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HOTLY ANTICIPATED 718 CAYMAN GT4 RS AND RS CLUBSPORT REVEALED

Presenting serious questions to anyone currently thinking about buying a new 911, the Cayman GT4 RS is the new flagship of the 718 family and was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show shortly before this issue of 911 & Porsche World went to print. The model’s naturally aspirated flat-six, familiar from the 911 GT3 Cup race car and the GT3 production model, forms the centre piece of a mid-engined Porsche designed for maximum driving pleasure. Three grand cheaper than a 992 Carrera GTS, the 718 Cayman GT4 RS is yours for £108,370.

The engine revs as high as 9,000rpm. Compared to the 718 Cayman GT4 (note: no RS badge), the GT4 RS boasts almost eighty extra horsepower, resulting in 493bhp from a low-slung Porsche tipping scales at 1,415kg with a full fuel tank, weight amounting to a full thirty-five kilos less than a 718 Cayman GT4 with PDK.

Ah, yes. PDK. Like every modern RS, the new GT4 RS is exclusively available with the

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