PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN GT4 - ITALIAN JOB ROAD TRIP - PART 1

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In this video I share with you days 1 and 2 of my 3 day 'Italian Job' road trip - the first in my Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
This video can be divided into the following sections;
0:00 teaser clips of this video
0:11 Graphics by @haslerdesigns
0:14 What this video is about
1:13 Porsche parking only at Eurotunnel
1:25 A bit more about this trip
2:24 Getting papped in France
2:42 GT4 road trip first impressions
3:47 Innocent looking early French Mk2 Golf packs a mighty punch
4:17 I find Belgium's unofficial suspension testing facility
4:58 Enjoying GT4 for the first time in Luxembourg
5:35 Entering county 5 of the day ON FOOT!
6:48 Arriving at first night stopover hotel
9:20 Our food choices for the evening
10:41 The hotel owner is one of us!
11:57 GT4 on the derestricted autobahn
14:37 2 x Concorde planes on display next to the autobahn
15:15 Turned away from the Audi Forum
17:23 Late lunch with classic VAG spotting
18:27 Porsche Prototype spotting at their R&D centre
22:48 Our stopover hotel for night 2 in Sigmaringen
24:55 Tonight's food
25:11 Why you need to take some cash to Germany
25:40 Preview of part 2 of the GT4 Italian Job road trip
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[@wynhughes9072]

Your wife is very calm when you're driving at speed. If I was driving that fast my wife would be screening SLOW DOWN followed by may be an expletive. Great travelogue. And the car looks great.

[@volkswizard]

Thanks 👍 She's a good passenger, 25 years of learning to trust my driving. My mum always said remember you are carrying precious cargo. Hence why we didn't go above 150mph as things happen VERY fast then, often very bad things :)

[@mikeh.748]

Did I hear you say you can turn the cylinder deactivation off? Just curious. Thanks.

[@Eddison548]

I’m lost for words …no, I’ve found one. BRILLIANT !!

[@volkswizard]

That's super kind of you, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@f1kwa399]

I love your road trips, I used to go over there a lot but haven’t been for a very long time, did you have to get a Crit-Air thing for France or were you able to just nip through, does Belgium and Germany have anything similar? Maybe the countries you’ll be taking us to next? I can’t wait for the next “episode”, thank you, Ken

[@volkswizard]

Thanks Ken. Much appreciated. I've looked up crit-air as never heard of it before. On the last trip I realised belatedly that the round green stickers in German cars represent their emission class and I think you should have one even if you are in a car registered elsewhere if you go into certain cities. Not sure they are heavily enforced though. Next episode is Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Lichtenstein/Italy all in a few hours!

[@drwhotardis]

I'm loving the content with these road trips and making notes of places to stay, visit and routes taken for my 2024 European trip. As an Australian I get 90 days (Schengen countries), and currently researching car rental versus train travel. As a driving enthusiast I love the idea of sweeping mountain roads and driving through different countries and being able to stop anywhere any time. Probably will split between some driving and some train. Very much looking forward to part 2. Cheers.

[@mc4130]

I thought that sound at the end was your timing chain or something - thank god it was 🐄! As much as I loved your Boxster, I love the manual here. Oh, also, you’re looking more like Richard Rawlings (Gas Monkey Garage), every day! Hope you’re all well and best wishes to Kate’s mum.

[@volkswizard]

Thanks for mc, especially for best wishes to Kate's mum, her health is what motivates us to do what we can while we still can. I've had worse comparisons than Richard Rawlings, don't have and won't be getting any tats though :)

[@abayamangali]

Happy Friday Andrew! Keep up the content! Love these road trip videos and congrats again on your GT4 🙌

[@volkswizard]

Thanks! Will do! Part 2 should be worth watching if you liked part 1👍👍

[@oomstu]

Thanks Andrew, I really enjoy these road trip videos since it will cost me an arm and a leg to get there from way down south in Africa.

