Boxster/Cayman (987) [Official] Porsche Cayman GT4

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From Motor Trends BDCC 2015

http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/2015_best_drivers_car_contenders_part_2/

 

[JHF]

Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport racer set for LA debut
Weissach-tuned race car sticks with the same 380bhp engine but gets PDK dual-clutch gearbox

Porsche has confirmed that it will launch a motorsport version of its Cayman GT4 at the forthcoming Los Angeles motor show.

The Cayman GT4 Clubsport will use the same 3.8-litre flat-six engine as the GT4 road car, with the same power output of 380bhp. However, while a dual-clutch gearbox was considered and rejected for the roadgoing GT4, the racer gets steering wheel-mounted paddles controlling a PDK transmission.

The rest of the mechanical make-up is remarkably similar to the ‘regular’ GT4; there’s a mechanical rear differential, although the lightweight front suspension is taken from the 911 GT3 Cup race car instead of the GT3 road car. The cabin does without a passenger seat, obviously, and gets a welded-in roll cage and a bucket seat with a six-point harness. Porsche claims an all-in weight of 1300kg.

The Cayman GT4 Clubsport will be sold through Porsche’s motorsport business at Weissach or the corresponding importer in the United States. Prices and images will be released at the Los Angeles show.

Porsche says it plans to homologate the car for use in a number of sportscar racing championships around the world, including the Pirelli World Challenge, the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and club races run by the Porsche Club of America.

The choice of name is also potentially significant, meanwhile, because Clubsport still offers the tantalising possibility of an even more hardcore roadgoing and racing Cayman, badged GT4 RS.


http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...rsche-cayman-gt4-clubsport-racer-set-la-debut

 

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From Motor Trends BDCC 2015

Guess, the GT4 is the fastest car around Laguna Seca regarding the 385 hp, power to lap time speed.

 

[Porsche Guy]

Wonder if the Clubsport will get the same ridiculously tall gearing as the regular GT4.

 

[Sunny]

Wonder if the Clubsport will get the same ridiculously tall gearing as the regular GT4.

Since it uses PDK, probably not.

Anyway press release is out -

Porsche develops Cayman GT4 ClubsportNew race car for motorsport newcomers
Suttgart. Using the lightweight Cayman GT4 as the basis, Porsche Motorsport has developed a near-standard racing version. The Cayman GT4 Clubsport celebrates its world premiere at the Los Angeles Motor Show on 18 November. Sales of the 283 kW (385 hp) mid-engine racer for motorsport newcomers also start on this date.

Just like its race-worthy production sibling, the Cayman GT4 Clubsport is powered by a 3.8-litre flat-six engine. The racing version features a Porsche double clutch transmission with shift paddles on the steering wheel and a mechanical rear-axle locking differential. The lightweight suspension strut front axle is taken from its big 911 GT3 Cup brother, which is campaigned in Porsche’s 20 one-make championships around the world. The impressive racing brake system is fitted with steel brake discs all round measuring 380-millimetre in diameter. Tipping the scales at just 1,300 kilograms, the Cayman GT4 Clubsport, delivered ex-works with a welded-in safety cage, a racing bucket seat as well as a six-point harness, is truly lightweight.

Orders for the new Cayman GT4 Clubsport can be made at Porsche Motorsport in Weissach, or from Porsche Motorsport North America for the US market. For 2016, homologation is planned for race series such as the Pirelli World Challenge, the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA, the Ultra 94 GT3 Cup Challenge Canada and for club races run by the Porsche Club of America as well as for other club-level meetings around the world.

Detailed information as well as photos are available from 18 November on the occasion of the world premiere of the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

Please note: Photo and video material of Porsche Motorsport is available for accredited journalists from the Porsche Press Database under the internet address https://presse.porsche.de. On this website you can also activate the Porsche Motorsport SMS Info Service to receive the latest news and information. The Twitter channel @PorscheRaces provides live updates with the latest information and photos from race tracks around the world. Journalists also have access to the 2015 Porsche Motorsport Media Guide on https://presse.porsche.de/motorsport. Porsche Communication now provides a service for journalists, bloggers and online multipliers under www.newsroom.porsche.com.

http://www.porsche.com/uk/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pcgb/?lang=none&pool=international-de&id=361632

 

[Porsche Guy]

Since it uses PDK, probably not.

Are we assuming that PDK means 7 speeds? And to be fair, tall gearing on the GT4 welcome on the track, just less than stellar on the road where speeds are much lower.

Also, will be interesting to see what parts from the Clubsport become popular with regular GT4 owners. I'm betting anything relating to interior weight savings.

 

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Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport will reportedly cost $165,000

Track-only Porsche Cayman GT4 (not confirmed)

According to a recent report, the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport will be priced from $165,000 in the United States.

Citing a leaked document, Automobile Magazineis reporting the race car will only be available with a handful of options including a fire-suppression system, air jacks and an 18.5-gallon fuel tank. Customers will also be able to buy a package that includes an assortment of spare parts such as replacement bumpers and wheels.

The model won't be unveiled until November 18th but Porsche has already confirmed it will feature a 3.8-liter flat-six engine that is connected to a double clutch transmission with paddle shifters. The model will also have a mechanical locking rear differential, a racing brake system and a front strut suspension borrowed from the 911 GT3 Cup. Other highlights will include a roll cage and a racing bucket seat with a six-point harness.

The Cayman GT4 Clubsport will be a track-only model and homologation is planned for race series such as the Pirelli World Challenge, the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA and the Ultra 94 GT3 Cup Challenge Canada.

