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"This car will make history," Preuninger concluded. Granted, not everyone lives near the 'Ring, but this time argues the GT4 RS was designed for serious performance. For context, the GT4 RS is 23.6 seconds faster than the GT4 on the shorter track, which is a significant difference. It recently lapped the 20.8-kilometer version of the Nürburgring track in 7:09.300 and it went around the 20.6-kilometer track in 7:04.511.
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There are some bits that set the RS apart, including a tachometer with a 9,000-rpm redline and fabric door pulls, but Porsche's aim was to make a car that's also enjoyable to drive on public roads.Īll told, the GT4 RS is more than the sum of its parts. The seats are fixed-rake carbon fiber seats with extremely aggressive bolstering, but they're available in plenty of other Porsches, including the GT3 and regular GT4. Passengers benefit from all of the comfort and technology features buyers expect in a car in 2021, including a touchscreen-based infotainment system with navigation, as well as air conditioning. Step inside and, in spite of the super-Cayman's ambition to rule the track, you won't feel like you're in a 24 Hours of Le Mans racer. That's 49 pounds less than the automatic version of the GT4.
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Porsche also fitted carbon fiber hood and fenders, plus a thinner rear window to keep weight down to 3,227 pounds. These add-ons aren't just for show: they increase downforce by about 25% compared to the 718 Cayman GT4. Riding on center-locking 20-inch wheels, it gains a redesigned body kit that includes a front splitter and the GT3's swan neck rear wing. It sounds - pardon the pun - like you'll hear the GT4 RS before you see it but it's not exactly subtle to look at, either. The RS notably receives a specific suspension system that's adjustable and whose various parts are connected to the body via ball joints - that's a feature more often found on race cars as well as the new GT3. There is a lot of chassis wizardry going on underneath the body. His team's work paid off, and the end result is what he labeled "the most intense acoustic experience in a GT car," which is high praise considering his resume includes instant classics like the 911 GT2 RS. Fine-tuning this feature was easier said than done Prenuinger told Autoblog that the first test cars were "deafeningly loud" due to this set-up. It's a cool-looking feature that also creates a one-of-a-kind experience in the cabin.
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To feed extra air into that new engine, the existing intakes just behind the doors are given a hand by a second set that fills the area normally reserved for tiny rear quarter windows. PDK is the way to go," Preuninger pointed out. We believe the car is made for the race track and that its purpose is to set the best track times.
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It's not because we don't want to, it's that there's nothing there.
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Why not? Because there's no manual available that we can mount in the GT4 platform that can handle the RPM and the torque of the engine. Want a stick? Not a chance, Porsche told us. The engine spins the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission linked to a pair of steering wheel-mounted shift paddles, and engineers made the gearing shorter to improve acceleration. Porsche quotes a 3.2-second sprint from 0-60 mph - a figure that makes the RS about half a second quicker than the GT4 - and a top speed of 196 mph. It makes about 10 horsepower less than in the GT3 because we have a longer exhaust system now that the engine is not in the back, so we lose some horsepower due to backpressure," Preuninger said. "The engine is completely GT3 it is not detuned. Porsche aficionados will immediately notice that those figures are slightly below the GT3's, which check in at 502 and 346, respectively, so what gives? We went straight to the source to find out. It makes 493 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque in this application. The space directly behind the passengers is occupied by a naturally-aspirated, 4.0-liter flat-six engine borrowed from the 911 GT3. He's responsible for the great GT-badged cars that the German firm has released in recent years, and he poured all of his experience into the GT4 RS. We want to party with this car, we want to celebrate the naturally-aspirated engine, horsepower and RPM because some day in the future it'll turn to electric," explained Andreas Preuninger the director of Porsche's GT model line. Powered by the 911 GT3's engine, it's an ode to driving and engineering that was designed explicitly for maximum performance on the track and maximum enjoyment on a twisty road. Porsche has unveiled the long-awaited (and long-rumored) 718 Cayman GT4 RS.