I lol'ed at Porsche cars and coffee brakes

 

Not gonna lie: So did I.

 

^+3

 

LOL Porsche Cars and Coffee Brakes - BRILLIANT!

 

...but I love them!!

 

Id say the next GT4 will be N/A with PDK. (It will most likey be the last N/A Cayman that Porsche builds.)
Count on the old GTS motor powering the car.

Hopefully they build another run of GT4 Clubsports with this package.

The 3.8L DFI has been available since 2009 and going strong.
I am not sure how long they can continue building these engines for the sake of a small 718 GT4 run, but it will be nice.

 

Well, if they don't use an N/A flat 6 for the next gen GT4 (if and when there will be one...), this GT4 generation will be even more valuable...

 

This is true.
If not, we will see the current generation GT4 become a bargin and more of them will become full time track rats.

 

^+1. And it will be NA. Say goodbye to over MSRP 981gt4s. Can't wait to get one under

 

I still think the next GT4 will be turbo.

 

The next gt4 regardless of engine will sticker 10k more with transaction prices 10-15k more easily.

This assures 981.1 GT4 will be close to msrp for a long time.

There were over 5000 981.1 gt4 built. That is a lot of caymans. Probably more than GTS. This is a real potential money maker brand now.

 

Porsche sells close to half a million cars a year. 5000 cars is 1% of their total sales. I would also bet that on average the profit margins on GT4 is lower than their other models.

 

Historically SUVs/X-overs have accounted for highest profit margins across manufacturers. I reckon Porsche is no different.

 

Porsche sold 234,497 units in 2015. Not sure what the projection is for 2016 - probably in the 5% - 8% growth range. Agreed on GT4 margins probably lower.