718 GT4?
#5071
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Though all bids are off if the 718 Spyder offers an auto top as a Touring option.
#5072
#5073
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That said, I love the power and handling of Porsches. But to trade the 981 Spyder for a 718 Spyder, specifically for more top end performance........we all makes our own decisions and have our own lines we will or won't cross, but looking to explore 40 more hp exclusively at the top end wouldn't feel responsible in my hands on my local roads. Not that many places to play with it at limits as it is.....
#5075
#5076
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"It won't be the 3.8-liter—Scholz told us it's only for the race car. After all, this engine hasn't been in production for a while, and it's doubtful that it meets the most recent emissions regulations."
"But, speaking to our colleagues at Car and Driver in 2017, Andreas Preuninger, head of GT road cars at Porsche Motorsport confirmed that Porsche has no intention to go turbo for the Cayman. That leaves one possible engine for the 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport—the 4.0-liter flat-six used in the 911 GT3. It makes 500 hp in the GT3, though we have to imagine it'll make less in the GT4, just to keep the hierarchy in place."
Last edited by Diablo Dude; 01-04-2019 at 08:22 PM.
#5077
However, even here there seem to be 2 types of speculation for the road car:
1, 3.8L engine from the clubsport: TCS, BGB, Whoopsy
2, 4.0L NA engine which does not exist in any other production car: CJ, Chris
I would think all of the above are way more credible than the majority of the car magazines out there. If only they all agreed on 1 engine variant for the road car.
#5079
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I would place more trust in what people on this forum state as opposed to a car magazine.
However, even here there seem to be 2 types of speculation for the road car:
1, 3.8L engine from the clubsport: TCS, BGB, Whoopsy
2, 4.0L NA engine which does not exist in any other production car: CJ, Chris
I would think all of the above are way more credible than the majority of the car magazines out there. If only they all agreed on 1 engine variant for the road car.
However, even here there seem to be 2 types of speculation for the road car:
1, 3.8L engine from the clubsport: TCS, BGB, Whoopsy
2, 4.0L NA engine which does not exist in any other production car: CJ, Chris
I would think all of the above are way more credible than the majority of the car magazines out there. If only they all agreed on 1 engine variant for the road car.
This also makes plenty of sense from a Porsche hierachy and marketing standpoint.
#5080
Race Car
It's not like Car & Driver is making this up out of thin air.
#5082
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#5083
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And clearly there will be no GT4 touring. If you want an NA, manual, 2 seater (real 2 seats that is) from Porsche, then a GT3 touring is the way to go. I even have a brand new one for sale in the RL classifieds.......
#5084
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Looks good in the wet!