Source: Automobile Magazine

 

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eCoty 2015

2015 evo Car of the Year finalists

 

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ECOTY 2015 results -

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Highs and Lows
Highs:
GT3 steering feel, manual only, flat-six song, easy fun.

Lows:
Getting in and out without looking injured, we thought it’d be quicker.

2016 Porsche Cayman GT4
Not quite as quick as it looks.



INSTRUMENTED TEST
From the November 2015 issue
Southern California’s Angeles Forest Highway over the San Gabriel Mountains is almost flawlessly smooth. And though construction crews have been bringing this stretch of road to a halt for months, they’re almost done. Get out there before 7:30 a.m. and you’ll enjoy an uninterrupted stretch of fresh black carpet draped over a mountain. Get there later and you’ll have a painful wait through several one-way construction zones. We got up early one recent morning to take the Porsche Cayman GT4 on this route to our desert test facility.

We didn’t think Porsche would ever build this car. It’s a Cayman with the 911’s engine for base-911 money: $85,595. Many have heralded this as fratricide. But here’s why the Grand Cayman won’t kill the 911: Not many GT4s will be made, the GT4 is manual only, and 911s sell because they are 911s.


The GT4 isn’t quicker than a Cayman GTS at road-legal speeds, but its steering is maybe the best currently available anywhere.
The 3.8-liter flat-six out of the Carrera S is humming along, mere inches behind us. In the GT4, it makes 385 horsepower, which is 15 horses shy of what it does in the Carrera S, but 45 more than the Cayman GTS and 35 more than the base 911. Below 5000 rpm, the engine whines and whirs; spin toward the 7600-rpm redline and the pulsing turns into a 10,000 conga-drum jam-o-rama. The six puts out a big 90 decibels at full whack. Don’t worry, though; it’s a pleasant sound, never annoying.

Up on the mountain, we’re not at the redline very often. First and second gears are incredibly tall—second is good for nearly 80 mph. That gearing takes a bit of around-town zip out of the GT4. We meas*ured a zero-to-60 time of 4.1 seconds, identical to a manual Cayman GTS we’d previously tested. Beyond 60, though, the GT4 pulls away from the GTS. By 110 mph, it’s a second ahead. In the quarter-mile, the GT4 posts 12.3 seconds at 117 mph. For context, know that a PDK-equipped Carrera S goes through the quarter in 12.4 seconds at 116 mph with the Cayman GTS arriving in 12.5 seconds at 113 mph.

But power and performance are just two elements of the GT4’s 911 kinship. The entire front suspension is lifted from the 911 GT3. On the new asphalt, we can detect some understeer. On the skidpad, the GT4 pushes more reliably than the boldly neutral Cayman GTS and has a little less grip, even on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires (1.01 g’s versus 1.04). But the GT4’s chassis eagerness and steering feel are infused with GT3 goodness. At speed, it’s almost as if the electric power steering is completely unassisted. You’re flooded with information about the surface, the tires, and the available grip. Porsche didn’t ruin the ride here, either. Provided you stay away from the sport setting on the PASM dampers, you’ll experience a firm, but spouse-friendly, ride.


A few subtle tweaks strengthen the rear end and allow for camber adjustments, but the biggest difference between the GT4’s hindquarters and that of lesser Caymans is seen in the 911-sized rear tires. The increase in front-tire width is not as great as that of the rear rubber and may be one reason why the GT4 understeers more than the Cayman GTS.

But the GT4 makes a stronger fashion statement than other Caymans. A new nose houses gaping cooling ducts, the rear end has a small diffuser and a big wing.

You sit low in the GT4, especially with the optional ($4730) single-piece seats from the 918 Spyder; they make a graceful entry or exit impossible. Between the seats is a glorious six-speed manual, fitted with Porsche’s short shifter that makes snapping off ridiculously quick gearchanges easy. Hit the sport button and the engine automatically blips the throttle to match revs on downshifts. It’s hard to break the habit of heel-toe downshifting, but the computer makes rev matching easy.

With the exception of getting in and out of its seats, the GT4 makes everything easy. It’s the first Cayman that’s an excellent alternative to a base 911.



Specifications
VEHICLE TYPE:
mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door hatchback

PRICE AS TESTED:
$104,815 (base price: $85,595)

ENGINE TYPE:
DOHC 24-valve flat-6, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection

DISPLACEMENT:
232 cu in, 3800 cc
Power: 385 hp @ 7400 rpm
Torque: 309 lb-ft @ 4750 rpm

TRANSMISSION:
6-speed manual

DIMENSIONS:

Wheelbase: 97.8 in
Length: 174.7 in
Width: 71.5 in Height: 49.8 in
Cargo volume: 5 cu ft
Curb weight: 3050 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:

Zero to 60 mph: 4.1 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 9.0 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 22.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 4.7 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 6.8 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 6.0 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.3 sec @ 117 mph
Top speed (drag limited, mfr's est): 183 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 151 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 1.01 g

FUEL ECONOMY:

EPA city/highway driving: 18/23 mpg
C/D observed: 17 mpg


TEST NOTES:
Easy to extract this car's full potential: Launch between 3300 and 3600 rpm. Zero brake fade, excellent pedal feel. Tall gearing saps some of the sensation of quickness.

2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Test – Review – Car and Driver

 

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FWIW, wins another one .

 

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That's an amazing look. This must be one of the best Porsche's ever made.

 

[BMW3GT]

The cayman looks fantastic. Pure eyecandy imo