Porsche 911 GT3 RS Vs. Cayman GT4

Porsche 911 GT3 RS Vs. Cayman GT4

Unless you plan on taking it swimming, you won鈥檛 learn much about a production car on a racetrack in the pouring rain. You can鈥檛 tell how proficiently its 772 lbs. And yet, when someone invites you to drive a 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS and a2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 at Road Atlanta鈥攅ven during the aftermath of Hurricane Patricia鈥攜ou grab your rain jacket, curse at the gods, and climb aboard. That鈥檚 what I did, anyway. First, the stats: The 911 GT3 RS boasts 500 horsepower from its 4.0-liter, naturally-aspirated flat-six. It鈥檒l hit 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, routed through a lightning-fast PDK dual clutch transmission. There is no manual for 2016, and purists have wept. But fear not, rumor has it the stick will soon be back. And that鈥檚 because the take rate in the Cayman GT4 shocked Porsche, causing a rethink of its strategy. The reason it arrived in GT4 trim is simple: It doesn鈥檛 have many competitors, thus engineers didn鈥檛 mind losing a few tenths of a second in the name of engagement.

And that鈥檚 what the Cayman GT4 is all about鈥攖hrilling the driver with its 385 horsepower while providing a truly usable level of performance, regardless of where you鈥檙e driving. Naturally, the 911 GT3 RS will run circles around the Cayman GT4 in terms of lap times (one has 772 lbs. But that鈥檚 not the point here. This test was merely to experience the pair side-by-side and better understand their personalities. 86,000 (the buyers for each are therefore not the same). In reality, the GT3 RS is a Corvette Z06 rival, and yet the Z06 retails for GT4 money (perhaps ensuring buyers differ again). One naturally assumes, then, that Porsches are inherently bad value. Instead, I鈥檇 say this speaks more to the horsepower-per-dollar offered by Chevy. 100,000 in cash. That guy asked me if he should do the deal, pocket the cash, and buy a Z06. I said, 鈥渓ogically, yes, but then the GT3 RS feels far more special. 100,000 more than the GT4? Mr. Sensible says no. But Mr. Emotion鈥攈aving felt the downforce (even in the wet) and heard the flat-six evocatively sing to its 9,000 rpm redline鈥攐nce again says unequivocally yes. Watch the video above for the full lowdown and to hear it scream at full song, and if you ever get the chance to wheel either of these beasts鈥攅ven in the pissing rain鈥攄o it. With the new 911 adopting turbochargers, the opportunities to experience that delicious naturally-aspirated six might soon be coming to an end.

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