2019 Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 RS: Is This It?
As we continue to wait for the long-rumored 718 GT4 RS, our resident artist takes a crack at what it might look like!
For the last year plus, rumors have circulated that there’s a proper Cayman GT4 successor on the way. Even better, those rumors all indicate that such a car would mark the return to flat-six power for the 718, as well as a manual transmission option. But as much as we’d love to see another Cayman GT4, you know what would be better? A 718 GT4 RS, that’s what. And ever since Australian site Car Advice spied a (since deleted) Instagram post confirming the existence of such a model, we’ve wondered what it might look like.
So, we did the reasonable thing and commissioned our resident artist to put ink to paper. The results speak for themselves, and we feel like he nailed it on the head. This 718 GT4 RS features all the proper styling elements you’d expect to see on a track-focused Porsche model. Not to mention a family resemblance to its big brother, the GT3 RS, which, of course, means massive front air ducts, a giant rear wing, special wheels, and an attractive two-tone paint job.
According to the rumors, the 718 GT4 RS would in fact be powered by a GT3 RS-derived 4.0-liter flat-six, which, obviously, would need to be detuned a bit so as not to show up its big brother. But those rumors also suggested that we might see this exciting new model at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, alongside a new GT3 RS. Of course, only the latest track-focused 911 showed up.
So, for now, we’ll continue to wait (impatiently) and hope that Porsche will do the right thing. Obviously, the last Cayman GT4 was a huge hit, and you’d have to believe that a new RS version would be a smashing success, too — as long as it looks like this beauty, that is!
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