front bumper looks like trying a bit too hard to be a GT3, and not succeeding. Same goes for the rear: "look at me, I'm a GT2RS!!!"...
Well, I'm confident the end product will be quite nice, but for now, I love the looks of the .1 GT4, and am only mildly excited about the .2.
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Nov 16, 2017 9:54:19 AM
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Nov 16, 2017 10:28:20 AM
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Here's the thing: I have no clue about the engine type used in the Cayman GT4 (never asked) but if they use a n/a engine, don't you think it could actually make the 718 4-cyl. engine situation even worse?! Just saying...
If I were Porsche, I would stick a detuned 991.2 Carrera S biturbo engine under the GT4 "hood" but I'm not sure the engine actually fits. So maybe a 400 hp 4-cyl. power monster?! 
A n/a engine makes most sense (from an enthusiast's point of view) but it could really put the 4-cyl. engine choice in the 718 under even more pressure in my opinion.
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Re: Cayman GT4
RC:Here's the thing: I have no clue about the engine type used in the Cayman GT4 (never asked) but if they use a n/a engine, don't you think it could actually make the 718 4-cyl. engine situation even worse?!
Indeed. Anything else than a 4-cylinder will make little sense from a 718 point of view.
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Gauss:On the other hand a Carrera engine made little sense from a 981 point of view and still they released it in the first gen.
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Nov 16, 2017 1:03:52 PM
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Re: Cayman GT4
jamesdamanuk1:So my thought of a turbo isnt so daft. I cant see them sticking the 4.0l in it, the car will be a 100k it just doeant make sense to myself?
4.0 probably not, some are hoping for a detuned GT3 engine, like 3.8, but honestly, that would still make it too quick a car. Most would sell their GT3 and buy the GT4 and tune it a bit (to match the GT3 engine's performance) and be the winning star on trackdays.
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Nov 16, 2017 1:11:51 PM
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Re: Cayman GT4
Porsche will have tested more than one different engine in the GT4 / GT4 RS...
"How to get six-pot power in your Porsche 718 Cayman: save up for next GT4"
(15 November 2017)
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4: six-cylinder power confirmed
Andreas Preuninger, head of the Porsche GT models, has gone on record as saying that the GT4 will be naturally aspirated, pointing to a detuned version of the 4.0-litre flat-six found in the new 911 GT3.
Expect a new six-speed manual transmission, like that found in the latest GT3. Yep, Porsche continues to offer the purists' solution - and long may that continue...
Link: http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-shots/porsche/porsche-718-cayman-gt4-spy-photos-specs-and-info/
Nov 17, 2017 10:50:52 AM
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Re: Cayman GT4
A detuned n/a 4.0 GT3 engine in the GT4 would certainly make the next GT4 and very interesting car and probably one worth collecting because I doubt that we are going to see a similar engine again in a Cayman.
There are so many rumors...but I haven't read or heard anything about Preuninger making this claim (n/a engine in the next GT4). Any source(s)?
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Nov 17, 2017 10:57:54 AM
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I thought the point of the GT4 was a relatively "normal" engine (the old 3.8 from the 911) but a full GT chassis setup. Otherwise its basically a mid engined GT3, price will be almost exactly the same. If they could package it maybe the 3.0 turbo 6 but the 4.0l seems insane. Detuned or not surely the car will be £25k more than the last one alone. If they do then wow what a car but the more time goes on i cannot see it myself. I think Porsche will see this as the ideal time to really promote the flat 4 turbo and turn the wick up. 400/415bhp loads more torque and it will be a beast.
Nov 17, 2017 11:37:09 AM
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jamesdamanuk1:I thought the point of the GT4 was a relatively "normal" engine (the old 3.8 from the 911) but a full GT chassis setup. Otherwise its basically a mid engined GT3, price will be almost exactly the same. If they could package it maybe the 3.0 turbo 6 but the 4.0l seems insane. Detuned or not surely the car will be £25k more than the last one alone. If they do then wow what a car but the more time goes on i cannot see it myself. I think Porsche will see this as the ideal time to really promote the flat 4 turbo and turn the wick up. 400/415bhp loads more torque and it will be a beast.
Even if they sell the next GT4 with a detuned GT3 engined for almost the money the GT3 costs, it would be a huge success, incl. success as a collectible. I think Porsche knows that and I highly doubt that a GT4 with detuned GT3 engine would be the same good (monetary) offer the GT4 was.
We'll see...
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Nov 17, 2017 12:51:51 PM
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I am so curious about the next GT4, still not sure if I should try to upgrade or not. I will probably stick to my GT4.
If they use the 4 liter enginge, the price will most probably massively increase, a turbo engine does not interest me, I would rather buy a 911.2 GTS then
Nov 17, 2017 1:07:59 PM
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