OT: Cayman GT4 pics
05-14-2014, 07:49 PM
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05-14-2014, 09:15 PM
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hopefully they learned a bunch from the 919 and just plop the V4 in the street car! Yeah right...
a mezger 3.8 would be ideal with a manual tranny, but doubt that will happen outside of the aftermarket...
a mezger 3.8 would be ideal with a manual tranny, but doubt that will happen outside of the aftermarket...
05-14-2014, 09:22 PM
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Like I said earlier, I cannot figure out why they engineered the original Cayman/Boxster platform for Circus Midgets. It's a Damn German Car and as so should fit German and Northern European folks up to at least 6'6".
There will be a lot of playing around with mixed power mode cars because of the CAFE 2020 requirements. Manufacturers can spread that EPA MPG across all of their cars and brands. So VW has much to play with.
There will be a lot of playing around with mixed power mode cars because of the CAFE 2020 requirements. Manufacturers can spread that EPA MPG across all of their cars and brands. So VW has much to play with.
05-15-2014, 10:13 AM
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Is this to be a car for using (or providing the base for using) in the GT4 series?
A cayman was originally approved for GT4 but there wasn't take up at all and the 911 ended up being used (using the 997 GT3 as the base, though latest approval is now done downgrading early 997 cups rather than upgrading the street cars).
I read somewhere that getting the Cayman used in this series was an objective once more, though there also seems to be a risk that a possible GT4 plan and any possible Cayman RS are being muddled up in the minds of journos and mule hunters? Maybe they are one in the same?
For Porsche entrants into GT4, a homologation kit was purchased to be added on to an existing car to meet spec rules. In this framework a GT4 street legal car as the base would fit with the previous method of using Porsche vehicles in the series. Other manufacturers made cars GT4 spec out of the box (ie lotus, aston martin etc) so there is always the option that this may transpire with it being the more current trend. I assume economics will drive any decision made by Porsche and they will chose the one that maximises their revenue.
GT4 is meant to be a much more production car based series (i.e. light changes and mostly for safety and balance of power).
Some of these manufacturers run a GT4 spec series only for their model of cars in addition to the mixed platform GT4 races.
Interestingly, looking at BOP levels and competitors cars, a small turbo charged motor may fit better than an NA engine.
The Lotus for example has an unladen mass of 1200kg, Power of 360PS and Torque of 445Nm in GT4 spec.
If this GT4 Cayman is destined for the GT4 series then the above BOP setup may give some idea of what sort of power level v weight the car may be working towards. Pure speculation though of course.
A cayman was originally approved for GT4 but there wasn't take up at all and the 911 ended up being used (using the 997 GT3 as the base, though latest approval is now done downgrading early 997 cups rather than upgrading the street cars).
I read somewhere that getting the Cayman used in this series was an objective once more, though there also seems to be a risk that a possible GT4 plan and any possible Cayman RS are being muddled up in the minds of journos and mule hunters? Maybe they are one in the same?
For Porsche entrants into GT4, a homologation kit was purchased to be added on to an existing car to meet spec rules. In this framework a GT4 street legal car as the base would fit with the previous method of using Porsche vehicles in the series. Other manufacturers made cars GT4 spec out of the box (ie lotus, aston martin etc) so there is always the option that this may transpire with it being the more current trend. I assume economics will drive any decision made by Porsche and they will chose the one that maximises their revenue.
GT4 is meant to be a much more production car based series (i.e. light changes and mostly for safety and balance of power).
Some of these manufacturers run a GT4 spec series only for their model of cars in addition to the mixed platform GT4 races.
Interestingly, looking at BOP levels and competitors cars, a small turbo charged motor may fit better than an NA engine.
The Lotus for example has an unladen mass of 1200kg, Power of 360PS and Torque of 445Nm in GT4 spec.
If this GT4 Cayman is destined for the GT4 series then the above BOP setup may give some idea of what sort of power level v weight the car may be working towards. Pure speculation though of course.
05-15-2014, 01:08 PM
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Finally a cayman and possibly a series for the west coast too. No way
I can quit going east and hang out with the nor cal dudes.
I even have the shirts to fit right in.
I can quit going east and hang out with the nor cal dudes.
I even have the shirts to fit right in.
And easier to keep up with