[@volkswizard]

You’ve got some great roads down there but we are very lucky in Europe. I think the awesome landscape has been responsible for the cars that are made, definitely the case with Porsches

[@malcolmscott4150]

Weissach footage great - nice to see a gaggle of Porsche’s if that’s the correct term also love an early Polo as we didn’t get them in Oz until later series. Love the roar of a 4th to 5th upshift & whilst sounds different from your GTS love a good manual box. Looking forward to part 2 🏎🎯👏

[@volkswizard]

Thanks as ever sir👍I’m really enjoying the manual box, slick action, light clutch and auto blip is perfection 👌

[@bikersparky]

Loved the sneaky Corrado shot at the outside cafe! 😂 great video thanks for sharing

[@volkswizard]

My pleasure! Can’t believe I missed it, only saw it on video! It’s heartening that down the road from Porsche R&D site & its cutting edge work , older VAG are circulating and still looking great decades on

[@harms2000]

What great content thanks for making this. I've made notes on the towns and hotels you mentioned as I'lm planning a road trip to Germany and Italy.

[@bobwilson7384]

Go Golf Go! Sneaky R32 motor

[@volkswizard]

Very sneaky! Even the badge wasn't that easy to spot in that non-R32 typeface

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

Nice trip Andrew, I am sure the one of the SST's in the Air Museum is the Russian TU 144 their copy of Concorde. The GT4 sounds very nice

[@volkswizard]

Thanks! That's even cooler than Concorde! GT4 sounds nice but 981 Boxster GTS was so much smoother and tuneful but could be a bit too loud at times.

[@tonyjazz4073]

Another very informative video. Great tips for me whilst I plan a Euro road trip for 24. Much thanks.

[@volkswizard]

Glad it was helpful Tony, part 2 might help too :)

[@paultaylor9652]

You never let us down with the quality of your videos Andrew, Germany a country that did a lot better than us since the 1950's I think.

[@volkswizard]

Thanks so much Paul. Germany has a lot going for and you don’t need to be minted to explore Europe by car from there. A tank of cheap diesel will get you almost anywhere!

[@allynwithington7209]

What a great video.. taking us along for the trip is a very cool thing to do. Love the new GT4... as a fellow (for you previous) Boxster GTS owner it's v interesting to hear your comparison notes. Weissach stuff v interesting, we did a trip there like 20 years ago on a "Porsche Backstage Tour" looks way different now. Really loving this content, a firm subscriber of your stuff now - keep up the excellent videos

[@volkswizard]

Thanks so much👍The aerial view of Weissach is mind boggling, especially the test track. Would love a tour but would probably be a lot longer than yours 20 years ago!

[@allynwithington7209]

@@volkswizard The tour we did included a blast around the test track with Porsche drivers in a then new 996 and 986S Boxster, and we even got a spy of the unreleased Cayenne. We stood in the wind tunnel with a covered 997 prototype. Camera's were forbidden at all times. It was an amazing experience.

[@kjdewolff]

Love these kind of road trip videos!

[@volkswizard]

Glad you like them and thanks for watching!

[@markahomer]

Best line: "You know how I like a pink car, especially when they are all the same colour". 😂 Great RT videos. I love driving across continental Europe.

[@volkswizard]

Thanks! Those words just sort of came out 🥹

[@markgibbins4474]

Look8n* forward to the next instalment. Any clue as to when it’s going* to be released?😊

[@flyinghedgehog3833]

Alcohol free Weissbier ? No no no!

[@volkswizard]

Better than no beer at all and of all the 0% beers, this is most convincing

[@TheNorville2]

Another really interesting video Andrew, i am taking note of your stop off,... looking to do a European tour soon.

[@volkswizard]

Glad you enjoyed it! One more hotel in next video and it's a good one :)

[@francisbegbie591]

Great video Andrew.Loved the Blackberry Corrado spot as well.Shame about the dubious sticker and tow bar!.

[@volkswizard]

Thanks Francis👍 Missed the tow bar, the sticker looked a bit Porsche so was allowed in that village - tow bar on a Corrado not allowed anywhere!

