Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS: “The best car I’ve ever driven” - Auto Express
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- Can the new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS really be the best driver's car money can buy? Our man Steve Sutcliffe thinks it is as he puts it through its paces on road and on track.
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Squeezing the 4.0-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six and seven-speed PDK gearbox from the 911 GT3 in a smaller and more lightweight package was always going to make the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS a firecracker. But having got behind the wheel, Steve Sutcliffe reckons it ranks as one of the all-time greats. It's louder, lower and wider than other Caymans, and it produces more downforce and records a Nürburgring laptime 23.6 seconds faster than the 'standard' Cayman GT4. It's a masterclass in performance and dynamics. And yours for £108,370.
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Steve Sutcliff is the most underrated journalist. Love watching his videos. And this did not disappoint.
He’s not under rated by those that know. It’s just that know. It’s just that the obnoxious TH-camrs get so much attention but all they really do is talk about the car they “just ordered” and don’t talk about the driving dynamics of the vehicle because they are in it for attention and not to drive.
He's always been my favourite journalist. Period.
Matt Prior is sooo boring compared to Sutcliffe.
Sutcliff, Harris, Catchpole, Bovingdon (although the latter has been very quiet recently) are the best out there....Great cast for Top Gear!!
@@Stecar44442 and yet Harris is doing fewer and fewer reviews for TG, and the rest have never had any affiliation with it. Who would have thought the old TG cast would leave such a gaping hole in the auto review world.
Porsche has to be the best car maker in the world, who else consistently does it as well, and produces cars this good?
As well as saving the petrol engine
McLaren?
Porsche creates Porsches not cars
Lotus?????
@@JesusGarcia-pt7dp lotus is awesome but their model range is rather limited and honestly, even though they're making some new cars, they're marketing is severely lacking because not many people know of them
"2nd gear, I'm not going to say anything. Your just going to listen." Proceeds to cut 3 or 4 different rev sounds together instead of us just listening....
I agree - very bizarre - what are they doing?
Horrible, horrible editing
I thought exactly the same, who on earth edits these videos? Terrible
WA WA WA
There are cars I’ve wanted to own at some point in my life, many of which I never will. This Porsche Cayman GT4 RS just went to the top of that list. That noise from the induction is utterly sensational, I can only imagine how incredible it sounds in person. Bravo Porsche GT division. This car is a love song to N/A performance performance motoring.
change your attitude, start believing that you will own one someday -and making things that will allow you to reach that-
@@alvaro37nf Wise words, sucks that cars are moving to EV. It’s going to be even harder to get one of these.
@@abayamangali No need to fret Abay - If there's a will, there's a way.
this car just shows everybody how pointless these 1000 hp monsters really are
Not really
There's a market for them all
If you could afford it you'd still go for the 1000hp car
@@ArtVandelayOfficial No? I care about actually turning.
@@ArtVandelayOfficial there is a market for diamond encrusted fake teeth,doesn't mean they aren't pointless
The high hp cars are great for freeway brawls, these cars are made for a mountain road or track but few spend time on unfortunately
500 hp in a Cayman is apeshit too, so…
I haven't seen this guy so happy in a review since he reviewed the 981 GTS for autocar.
I’m surprised someone else remembers that video. 😂
@@bc106 haha man I must have watched it like 30 times, 20 times before I bought it and 10 times afterwards 😂
@@JuJu_Vega me too
Steve Sutcliffe has been right about the Cayman in every video that the team produced for him. So, the GT4 RS is the Pinnacle. Likewise a bit of sadness is settling in that we are now at the end of the road with ICE. I will hold on to my 981GTS in recognition that no EV will ever replace the joy of driving that these cars have given us.......
Hydrogen ICE engines are being developed & are already in use (JCB & others)... I think EVs have their place but talk of ICE hitting the bumpers is a step too far...
@@barryfeatherstone1616 I don’t have much hope for hydrogen ICE. Synthetic fuels are more promising. EVs can and will be amazing though… once the weight is down. The Porsche Mission-R was only 3200 pounds. Hoping the EV Caymans stick with that, and that we get an EV GT4rs
@@kalasmournrex1470 Synthetics will help immediately but hydrogen is the long term solution.
Technologically we aren’t at the end of the road. There still is lots of potential left. Politically though the decision was made.
I’m with you on the GTS. Steve’s review of that was blinding. This car is amazing but we’ll beyond my needs, but would love one.
