Rumors have been circulating that Porsche will build
a new iteration of the Cayman GT4 for 2019, based of course on new 718 Cayman.
While we eagerly await news from Stuttgart, Germany about the second generation
of the Cayman's track-happy sibling, we can also look forward to the bigger,
badder brother, the Cayman GT4 Clubsport, which has recently been spotted
testing at Monza.
A YouTube video uploaded by NM2255 Car HD Videos
shows what appears to be the new 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport testing at an
exclusive Porsche testing session at Monza. The 718 Cayman-Boxster duo marked
the first time Porsche's two mid-engined offerings received a turbocharged
flat-four engine instead of a naturally-aspirated flat-six, but the new GT4 and
GT4 Clubsport will apparently gain those two cylinders back.
According to the description, the 2019 GT4 Clubsport
will get new aerodynamic parts (like that massive wing on the back) and a PDK
gearbox, which you can hear firing off a series of lightning-quick downshifts
before each corner.
Of course this video raises more questions than
answers, as that exhaust note sounds a little different than a typical
naturally-aspirated flat-six wail––it seems as though the GT4 kept the 718's
turbocharging at least. We'll just have to wait for Porsche to officially take
the camouflage wrap off the club racer, and going by the unveiling of the
original GT4 Clubsport at the Los Angeles Auto Show, that won't be until
December. We reached out to Porsche regarding these concerns, but the company
is keeping its lips sealed until the car debuts in full.
