MODELTESTED: Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS
PRICE: £113,700 ENGINE: 4.0-litre 6cyl, 493bhp
Running costs
22.9mpg (on test)
£88 fill-up/£520 or 37% tax
Practicality
Boot (front/rear)
125/136 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
3.4 seconds/196mph
IT might seem bizarre to even suggest that Porsche’s most extreme 718 looks like good value, but at £113,700, it undercuts the starting price of the M4 CSL by £14,525. Add the optional Weissach pack, which includes a titanium roll cage, six-point seatbelts, and carbon finishes for various parts inside and out – most notably the bonnet and side intakes – and the price climbs to £124,886.
Design & engineering
IN isolation, the Cayman GT4 is already a fascinating engineering spectacle, but upgrading it to full-blown RS spec lifts things to almost race car-like extremes.
From the off,…
