911 GT3 Manual 4.0 or Cayman GT4RS - which to choose?
#48
Race Director
Originally Posted by ren9333
Got a call to come in and place a deposit for the GT3.2 Got to the dealership and was told there will not be a manual option. Only PDK... Keeping the GT4.
#50
I plan to keep my current GT4. I have done a few mods from GMG (headers, exhaust, ECU) and I really love it, In many ways, I think it is even better than my 991 GT3.
For me personally, I hope the GT4 RS does come in the next few years and that the add 4.0 (detuned) and a race tuned PDK. I think this be a new type of car experience hopefully for less cash than the new GT3s.
For me personally, I hope the GT4 RS does come in the next few years and that the add 4.0 (detuned) and a race tuned PDK. I think this be a new type of car experience hopefully for less cash than the new GT3s.
#51
My 2 biggest complaints with the GT4 are the engine and strut rear suspension.
A new GT4RS may solve the engine issue, but I doubt the platform will switch away from the rear strut design - this would be a game changer, and make the GT4 even more breathing down the neck of the GT3 in the performance dept, so I doubt it will happen.
Under that assumption, I think I can be a lot happier keeping my existing GT4, getting more power out of the engine, and swapping in a rear multi-link suspension. This is likely where I will end up.
#52
Race Director
This may sound weird but a part of me is hoping the .2 GT3 is PDK only or just the same 3.8. This way I will not trade my GT4. If it has a 4.0 and a Manual I will be forced to trade my GT4. I really do love my GT4 and that is why I am hoping in the back of my mind that there is no temptation- sad truth
#53
For what it's worth, no 'insider information', and at the risk of having egg on my face in 12 months, I say the rumours of a GT4RS are just that - rumours. So buy the GT3. Better still, keep the GT4 that is a seminal car in Porsches history!
#55
This may sound weird but a part of me is hoping the .2 GT3 is PDK only or just the same 3.8. This way I will not trade my GT4. If it has a 4.0 and a Manual I will be forced to trade my GT4. I really do love my GT4 and that is why I am hoping in the back of my mind that there is no temptation- sad truth
#56
Drifting
This may sound weird but a part of me is hoping the .2 GT3 is PDK only or just the same 3.8. This way I will not trade my GT4. If it has a 4.0 and a Manual I will be forced to trade my GT4. I really do love my GT4 and that is why I am hoping in the back of my mind that there is no temptation- sad truth
#58
Three Wheelin'
There really isn't a way to swap in a rear multi-link suspension. Requires significant engineering in terms of mounting new points to the body and probably also solving some packaging issues with the exhaust system, etc. Cheaper to just buy a GT3 honestly.
#59
On the GT4, the strut suspension looses ~1 degree camber in the rear as the suspension deflects. With the multi-link setup, it gains ~1 degree... for a total of 2 degree gain relative to struts.
Just sayin'...