Drivers’ vehicles are evocative machines. They elicit a concoction of emotions that usually contain some stage of nerve combined with euphoria. A automobile just like the Porsche Cayman GT4 is clearly a driver’s device, and lots of ought to rightfully look ahead to expertise what it’s like behind the wheel of Porsche’s child GT.
The brand new Cayman GT4 is by all accounts a contemporary sportscar (the engine has cylinder deactivation tech!), however its subdued GT styling and fetching appears completely disguise the monstrosity that rests beneath the rear hatch – a high-revving, naturally aspirated 4.0 litre flat-six engine.
It makes 420 PS at 7,600 rpm and 420 Nm of torque at 5,000 to six,800 rpm, and the needle will fortunately climb to eight,000 revolutions per minute. In an period the place sizzling hatches just like the Mercedes-AMG A forty five make extra energy, you’d be forgiven if you happen to thought the GT4’s output was underwhelming. However the Porsche is a rear-wheel drive monitor monster that weighs simply 1,420 kg, and it ships with a six-speed guide transmission as normal.
Suffice to say, anybody seeking to wield a automobile of this caliber ought to strategy with warning. It’s a automobile that calls for your respect, and solely drivers who’re adequately expert can really discover its limits. Try our temporary driving impressions of the Cayman GT4 within the video above.