[@RickGTI2019]

Thanks for the trip. I love Europe, but haven’t been there in awhile. The Porsche looks good, the food looks better. Drive safe, RickGTI….. 🇺🇸🌴

[@volkswizard]

If you've got palm trees where you are in the US, I will happily do a swap for Northern Europe which for 5 months of the year is a dark and cold wilderness with most of the best roads closed due to snow 🌨

[@RickGTI2019]

@@volkswizard I most certainly have palm trees here in so. Florida. 🌴 ! And if you want to warm up a bit, let me know. My door is always open ! However, there is no speeding here, too many cops on the highways ! 😂. RickGTI….. 🌴🌴🌴

[@jonathonbrett-qn1ic]

Wonderful places and your car is superb Love the R32 Golf & the polo :) Look forward to the next video thank you

[@volkswizard]

Thanks JB😁👍

[@georgeyung3546]

Great scenery and video. Nice of you to capture the 922.2 porsche. One of my favorite sports car. Looking forward to see your next video.

[@volkswizard]

Thanks George 👍 I guess it had to be 992.2 as it's due very soon. Wonder what they've really changed, it's going to be drivetrain so possibly hybrid though that one sounded great

[@Birmingham_racing]

Not really a fan of gold unless it's on a Subaru

[@volkswizard]

Fair point. Lexus had a thing for them in the 90s too

[@Birmingham_racing]

@@volkswizard oh yeah I remember the ls400 had them

[@MashPedal]

Look forward to part 2! By chance, did you both go to the uhh… ‘something’ museum? 😆

[@volkswizard]

Porsche Museum? No because Google maps on CarPlay told us it was closed on Mondays (unless you are @seenthroughglass who visited there in his GT3 on that very day we were at Weissach)

[@mc4130]

Think he’s talking about the Lichtenstein museum…. Titter…!

[@kevinclarke9933]

Loving these road trip videos.

[@volkswizard]

Glad you like them Kevin! I'm said it's going to be a while until the next one unless I do something in winter when everything is cheap - maybe not on Cup 2s though :)

[@eprohoda]

professional ~;))

[@danielrussell446]

Hi Andrew and Kate what a great video of your road trip and you have certainly travelled in style in the Porsche what a car and sound! Great to see the Audi neckersulm factory I love the old NSU stuff so great to where it was made is NSU mentioned much there now? Some lovely places and scenery along the way as well definitely must go back to Germany so much to explore there hope you both travel safely looking forward to the next one daniel

[@johngreenland7233]

If you are not going to track it the GTS 4..0 is probably a better car? I have a GT4 PDK and it is a great track car but if I didn’t track it the GTS 4.0 would be a better road car?

[@volkswizard]

I might track it one day but regardless - need to drive back to back but I recall GTS 4.0 was annoyingly stiff and turbulent, GT4 isn’t exactly comfortable but it seems to deal with bumps better because its suspension is a lot more sophisticated. Tyres are an issue with GT4 but I actually want less grip in wet so I can play with rear slip at slower speeds, only standing water is a problem & you just slow down - frustrating when crossing Europe. Cup 2s hit mpg though. Prices are very close so you don’t save much with a GTS 4.0, if you did it would be a tougher choice.

[@tonyosullivan2382]

Really really enjoy these videos from you and your other half. Very enjoyable 👌🤙

[@kjdewolff]

@volkswizard When is part 2 coming? 🙂

[@stephenmcnamara4393]

We did similar trip this year Cochem Baden Baden Innsbruck Limone lake Garda 7 nights Return Through Dolomites Cortina d amprezzo Neuschwanstein Stuttgart visited Porsche museum Utrecht Amsterdam 2 nights Fantastic roads

[@volkswizard]

Nice itinerary-best thing you did and I didn’t was 7 nights in same place, we did 3

[@robsx4280]

Great video ❤

[@volkswizard]

Glad you liked it Rob, thanks

[@robsx4280]

@@volkswizard I've had my 718 (2.0) for nearly 3yrs now and starting to think about a change. GT4 is a bit pricey for me, Audi TTS is in the running though😉

[@MercSLRFan]

Great content ❤

[@darrencottrell5541]

Epic trip and watch, Andrew.