New Porsche Cayman GT4 RS: track review | evo

In a world full of electrified hypercars, is the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS the driver's car we've been yearning for? To find out, Adam Towler has a first drive around a sodden Anglesey Circuit.
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[@pringlw]

I have the 718 Spyder and I absolutely love it. If I could fit one more in the garage…. This would be it.

[@sandersrob1]

It makes me smile when reviewers talk about the list price of Porsche GT cars as though a new customer can actually walk into a showroom and buy the car for that price!

[@0Turbox]

In Germany for sure.

[@derbender9264]

It’s possible, but not for new customers or someone who did to less turnover with Porsche in the last years.

[@LOTUSELISE340R]

Great drive, Adam! Can always trust EVO to hustle the crap out of everything it touches.

[@bo55ola]

I’m going to watch this on my surround speakers and tv once i’m home ….yes I need a life 😂

[@sergiosaunier]

It sounds like a good life to me, mate!

[@bo55ola]

@@sergiosaunier cheers man! appreciate it

[@AdamBuckley1964]

Performance obviously amazing but a very pretty car as well - there's not many cars that can take one of those 'Halfords Special' looking spoilers and wear it well!

[@drivelogic3841]

I like the way he reviews ~!! What a great review ~! cant wait to see the dry lap.

[@P4SDetails]

Been loving all of these GT4 RS videos that are hitting. Wonderful filming!

[@AutomotiveMike]

Have seen it testing on the Norschleife a few times, yeah the hype is real!

[@P4SDetails]

@@AutomotiveMike right!? I’m glad there are those out there that agree with me.

[@jammyhere123]

Well driven, well reviewed, more pls

[@DrummingAli93]

If this doesn’t win the 2022 EVO Car of the Year…. I don’t know what will.

[@bc106]

Manual gt4RS? 🤞

[@bobdobbs4592]

Sadly, it will be the first and last Cayman to deserve it.

[@Tony11442]

@@bobdobbs4592 Sure but all caymans have been good, and boxters too. But yeah this gt4rs is another level. It's a complete supercar.

[@essayedgar]

@@bc106 RS' don't come in manual and they shouldn't, they're track weapons

[@paullefevre9070]

296gtb?

[@faveoncars8184]

Nice video & great GT4 RS - love it

[@unclelep482]

Was there a video of you in Portugal testing it on the roads ? Have I missed it ?

[@SlippinJimmy]

That Car is so beautiful 🔥🔥

[@janf85]

The sound 🤪🤤

[@ARTHURCBR]

Great review, i like this chap.

[@bo55ola]

The want for this is off the chain!!

[@limericklad2000]

What a car. The only drawback for me is the interior. That center console with the little screen could have really done with a refresh when the new 911 came out.

[@alecbollinger7748]

It definitely doesn't scream new tec or futuristic. You are 100% buying this car for the engine tho. As long as it has bluetooth/physical climate controls does it really matter so much.

[@samuelsessions2817]

Caring about that is missing the point,

[@limericklad2000]

@@samuelsessions2817 I know what the point is. Which is why I started my comment with the phrase, 'What a car". I was simply pointing out one minor flaw.

[@easyrider7021]

I have always been a manual fan except when I was induced by the dealer to buy a BMW 3.0SA instead of 3.0Si (described by Jack Brabham as the best 4 door car in the world). But things evolve and the PDK on the GT4RS comes straight from the GT3RS. It rips through the 7 gears in a way no manual driver could emulate. The theatre of the GT3 engine and the PDK together with the induction noise will be a defining aspect of this car. Time for a rethink about manuals perhaps.

[@0Turbox]

Seriously, I always wanted a sequential shifter, like the ones in rally cars.

[@SimRacing604]

It’s gorgeous

[@axioms22]

It's lovely just wish it wasn't so crazy expensive

[@soccergolfball1269]

All it needs is a manual and it is about peak drivers car, maybe a little less weight too, but other than those 2 things, one of which could change in the future, it is as close to a perfect drivers car as any other car, including lotus. The only issue with Lotus’s is their engines, they sound good, but lack the character of the engine in the gt3/gt4 rs.

