View Photos of the 2022 Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
Porsche installs the 911 GT3's 4.0-liter flat-six in a mid-engine package to build a track hero.
The Porsche Cayman always kept a respectful distance from the 911, with Porsche sandbagging its mid-engine cars to maintain the 911's supremacy. Not anymore: The new 718 Cayman GT4 RS uses the 911 GT3's 493-hp flat-six and tops out at 196 mph.
The GT4 RS borrows the 911 GT3's 4.0-liter flat six, complete with 493 horsepower and a 9000-rpm redline.
Compared with the GT3, the engine is spun 180 degrees in the 718's engine bay. The car is available only with a PDK dual-clutch automatic.
For the RS, the Cayman's rear side windows are replaced with air intakes.
Extensive use of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic nets a claimed 49-pound weight loss versus a GT4 with PDK.
Porsche claims that 60 mph arrives in 3.2 seconds and that the top speed is 196 mph.
Adjustable aero pieces can be set for track use, resulting in 25 percent more downforce than in the GT4.
The base price is an estimated $144,350. Porsche says it won't restrict production numbers, but the waiting list is already two years long.
There's also a track-only Clubsport model that's ready to race for $229,000.
The GT4 RS's shifter looks like it belongs to a manual transmission. At least when you use it to manually select gears, you pull back for upshifts and push forward for downshifts—the only correct way to orient that.
Among the pricey options: forged magnesium wheels for $15,640.
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport
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