Finally, a review of this car with one of the best car journalists, a voice valued in the game, part of the great old school UK car journalists. Thanks Steve for this amazing review! And what a car, Porsche nailing it, as always. A very well deserved goodbye to the combustion engine Cayman.
You'd almost think he likes it.
Porsche has what... 5 cars in the top-10 Nurnburgring best lap times for the production cars. They're in the league of their own. However while the new models are much better and faster cars I still prefer the old air cooled 911's over the new 911's. There is just something about them. Cayman feels much more like the traditional G-model, 964 and 993 because it's smaller and has more "road feeling". Definitely the car to go now over HUGE 991 and 992 (if you want a new one). Cheers.
Steve Sutcliffe, is without a doubt, my all time favorite automotive journalist. Thanks for all of the awesome video reviews, Steve. Cheers.
Steve - you are correct. This the last of its breed; the end of an era. Thank you Porsche for giving us the best Cayman that you could.
I have read and watched reviews by Steve since his Autocar days. Clearly an excellent driver, a hand as they are known in the trade. No show boating no moaning about no out of date and useless in today’s traffic manual gearbox just a proper review. Pity most people will never own one due to Porsche’s policy of keeping volumes low and values high. In fairness, not many people have the talent to control this car, including me.
So much praise from Steve. Must be a hell of a car. The engine sound !!
Listening to that engine at 9k brought an emotional lump to my throat. That’s never happened before
He's usually not this effusive. Must be something. Can't wait to drive it.
I'm always sold on whatever Steve falls in love with, those are always special cars
Lada Niva
Did you order one of these? What is the waiting time?
The best review of this model on TH-cam. Thank you.
I was looking forward to Steve's review of this car more than any one else's. 😃
Favorite review of the GT4RS today so far--recognizing this is the last of an ear where the curtains are coming down soon.
Watched this video first because of our man Steve. Made me so emotional watching him talk and enthuse about the car. He really knows what the Cayman stands for… stood for until it got the once in a lifetime treatment. GT3 parts🤯
The good old and gold journalism, spot on! 👏
If Steve says it’s the best car he’s ever driven then that’s enough for me
Sorry to add a second comment but I just have to echo the remarks made about Steve Sutcliffe. He is without question the best car reviewer both in videos and in writing. And an absolutely superb driver. Lapped Silverstone in a Honda F1 .4 of a second behind the team’s test driver. Clearly not an Oxbridge graduate but his prose is elegant and eloquent (see his articles for EVO), so he must be self-taught. Just the best. So very glad to see that others see him the same way.
More Steve, please. Just more Steve. Cheers from Italy!
I’m glad I put my headphones on! That sound and Steve’s enthusiasm for the Porsche gave me goosebumps!
Great reviewer, great driving and stunning car
Steve, thank you for a most brilliant review and well done to Porsche for what seems to be an astounding car.
Clicked on the Auto Express link for this hopping Steve would be the reviewer I was not disapionted he always provides a fantastic review of all the cars he drives
I want one in that dark blue spec so badly. Great video guys.
Amazing video Steve, perfect!
First review .... first impression... always for Steve... it's a tradition
+1. .. Watching brought back kid memories of the Aurora H.O model cars & track hobby.
Fond memories…. The track layouts were imprinted vividly in memory. Hello ‘22 Cayman GT4 RS….
the blue one looks absolutely fabulous
Dude you're killing me. I'm in love with this car
Steve Sutcliffe easily ..well almost easily....my favorite car journalist.Catchpole gives him a run for his money mind :) ...great passionate review as always
Awesome review!
I love my Cayman GTS, but this takes it to another level for the serious driver.
I wish Steve was on TV. Great review too
I forgot to add to my previous post and say, Thank you Steve, truly memorable review (even if when you say "listen to this" there are two differing soundtracks being crossfaded). Simply wonderful. Now I've seen the Steve video, I'm off to find the Henry Catchpole one and then in third place the Chris Harris one, if he deems to still do the lowly video review for the masses. See you guys over with the Henry vid next then 😀
Harris did one?
@@HoratioHoodoo Not that I know of...yet. As I implied, I'm not sure if he still does all that much of the free to Youtoob stuff like Steve and Henry. Fingers crossed though, as I think of those guys as the 3 wise men.
I highly recommend Savagegeese,his review is more technical and also has superior sound recording
@@ArtVandelayOfficial 2nd'd.
