Cayman GT4 RS Review
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TDT said:So in a follow-up.. i had my drive in the 4RS...
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So this last week I was very fortunate to have had 2x GT4RS encounters…
No.1 -> Pax laps at Silverstone GP,
No.2 -> Then thrown the keys to drive a box fresh GT4RS, by a good track buddy… however ‘box fresh’ did mean I was limited to ‘only’ 7k RPM……. more than enough for the public road, Officer. Lol.
Impressions -> as everyone has said, the noise of the engine and intake dominates proceedings. Very mechanical sounding car on the drivetrain side, the smallest movement of throttle delivers a change in note and tone… for me this a pure fun car and therefore it should have theatre, of which there is plenty. From this experience, taken with the full chat track laps… for me, up to about 7k rpm, the car is totally fine on the road from a noise pov, given what it is supposed to be. If you use 7-9 on the road, it’s going to be a big noise and huge speed anyway.. you choose.
Power and performance -> The car is as quick as you’d expect it to be in a straight line with THAT engine, and the short ratio PDK is perfectly matched to keep the car always on, or near, the boil. Not as big of a torquey punch as I was expecting from low to mid range, but the power is definitely there as the revs rise. Pulls hard and clean.
Chassis -> For context I’m used to driving a GT4 MR. On the road 4RS is perfectly fine, IMO. I definitely do not agree with claims that it is too stiff for the road. Of course on a broken b-road, it’s a sports car, with big wheels and skinny sidewall tyres. To me, in its out-of-box config, on the road, it felt like a ‘regular’ 718 GT4…that is, a little bit loose and floaty and therefore disappointing.
On a smooth Silverstone it held its own: the revised spring rates are an improvement over the standard GT4 which is just too soft on track IMO, especially on the front end, but the overall body control just isn’t there and that car just didn’t feel special enough or like I’d expect an ‘RS’ product to be.
The chassis side on the RS is the weak link IMO, now that the drivetrain is so potent and aggressive. The MR setup provides so much more confidence with its tighter body control and once again if i were to get a 4RS, the MR chassis kit would be the first money I spend on the car to improve it for track use.
Summary -> With a 4RS, you are buying into the use of carbon fibre + THAT engine/transmission, married to the super fun GT4 platform, just excellent. Its 'special' car because of the RS badge.... but I definitely would NOT pay massive overs for one... 992 GT3 and probably 991.2 GT3 remain superior for going fast on track IMO.
So I decided to keep my modified 981 GT4 and modify it further ... now with shortened final drive and lightweight clutch.
I also had the opportunity to passenger at Oulton Park in a very fast 718 GT4, a standard car but left to the car to sort out any problems.
I would agree completely that this car is very loose ... the wind-up in the chassis before the systems got involved defined the concept of "on the ragged edge" and it really was an "exciting" ride. The car is fab in keeping the driver safe, but out of the box it is no track car. So if the RS is the same ?
To put the GT4RS time in perspective, I have done a 2.46 at Spa in my car ... I'm slower now and out of practice, but I will catch-up again
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