Closecrayphile:Boxster Coupe GTS:Porsche and rally legend Walter Röhrl has become the first non-Formula 1 world champion to be inducted into the FIA hall of fame!
- well deserved!
Couldn't agree more... 
RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mercedes C63 S AMG Cab (2019), Range Rover Evoque Si4 Black Edition (2019)
Feb 1, 2019 11:11:31 PM
"New Porsche 718 Cayman GT4: 420bhp flat-six, no turbo, coming in July" (Car magazine)
► Latest Cayman GT4 spotted
► Set to be another classic
► 3.8-litre flat-six
(31 January 2019)
Nothing sticks around forever. The base 718 Cayman models have lost their six-cylinder engines, the Porsche 911 has gained turbochargers across the board and the manual gearbox is an endangered species throughout the car world. But when the second-generation 718 Cayman GT4 is released into the wild at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, it will contain no turbochargers and – at first – no automatic gearbox option. The ultimate pure driver’s car remains just that.
‘The current formula is too convincing to change it for the sake of changing,’ says Frank-Steffen Walliser, who on 1 January took over R&D responsibility for sports cars from Gustl Achleitner (the famous ‘Mister 911’, retiring after nearly two decades in charge of the 911 model series). ‘Instead, we concentrated on making a very good car even better.’
While the manual gearbox is the transmission of choice for the first year of production, the second wave scheduled to arrive in late 2020 can indeed also be ordered with the slicker, quicker-shifting PDK twin-clutch auto. But it will be an option, not mandatory
Tell me about the engine
The revised GT4 engine receives a significant power boost from 375 to 420bhp, give or take a couple of horses. In addition to the extra muscle, the 3.8-litre flat-six comes equipped with the latest de-smogging kit which typically affects fuel economy and power output – but not in this case. The performance data is not yet confirmed, but the Weissach grapevine suggests that the hottest Porsche 718 can sprint from zero to 62mph in four seconds flat and reach a maximum speed of over 185mph.
Is it still a bargain?
Likely to be priced in excess of £90,000 (its predecessor’s original £64k list price really was a bargain), the ultimate Cayman loses 50kg thanks to an extensive substitution of materials, thinner glass, fewer electrically operated aids and hollow-spoke wheels.
Visual distinctions include even bigger nasal air intakes, flared lateral nostrils, a wider rear air dam with deep winglets, air breathers in the front bumper and a pronounced rear diffuser, which accommodates two giant tailpipes set farther apart than before. Over the last few months we've had spyshots which confirm the look of the new car, and you can see more of them in the gallery above, too.
The fixed rear air deflector goes up in size and angle, the already svelte supports for the rear wing and the door mirrors have slimmed down even further, and the daytime running lights are piercing LEDs. Rims and tyres, wheelarches, front splitter, sill extensions, springs, dampers and anti-roll bars are bigger, stiffer and tuned for speed, not comfort. Inside, we find optional 918-style buckets, GT4-specific digital instruments and upgraded infotainment.
That's also all confirmed by some pretty serious prototypes we've seen: check out the full-width rear wing and diffuser on our spy photos (above). Twin exhuasts complete the look. Other telltale giveaways that this is a protoype is a GT-series Porsche are the lightweight alloy wheels wrapped in liquorice-thin, track-focused tyres, the lower ride height and Porsche's composite brake discs the size of brass band cymbals.
Link: https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-shots/porsche/porsche-718-cayman-gt4-spy-photos-specs-and-info/
Feb 2, 2019 3:48:53 PM
Feb 2, 2019 5:53:49 PM
Feb 2, 2019 6:46:14 PM
Gnil:Nice weather in the Eiffel .... not like the rest of Germany
Apparently they have high summer in the Eiffel region now 
That “2018” sticker on the rear window is another give away 
2017 991.2 Carrera 4 GTS | GT Silver Metallic - The GT3 Killah!
2013 Audi S3 | Glacier White
Feb 4, 2019 10:17:16 PM
Interesting that the engine will pull off 420 horse with new smog gear without problems. No other specs like RPM. I am still wondering if it is a detuned GT3 motor. Look at the price increase!! Keeping two versions of the N/A six alive makes no sense. Hmmmm. If this is a baby GT3 motor it changes everything!!!
Feb 5, 2019 8:47:15 AM
C'mon, ... Porsche will not jeopardize its GT3 line-up with GT3 engine in a 718 GT4 ... On the other hand the old "de-tuned" the 6cyl. / 3.8 l they used for the previous GT4 was the standard 400 hp engine of the 991.1 S ... still, I am wondering whether people will (again) storm into dealerships for the 718 GT4 as they obviously did with the 981 GT4 ... in Germany there is currently a proportionally vast supply of used GT4s available ... we will see in April ...
Feb 5, 2019 9:16:00 AM
For the GT4, Porsche has reduced the GT3 engine capacity to 3.8 because the 6 speed manual gearbox was not able to handle the 4.0 torque according to what a Porsche engineer told me at the 992 press launch...
I remember when sex was safe and motor racing was dangerous...
Feb 5, 2019 11:03:46 AM
Procup:For the GT4, Porsche has reduced the GT3 engine capacity to 3.8 because the 6 speed manual gearbox was not able to handle the 4.0 torque according to what a Porsche engineer told me at the 992 press launch...
LOL 
, I have the 4.0L and the gearbox and it fits very well...
GT Lover, Porsche fan
991.2 GT3 manual, 991 GT3 2014(sold)
Cayenne GTS 2014
Feb 5, 2019 11:55:53 AM
I don’t think he was talking about room to fit it. Still don’t think they would keep two vastly different N/A six bangers alive especially when it is a GT car. It would not hurt the rest of the lineup as long as they limit numbers which is exactly why the GT3 does not hurt the 911 lineup. Not different at all.
Feb 5, 2019 1:49:14 PM
The GT4 gearbox is not the GT3 gearbox.
The GT4 gearbox is more or less the 981/718 gearbox and has a limit of 420Nm.
If Porsche dont want to change the gearbox for the 718 GT4 (or put in the GT3 gearbox) they have to reduce/limit torque to 420Nm.
daily (no fun): BMW 430d
for fun: Porsche Boxster GTS
Whoopsy:GT3 engine, no matter how detuned, is an order of multitude more expensive to produce than the regular fast 6 engine.
One is basically individually assembled, the other is lie produced.
How much more are people willing to pay for a Cayman?
Good question, since the first GT4 triggered a hype as the "GT3 for smaller budgets" - if I were asked I have to admit that my GTS gives me the right kick on the race track for a very manageable budget - I loose between 2 - 4 seconds (for example in Hockenheim) each round on a GT4, but would I invest new money to bridge the gap or to be even faster (though not faster than a GT3) on the track ? I guess not... Having said this, my dealer just "confirmed" to me the other day, that most of the "winged group of drivers", ie. GT4, GT3, GT3 RS, do not use these cars on the track but (just) to commute... So, are some willing to pay the money for a GT4 ? Yes, I very much think so and yes, the GT4 will again sell-out quickly...my 2 cts...
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