Harris Monkey GT4 write up
03-10-2015, 03:35 PM
#47
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Well the notion of 'bespoke' is certainly in the eye of a beholder. The 991 GT3 engine is based on a 9A1, not raced (yet) like the Mezger, and so is the GT4's. Just different degrees of PAG Motorsport/GT team customization under AndiPrun, but both are certainly customized for their respective applications, just the GT3 moreso, being a $40-50K more expensive car, and it's need to be the flag-bearer 911 against Ferraris and that ilk. Correspondingly, the GT4's 9A1 is more 'ordinary'...
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03-10-2015, 03:43 PM
#48
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Here is a very good review by Andrew Frankel who is never scared to be critical.
He loves the GT4
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/porsche/cayman/gt4/
He loves the GT4
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/porsche/cayman/gt4/
"Because its limits are a little lower, its responses a little less sharp ..."
If everything that has been disclosed about the GT4 is true, I wonder how this can be accurate: With a similar contact patch, and essentially the same suspension including bushings/ball bearings, it seems to me that the difference in performance between the GT3 and the GT4 lies entirely in the engine power, PDK trans, and rear steering system- none of which should have an effect on the sharpness...
03-10-2015, 03:44 PM
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03-10-2015, 03:55 PM
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Very well written article, but I'm puzzled by this:
"Because its limits are a little lower, its responses a little less sharp ..."
If everything that has been disclosed about the GT4 is true, I wonder how this can be accurate: With a similar contact patch, and essentially the same suspension including bushings/ball bearings, it seems to me that the difference in performance between the GT3 and the GT4 lies entirely in the engine power, PDK trans, and rear steering system- none of which should have an effect on the sharpness...
"Because its limits are a little lower, its responses a little less sharp ..."
If everything that has been disclosed about the GT4 is true, I wonder how this can be accurate: With a similar contact patch, and essentially the same suspension including bushings/ball bearings, it seems to me that the difference in performance between the GT3 and the GT4 lies entirely in the engine power, PDK trans, and rear steering system- none of which should have an effect on the sharpness...
03-10-2015, 04:14 PM
#51
Race Director
I think he is comparing it to the Gt3 which one would expect this conclusion but it does not demerit this car in any way.
I think it is an injustice to keep on comparing this car to the GT3. I know this in unavoidable but compare it to the other cars in its class
I think it is an injustice to keep on comparing this car to the GT3. I know this in unavoidable but compare it to the other cars in its class
03-11-2015, 01:35 PM
#52
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Knowing his history, I trust his integrity. He may bend a bit (e.g. not confronting AP on the GT4 gearing issue in the garage) to preserve access but he is very bright and knows that he is distinctive among the reviewers in that he pretty much calls them as he sees them.
03-11-2015, 01:37 PM
#53
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I mean- I certainly hope it has a simpler rear suspension... the engineers don't have to jump through hoops just to keep that rear bias planted