As a representative of the GT4 board, I believe it's fair to say people over there are ditching all kinds of cars to make room for the new GT car. Personally, I'm selling a beautiful 14 Shelby GT500, keeping the 997 GTS Cab, adding GT4.

 

I was more interested in the thoughts of the 991 owners

 

No, the back seat is too important for me. But damn do I want one.

 

That is how I feel about it as well, but if I would do it again, I would again spend my money on a 911

 

1) I need the backseat
2) It wouldn't be a 911

 

I'd love to have GT4, wouldn't give up a 911 for it unless I'd have the time to be on the track every weekend. In any case it will be near damn impossible to get one anyway, and if a dealer has one there will be (most likely) a mark-up.

 

I don't know how many here have driven a GT4 on the road. That's where I do all of my driving. Before I bought my 993tt I was considering a 997.2 GT3 that a good friend was selling. He lent me his car for a month. After less than an hour of driving I took it back because I was certain I would lose my license to drive were I to buy it. When winding the engine up to its 8600 rpm redline, the sould produced inside the car is intoxicating. Get caught doing it in 3rd gear and you will be led off in manacles...like Jason Werth. I have never exhibited the restraint needed to operate a GT3 as a daily driver. If the GT4 is as track focused as the GT3, I'd much prefer my soft C2S cab, which has limits far beyond what should be probed on public roads.

 

If I were tracking the car all the time then maybe. I have an 07 Cayman S and love having both cars, so I might at some point get a Cayman GTS or a newer Cayman for just a little more power.

I would never buy a GT3 because you can't get it with a manual

 

Good point, I already struggle with my usual monk-like self-restraint in my C2

 

I would not trade in but add, i would be more inclined to get a GT3 first though.

 

Yea trade up with GT3 that what I would do .. Or add GT4 for fun if you have $$$$

 

I don't need the backseat in my 991 GTS, but still probably wouldn't trade for the GT4. I think it's going to be a great car, but even though the new Cayman is larger then previous generation, it is still a little cramped on inside for me at 6'1".

 

Cayman GT4 Officially Laps the Nurburgring in 7:40


7:40 was the factory posted time for the 991 S with PDK.

Anyways completely different cars for different purposes.

 

I'm going off the lap time list from the track. It shows a 991S at 7:37.9 and a GT4 at 7:42. Multiple sites show the Carrera S at that time; I've only found one site with a record for the GT4, and that's a 7:42.

Either way, it just makes me laugh when people perceive the GT4 as this mega sports car and the 911 as a bloated grand touring road car. Marketing is powerful. Slap a wing on something and the fanboys go wild.

 

To me the answer is never as I want my sports car(s) to be cabriolets/convertibles. Not interested in tracking any more (been there, done that, got the T-Shirt and collected an Armco barrier).