The top of Porsche’s 718 lineup, the new Cayman GT4 is expected to pack the 4.0-liter boxer six from
the 911 GT3, albeit likely detuned for the smaller package. Compared to
existing versions – including the Cayman GTS – it’ll also have bigger wheels, a
stiffer suspension, and a more aggressive aero package including the rear
spoiler.
That wing looks different than the unit we’ve seen
attached to prototypes up to this point. It appears to bear a similar curve and
even the same vertical brackets holding it in place, but this one has bigger
endplates. Much bigger, the better to channel airflow and keep it stable at
speed.
Big as it is, that in and of itself won’t make the
GT4 the unadulterated performance machine that it most definitely will be. But
it speaks to the overall package that promises to take the Cayman far beyond
the “baby” status to which it was once consigned, and make it every bit the
driving tool that Porsche’s other GT models have proven themselves to be… just
in a smaller package.
At this rate, we’re hoping it won’t be long before
Zuffenhausen (and Weissach) take what remains of the camouflage off the
prototype and let us see it in full and more to the point, tell us what it’ll
be capable of doing in the right hands.
Cr : Carscoop
