The Porsche Cayman GT4 RS 2022 has been delivered to its first overseas owners. The new car, an upgraded version of the current car, focuses on lightweight speed experience and racetrack driving fun. It has a 4.0L naturally aspirated 6-cylinder engine, and its power performance has been retuned to provide more power.
The car’s appearance is classic and striking, and the aerodynamics have been improved.
With a lower front lip and oval headlamps, the new car’s front face is quite flat, and the pure black front face adornment is quite rough. Inside, the new vehicle maintains the traditional design of a sports car. With rough edges and corners, the design team emphasizes the sensation of strength while keeping the waist line slim. Despite the low-lying design, the sporting atmosphere is very lively.
The lower side of the new car’s door panel retains the same color as the body’s dazzling black, and the image of Porsche’color is a little discordant in everyone’s eyes. The Porsche Cayman GT4 RS 2022 has a large fixed goose tail spoiler, as well as a rear diffuser, adjustable front diffuser, front spoiler lip, and side blades, to improve the new car’s aerodynamic performance. The revised configuration and adjustments, according to official data, will provide the GT4 RS with 25% more downforce than the GT4, ensuring driver and passenger safety at high speeds.
This car pushing lightweight to its limits
In terms of power, the GT4 RS’s 4.0L naturally aspirated 6-cylinder engine matches the seven-speed dual-clutch PDK transmission, unlike the GT4 manual transmission. The core is still the Volkswagen Group DQ382, however the tooth ratio has changed slightly. The gearbox has a shorter transmission ratio in order to start with more torque, at the expense of fuel consumption for 0/100 performance . However, the driver can still manually shift gears by using a shift dial or a shift knob.
In terms of performance, the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS 2022 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, which is around 0.5 seconds faster than the top sports vehicle— 911 GT3, and the top speed is increased to 315 km/h. Porsche’s engineers have achieved extreme lightweight, decreasing the weight of the automobile by 22 kg, in addition to enhancing the engine’s performance. Luxuriously, carbon fiber was used to replace the steel on the front cover, air intake, air box cover, mirror cover, and tail. When these high-output engines are combined, it is difficult for new cars to have a slow speed.
The second batch of the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS 2022, in addition to the initial pre-order models, has not yet been formally released in overseas markets. However, we anticipate that its genuine market price will be no less than the 718 Cayman GT4 RS’starting price of $141,700.
The 718 Cayman GT4 RS, one of the final petrol-powered Cayman models, is the most extreme Cayman model. The 4.0-liter in-line six-cylinder naturally aspirated engine has a 7-speed PDK transmission with a maximum output of 500 horsepower and 450 nm of torque. The acceleration to 100 km/h is 3.4 seconds, the chassis is track-ready, and the aerodynamic package has been rebuilt.