I love all Steve videos, but after selling several internal organs to fund an M3 Xdrive (thanks in no small part to Steve's recommendation), I now find I need to rob the Crown jewels too, in order to buy a GT4 RS. Steve can you please just test Lada Rivas for at least the next 3 years please :)
Haha😂😂😁😁
Lol by the time you steal the Crown Jewels these will be sold out ended production and long gone
@@koruki I need a cunning plan. Get the boys together and we'll meet down at the Dog and Duck for a meeting over a Scotch egg and a pint of Witch Finder General (I might have a G&T though). I'll give George Clooney and Brad Pitt a call too.
Please can you let me know which organs, where I can sell them & for how much? My Seat Leon FR doesn't even begin to compete
@@JonathanSmith87 I sold my brain for 5 magic beans on Ebay. Can't recommend it enough
That blue! Stunning colour.
amazing review
Great review Steve.....as you say, last of a kind.
Such a positive and epic review I have had to come back several times to view it again. I am in the queue for one of these, a queue that is made longer thanks to the Russians and a host of problems we never had before, and was worried that Porsche may have priced this way too high. Sounds great value to me now. Thanks Steve. Thanks Porsche.
Looks amazing in blue as well
superb review
I came here to complement Sutcliffe's talent as a journalist, driver and car lover and I'm very happy to see many others doing the same in the comments. I hope you're reading these Steve!
Thanks Steve for your review(s), I remembered very well your review of the 981 gts, you were « on fire ». I bought one and this was my real first sport’s car and I felt completely in love with it . Cannot agree more with you about the Gt4 rs as a gt4 owner. Cannot wait for mine to come 😎
that blue one!!! OMFRIKING GOD! I love gt3s but this is just next to it
This is one of the best channels.
No I have not arrived on the wrong video, it’s Steve Sutcliffe I have come to respect and listen 🎧 to his emotive definitions of the history of the motor vehicle in all its shapes and colours. When Steve says something about a car “I listen” .. in the final dining embers of motoring history I value everything I can get.. VAG will soon renounce the motor car and pin their hopes on The new generation of EV’s and that will be for a new generation who never really knew the brilliance of the motor car. Of one thing I am sure EV’s will never shine quite so bright as these examples of motoring, faster yes, cleaner yes, synthetic yes. But never emotively connected with mankind’s soul.
I dreamt of having a GT4 since the introduction of the 981. Last year it finally became real (mindblowing - and it still is). And although it was a MUST for it to have a manual gearbox I might be tempted if I ever get close to one of these! I would love to experience that soundtrack within the RS version! :-)
I guess you could learn to live with a computer controlled "gearbox"
Knew Stevie was going to love this one ☝️
Besides the car the location was also amazing!
Superb video!
Fantastic video!!
Epic video 👍
It’s Steve’s fault I bought a manual Cayman 981 GTS, followed by several other Porsche 😀
This one’s beyond my reach though, but I’m happy to enjoy the video and dream.
I’ll go for a blast in the current GTS 4.0 in a min, and imagine it sounds this good 😀
Looks mint in Gentian Blue with Silver alloys👍👍👍
Love that rear spoiler its like the spoon spoiler for the fk8
You can really hear it when the VTEC kick in :).
blue one looks so much better...another class piece of review by ss
So, not to bad then... Fabulous review!
End of an era mate.
As much as I love carwow...it can also only be Steve for the review of the gt4 rs ♥️
The RS will never get a manual Just like in the GT3, the RS is PDK only. Thats because they want it to be the best track car possible.. Most reports of the GT4 seem to favour the PDK as the gearing is too long on the manual.
The last and at the same time the best sports car we have ever seen and sadly will see. Hooray for the GT department of Porsche for this jewel!
Got chills at the end. This is the end for the ICE Cayman and it makes me sad.
The best Car Review I have ever seen Mr. Sutcliffe. You could quit now and accomplished automotive journalism perfection. A master class. Standing ovation. I really mean it.
One question I had is with regards to the carbon airbox that comes with the W. Pack : the question is whether it does change the induction noise, i.e. is the induction noise different with the W. Pack because of the carbon airbox ?
Saw the video exactly with 718 likes. INSANE haha...
Great review
f40 was 193k in 87. this 110k now. If you have the means, I highly reccommend picking one up.
I assume you mean pounds but the F40 was $400k USD new (double adjusted for inflation), and the GT4RS starts at $145k USD. Wouldn't complain about having either of course 😂
Porsche will NEVER admit to it. For business reasons if I were them neither would I. This thing is faster around the ring than a GT3 . . . Now if we could only get someone that's NOT a Porsche affiliated driver to run a hot lap round' the ring revealing the REAL time.
