718 Cayman vs. 981 GT4

[Tom]

A comparison....for a bit of light hearted Friday amusement!   

 

Tire Rack's Jonny Lieberman goes for a drive in his friend Derek Powell’s Porsche Cayman GT4. Why? Because Lieberman suspects the new Cayman S, in typical Porsche fashion, is just as capable as the top dog from the previous iteration of the mid-engine two-seater. The two hop into the brand-new, four-cylinder, turbocharged 718 to see if there’s any truth to Jonny’s Lieberman’s assertion. After coming to no definitive answer while blasting around California’s Angeles Crest Highway, the boys decide to take both Caymans to the Streets of Willow to see what pro driver Randy Pobst can make of them. Is the new 718 Cayman S good enough to beat and beat up on the GT4? Watch and find out!

 

 

 

 

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[Mk1]

... thank you Tom, enjoyed that. 

[DJMC]

A few hours in a 718S on the road, and once around Rockingham, made me realise my base 981 is a nicer place to be. Engine is the deciding factor naturally...

 

...aspirated.

 

 

 

[Porker]

On 11/10/2017 at 21:57, DJMC said:

A few hours in a 718S on the road, and once around Rockingham, made me realise my base 981 is a nicer place to be. Engine is the deciding factor naturally...

 

...aspirated.

 

 

 

I did a track day at Rockingham, the instructor kept telling me to sweep out toward the wall on the banked bit but was never that comfortable even though it was the better line. Great track though.