djcxxx

Thanks for a terrific posting, both the narrative and the pictures.

ipse dixit

Thank you for sharing your experience, the pictures and the info.

Jimmy-D

Great pictures and info - thanks for sharing

"Surprised" but "not surprised" by the demand for the new GT2RS- I have to believe they will swing more production that way

Will be interesting if there will be no new GT4 in 2019/20. - I freakin knew I should of kept her

mrhamamg

nice pics and commentary! love the cxx interior on that .2 gt3

AARP_981_GT4

If, and it’s a big if, there is no new GT4 forthcoming, owners of the 981 GT4 will certainly possess a unique Porsche in the annals of Porsche history! Might be wise to keep it if you own one.

subshooter

I agree with your comment but I don't believe for a second the OP's comment on that point which is why I asked for clarification. Porsche would be stupid not to have a NA Flat-6 718 GT4/Spyder. The demand is huge. We've all seen the spy pics of the mules running around anyway. I also recall AP telling the automotive world that the next GT4 would be NA. The only NA engine Porsche is making is for the GT3 so the mid-engine GT4/Spyder is going to be golden with a GT3 engine.

usctrojanGT3

Congrats on the upcoming car and for sharing info with us. I did want to ask about the part that confused me a bit...first you said that you were told that there will NOT be a "new GT4 or Cayman RS" in the first part of the bullet but then you go on to say that you were told that there will be both a "Clubsport" and "GT4" version as in the past. So does that mean that you were told that there will be a GT4 coming out?

HEAT'N'COOL

I believe I have the same color in my car. It appears to be Dark Blue Metallic.

ipse dixit

I'm not trying to pick a fight, but I am curious where you come up with the belief that there is a huge demand for the GT4?

farisad

thanks alot for the brief

subshooter

No problem at all. My opinions have been developed over time from other car forums outside of rennlist that are focused on Cayman/Boxsters as well as many conversations with multiple Sales Associates. The 981 GT4 was under priced. People were putting their names down at 7 dealerships to get on the list just on the rumor and they were assuming that the price would be 10-15k higher than it came out to be. Porsche had to increase allocations once they recognized true demand - a failure of their marketing department to assess market forces. I believe that Porsche marketing was blind and taken by surprise from the demand for the GT4 because they were overly focused on the 911 variants.

As a life long engineer (and 911 owner), I know the engine belongs in the middle. That is why the 919, 918, Carrera GT and F1 cars are built that way. The last 911 to win Le Mans was a Mid-engine 911. If Porsche puts a GT3 engine in a GT4 chassis even if significantly detuned, the demand is going to be awesome. Watch.

I also recognize what Porsche did with the GT2RS at the Ring.....a rear engine car with a power deficit compared to it's competitors. A testament to the driver and the suspension.

ipse dixit

I get all that, but currently the used car market for GT4 is rather saturated, if not oversaturated.

It's a great car, and I personally really enjoyed my limited seat time the GT4, but I'm not sure there is as much demand as it appears on enthusiasts forums as there is in the "real" world.

RupeTN

Appreciate the info and pics, thanks for posting

ExMB

That is most likely due to the fact that a lot of people upgraded to the GT3 MT since initially the GT4 was purchased by a lot of people fed up with a PDK only GT3. In reality the same saturation and value loss could be said about the .1 GT3.

ipse dixit

Agreed, especially the last highlighted part.

While I generally think there is high demand for Porsche GT cars generally, that high demand is limited only to a small section of overall Porsche customers.