[@janneshildebrandt1]

Nah imo this car needs the pdk, its too fast for manual and how would you reduce weight literally everything is carbon and stripped down...

[@Amarjit_Singh]

@@janneshildebrandt1 Wouldn't say it's too fast for a manual, as the GMA T.50 with better performance figures have a manual and a GT3 with similar performance figures offers a manual as well. But I guess it's Porsche's policy of offering PDK as the sole option for the RS models nowadays. Weight wise this is peak or almost peak sports car territory.

[@janneshildebrandt1]

@@Amarjit_Singh yeah ok maybe too fast isnt right but atleast for me at a certain pace i want both hands on the steering wheel.

[@frttwdenemy]

Just ordered the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4RS in Artic Grey Weissach and blue magnesium wheels ...14-18 months till delivery

[@shahano]

pleaseee leave these reviews to Jethro, best reviews

[@philipv3098]

Give me that in the spyder with a manual… and it will be my forever car!

[@AutomotiveMike]

Dear Santa, please let me win the lottery for this car..

[@janneshildebrandt1]

Perfect car in absolutly every aspect!😍

[@Russell_and_Rosko]

Except for mcpherson fr and rear. other than that, practically perfect.

[@bobdobbs4592]

@@Russell_and_Rosko Porsche knows better than to let this compete with the 911 GT3.

[@Russell_and_Rosko]

@@bobdobbs4592 987.1 with high revving v8, sequential 01e. wishbones front and rear. Cage. 285f 305r. I just got a ‘07 Cayman S with a salvage title, no engine/trans. I’m building a monster.

[@bobdobbs4592]

@@Russell_and_Rosko Damn, that's a helluva build. Much respect...and envy!

[@markwalton8644]

@@Russell_and_Rosko RS6 engine?? I've seen a couple of conversions with the S6 engine 4.2 V8, mates straight upto the gearbox!!

[@teekay69]

Look at this one, as I own both WRX and BRZ, I'd love to see Subaru to put in WRX STI engine in the BRZ as well

[@bobdobbs4592]

There's never going to be another STI. Subaru won't do it because they will all be electric/hybrid soon enough.

[@SornGeorge]

The saddest thing is when I’ll be financially comfortable enough to be able to buy something like this in 5 years from now (if I’m lucky), this car won’t be produced anymore and the prices will be 2-3x higher on the used car market 😫

[@bobdobbs4592]

I have seen all the other reviews, but something about hustling it around in the wet on Anglesey made this perfect! Unfortunately, this will be the first and last greatest Cayman evar....it's all going electric after this.

[@derbender9264]

The Spyder RS will come soon

[@mattw5536]

Please still do eCoty, I know this wins already but it would be a shame not to see how much it wins by!

[@AntoniusTyas]

"Why it isn't a manual?" Packaging issues. Fitting that GT3 engine is already difficult enough. To make the manual to fit there is even more difficult. And you can't use GT4's manual on GT3 engine, it cannot withstand 9000rpm.

[@ThatRosco458]

Even if they could Porsche wouldn't because since the 991 GT3RS they decided the RS cars will be PDK only because that's fastest for lap times.

[@larrycable984]

go read the Evo article about the 4RS ... pretty much explains why no 6MT in a 4RS

[@flummi6966]

I like to drop one german word: Bestimmt, like determind ,which also means we choose

[@terrybilly9967]

The Best car on this Planet!

[@Tony11442]

Amen

[@TML34]

No criticisms? Ok, let me give you a few things that could be worth considering: 1. Is it too stiff/low for a daily driver? 2. Do the carbon buckets give you back ache? 3. Do the tires need replacing every other track day? 4. Did someone spec this without A/C? 5. Does it overheat on track? (Not in England, ofc😅) 6. Do I need to upgrade pads and fluid for a track day? 7. How many of these is Porsche selling? And are they only going to “preferred buyers?” 8. What are the “options” that should be standard on a car with this price tag? 9. Does the engine drone at highway speeds? How bad is it? Food for thought, Adam.

