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Sven76

And that's why I own a CR. options for the future include GT3 and GT4, but not the GTS.

Schmidts Cat

Thanks for the post. Interesting read that confirms my "seat of the pants". My car is an 09 s, but my suspension and engine are developed beyond the R. I've been with GTS cars on track, and they are perhaps just as fast, but the feel?

soltino

Copyright much? LOL

Florentino

ir_fuel

Nice read

Eggy41

Interesting read, thanks for uploading. The author makes some interesting points that get you thinking about what (if at all?) Porsche product road map was/is for these cars. I can't help think that the Cayman has been a little unloved by Porsche and as such under developed as a model line.
Now they seem to have settled it into the family model line up (standard/S/GTS) but then they ignore the R ... giving us a GT4 instead (well we did ask), but it's not as if they have given up on the concept of a light/back to basics car because look out here comes the 991R ! I guess they judge there's not enough room for to many models in the Cayman range but with the success of the GT4 maybe they'll have a rethink ? Or possibly it's just there's more money to be made selling 4X4's and 911's so they don't put the factory capacity into the Cayman ? I wasn't close to the market when the 987R came out but they certainly seems to be popular now, you'd think a 981R would find a market and that the success of the GT4 would reinforce that but as I say maybe it's just capacity and P+L, pity

Patrick3000

Interesting, thanks for posting.

Martin S.

I recently purchased a Cayman GTS, sold a 04 GT3 to finance the project. You may think, whaaaaat? He crazy? Maybe...but I wanted the PDK, Nanny driving experience. It was time for the GT3 to go, it had really become too valuable to use as a daily driver. I was worried that a distracted driver would hit me, or??? I like to run an occasional DE...the GT3 was awesome, but I just didn't want to risk any incidents. With the Cayman GTS, I don't feel so paranoid, and it is really easy to drive. I have done a couple of DE sessions in the car and would have done more but got rained out. The first session further confirmed that this was the car for me in the here and now. Acceleration was more than acceptable, brakes worked well on street pads and street tires. The sound and feel of the car in the Sports + mode has to be experienced.

No regrets...I have owned a GT3, and now off to the Cayman GTS. I have two pals locally that have them too....that makes it more fun.

MidEngineRules

I say it all the time...Porsche never improved upon the R until the GT4. It's too bad. Porsche could have easily made the 981 GTS a better performer. But Porsche always holds back since they know what's coming next and they have to give you more performance at small increments.

If Porsche is smart, and they usually aren't, they'd make a 2022 Cayman R with the 4.0 and make it lighter than any other variant and if they gave it shorter gearing it would be the best of the platform, to include the new GT4.

Martin S.

I don't see how the GTS with Opt. 220, X73 Sport Suspension, Sport Exhaust, PDK, Sports Chrono is not an improvement over the Cayman S? You could have ordered all this stuff on the Cayman S, but lots of it was included in the Cayman GTS base price. Sure the GTS is a marketing gimmick....but it's a good one. These cars are in big demand.

I have no frame of reference on mid-engine Porsche cars, this is my first, had five other 911 cars in earlier years: 73, 74, 80, 993, 2004 GT3 and now the GTS. Of all of these cars, the GTS is the most fun to drive....agreed, it may just be my perception.....that piped-in sound....regardless, it's my favorite Porsche car. Only had about 10 laps at the track so far....awesome.

GT4, great car, but too much car, and too much money for me.

MidEngineRules

PDK for the 981 is definitely an improvement over the 987’s slower shifting PDK. As the article says, and they’re correct, the 981 is nicer but less connected of a driving experience over the R, but keep in mind the R is a big improvement over the S (but the black edition is closer). If you can find a nice R, and you’re more about driving than being surrounded by bells and whistles, the R is the car to buy over any 981 3.4. Personally I prefer the 987’s interior over the 981 as well. You can see where Porsche cut some corners in the 981. Since the 987 and 997 shared some parts there is no corner cutting.

rubycaymanr

L have a Cayman R. Purchased a Cayman GT4 with the intention of selling the Cayman R. Decided I liked the Cayman R better and sold the Gt4

andy7777

I sold a 2015 GTS for a Cayman R. It's a little less of a daily, a lot more of a sports car.

604IS350

How do they compare in terms of acceleration and sound ? I'm wondering if the extra 500 rpms in the GTS will translate to better acceleration.

andy7777

the power to weight ratio is almost identical, and it's the same engine, with the GTS getting an extra 10hp on paper, so I couldn't tell the difference. But I don't usually redline on the street. On the track I prefer the R because it feels more tossable.

In terms of sound, the R is both louder and more quiet. It has less engine bay insulation, and the door panels are thinner, so you get much more mechanical noise in the cabin. It's a great noise, to me. The GTS depends more on exhaust noise to get you involved, as the cabin seems very well insulated.

My R doesn't have the PSE, which the GTS does have, so the exhaust itself is quieter. I think it's a great sound, and it's a difference between the S and the R in that the exhaust flange itself is larger on the R. The sound is very proportional to RPMs, so as you get on top it makes a fair amount of noise, but not obnoxiously.

The GTS has the pops and gurgles though. They're fake but they do sound good. You can't go wrong with a PSE.

So it's a personal choice.

Hope that answers your question.