Five12Free

GT4 and 718 GTS both ran 7:40 times.

jmartpr

I think it all depends on the track......he was able to gain time on me on the really tight corners but on the big corners and straights the GT4 would gain the time back and then a little bit more....I couldn't afford to loose any momentum.

NoGaBiker

At any rate, you missed the point.

Five12Free

Just providing clarity, the official times were the same. And for the record, I get why the common assumption is that a 718 with Cup 2s or RE71Rs are just as quick around a track.

A side note, if you follow the Suncoast 718 thread, they have had some major issues with over heating, even after modding the cooling system. Not a good sign for turbos on the 982 chassis.

blackholescion

PTS is 11,500

Five12Free

For sure, it's very subjective. Weather, drivers, tire condition, etc. But the numbers we do have from multiple tracks say the 718 isn't any quicker around a track with R comps then a GT4.

idyfohu

...getting us back on track (no pun intended), here's hoping to an internet reveal tomorrow (wishful thinking). Come on Porsche, give us something concrete already!

JSF101

should be

and makes you wonder why they aren't selling a (fill in your appropriate word) of 718 GTS cars

is it just the sound coming out of the motor?

is it the "looks?"

is it the type of motor?

is it the "promise of a GT4 version" so everyone is just waiting?

Porsche already knows the answer and I believe there's plenty of room for a GT4 (plus Boxster 6 and Cayman 6 versions) plus a GT4RS
GT4RS will be last NA variant of the Cayman/Boxster lineup before the all electric replacements show up in 2022/23

Klepper

I own both cars. My wife drives the 718 GTS (PDK) on track and I drive the GT4. Both are stock except for alignment for more front camber on each car. The 718 has RE-71r's and the GT4 Sport Cup 2's. We are both in the red group with Chin.

On the same track (MSRH) with the same driver (me) on the same day - I have identical lap times when we swapped cars for a session. That (and given identical Ring times between the two cars stock) is why I claimed that the 718 with a tune and other mods should be faster than a stock GT4.

We have never had any heat issues (or any issues at all for that matter) with the 718 tracking in Texas 100 degree heat.

Johnauto

All the rumors suggest an optional PDK option but at a later date. Why not just offer a PDK at launch? Is it because they are saving the PDK for a GT4RS? Will the GT4 be quite limited in allocations?

Pcarlover

Only Porsche knows the answers to those questions at the moment.

blipit

Just in that first 10sec of the video, that does not sound like a turbo.

suterusu

This. All of this.

NoGaBiker

I don't think Lord Lucan is proposing that it's necessarily a turbo six.

blipit

It certainly isn’t the 718 flatulent-4.