[@markwalton8644]

He was testing on track, so a lot of your questions couldn't be answered.

[@IDk-ox4ml]

I don't think someone would buy this particular car without knowing its going to be a very stiff and track focused car.

[@markwalton8644]

@@IDk-ox4ml Henry Catchpole drove from the Nurburgring to Spain and back and had no complaints about the stiffness. Lotus can set their cars up to handle well, and ride compliantly and still drive brilliantly on the track!!

[@hpman911]

@@markwalton8644 McLaren as well !

[@markwalton8644]

@@hpman911 Very True! We also have truly good engineers!!

[@alexknightwrc]

Christ Almighty. 8,000RPM to 9,000RPM just sounds incredible. What a guttural sound.

[@TrakCar]

Can’t get one, used to be more fun when watching videos and you could actually get a car. Now you don’t get the car you want, you get what you can get..

[@enricorossi2795]

🔝🔝🔝

[@hendrix2478]

I've got my headphones on.

[@faraz2498]

what don't I like about this car? you could have said "You can't actually buy one"

[@zeno15sti33]

Man, i really want to hate this car but just can't. Probably just get a regular GTS

[@davidthomas1424]

I bet it's drenched in Parisella's. Good job. Not much room for a bouldering pad, but who cares 😁👏

[@youtubasoarus]

5:59 - "You'd be so busy with a manual" well yeah, that's THE WHOLE POINT. :( We want to be busy, we want to feel the car. Dance with the car. If we're all about numbers on paper and how fast this thing shifts by itself, I might as well leave it to video games then. Because there's no point. No more dance with the car. Shame that. Missed opportunity.

[@ksp3324]

God!!..when will y'all understand that the RS models are meant to be track weapons. An the pdk is always better than a manual at the track. Also the gt4rs looks like so much fun even without the manual.

[@bobdobbs4592]

@@ksp3324 People don't understand this these models revolve around their Nurburgring times, and the PDK always shines at the Nurburgring. How many ridiculously tight corners does it have?

[@AntoniusTyas]

Packaging issues. Fitting that GT3 engine is already difficult enough. To make the manual to fit there is even more difficult. And you can't use GT4's manual on GT3 engine, it cannot withstand 9000rpm.

[@warpspeed9877]

What's the point i such a wet track? To see skids?

[@JakobusVdL]

that would be because of the rainfall, its Wales.

[@993mike]

If it's a track test in England, good chance it's going to be wet

[@WerdnaLiten]

Anglesey is Wales.......

[@JakobusVdL]

@@WerdnaLiten so twice as likely to be wet ;-)

[@PorscheCrazy00]

If only ….. 🙏😢

[@arlettefreeman9101]

My name is Cayman

[@brandonlesko3126]

Do car channels realize how cliche the obligatory slow motion drift thing is?

[@JakobusVdL]

Yes

[@TexasRiverRat31254]

Too bad about the weather.

[@SuperLaviathon]

I saw a wet track so I turned straight off. Sorry guys but we need time comparisons! Seen about 50 vids of this on a dry track last week.

[@Sideways_Singh]

The black hood ruins the whole looks of the car looks so ricey. The other specs look way better.

[@sixpotshot]

A lesser car (too much of one dimension) than the standard GT4 and specially the 981 GT4 (a harder GT4 than the softer 982...sorry Porsche 718 is fantasy). I don't care how faster it maybe: it wins on the track and as a track toy, hands down and I could not care less but for a cross country / continent trip? Not a chance. No manual (as per RS tradition) is still a big let down regardless of whatever tradition Porsche may have.

[@Nord_Mann]

@viola_gt4rs, YOLO SPEC GT4RS!