Do you really think Jörg Bergmeister did hold something back in his lap? Good luck in finding a faster - non related Porsche - driver for this car on this track. And he has to be nearly 10 seconds faster to beat the GT3 time.
@@Fastvoice I'm not even going to entertain than that. You heard what I said. So, until the REAL times between both are revealed then yes I'm FIRMLY going with the Cayman being faster around the Ring'...
@@danielwatts9803 less down force on the GT4RS to keep the car from carrying the same speed through the corners. Just put a bigger wing and it should be faster.
@@johnlee5307 just do this, just do that... HOG WASH!!!.. Again, we need someone to get a set of balls and do back to back runs with BOTH cars at the Ring ASAP. We know deep down inside who'd finish first
@@Fastvoice I agree. Even as a GT4 owner in the queue for a GT4RS I admire the incredible career of Jorg's, his driving skill, and the fact that he spent over 500 hours with this car during its development. So I have every faith the GT3 is quicker on the ring (though not 0-100 or 0-200 kmph) due to its more advanced front end steering. Even so the GT4RS time of 7min 4 secs is epic and fast enough for me!
Does anyone know whether the induction noise is different with the Weissach Pack ? i.e. does the "plastic vs carbon" airbox changes the induction noise in the cabine ?
U know its good when it brings out the inner pennywise in Steve at 5:05
Can't wait to drive It in my dreams
The guy just promoted the "Widow Maker mk4" 😂🤣
I have never understood the concept of understeer in a porsche. Just do a deliberate lift-off and it goes away. After that be fast at correcting. A mid engine is less forgiving at the edge though.
Awesome car review and actually put a smile on my face. Very rarely does that happen.
This a tribute to celebrate the superiority of the naturally aspirated engine from Porsche, this engine shows the pinnacle of mechanical engineering craftsmanship similar to the mechanical movement of a haute horology. As a mare mortal I may never drive this GT4 RS talk-less of owning one so I bought a base 987.2, this is the best I can afford for London’s overcrowded 20mph road. This is one of the best Porsche ever made IMO.
As described by you this is exactly how good we all wanted this car to be. I'm SO happy they went all in on it. THIS is a dream car to me.
Well Done Steve, brilliant review and I can tell by your smile on your dial that you loved it!
Porsche are(were) not restained when designing and the making of the GT4 and now the GT4RS (unlike the GT3....911). So yes they went all out and it is the LAST true drivers car.
Steve Sutcliffe is the best. For me it used to be Steve Sutcliffe and Chris Harris. So many good reviews from Steve. Amazing driver and journalist.
please do a lap time!!
"Not gonna say anything, just listen"
- editor mixes interior and exterior sounds at the same time...
Closest thing I can think of is Ferrari 458 Italia. Naturally aspirated engine that revs up to 9000rpm, dual clutch gear box mid engined rear wheel drive coupe
The 458 Italia doesn't rev to 9000 rpm. You are telling fairy tales, Mr.!
There isn't one single "competitor" to the amazing Porsche flat six N/A engine in the 911 GT/RS cars or now in the 718 GT4 RS.
458 sounds awful compared to this
This car is a legend in the making. Mark my words.
Steve Sutcliffe looks more and more like Steve McQueen every day. Awesome video thanks.
Praise indeed. I can only dream, but dream I do
5:16, the best sounding car I have ever heard !!
Loved it!
If Steve asks it's the best, then it's the best!
For the money, this is probably the best car compared to it’s peers. You can’t beat it.
108k is only based price though...
@@aircommandslipperz even then, what's better?
@@diBernardodeiMachiavelli the new gt3?
It’s gonna be 50-70k over MSRP.. maybe 100..
@@aircommandslipperz another Porsche?
Great review, shame the car will never see an actual enthusiast, but to appear now and again for cars and coffee from collectors.
I like Porsche Videos with Steve 🙏
Great review Steve. Really a great car. If just it could be had with a manual transmission option
is this car basically impossible to get I.E. only a few will get the allocations or is it a production car?
An incredible machine.
Great review to bad it’s almost impossible to get an allocation for one.
Maybe instead of spending lots of money on noisy exhaust systems, owners of earlier and lower-spec Boxsters and Caymans might just want to replace the engine cover that is over the engine for a version without all of the sound insulation. Kind of like the GT4RS has. Voila -- more noise for the driver, no change for outsiders.
Anyone else here after Sutcliffe slagged this car off on the Intercooler?
best reviewer cheers