Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
Highlights
- Beautiful Configuration
- 6-Speed Manual
- Low Milage!
2020 Porsche Cayman GT4
The rear placement of the engine in Porsche’s iconic 911 always presented dynamic challenges which were overcome over the course of decades through brilliant engineering. The more objectively “correct” engine placement was always amidships, and thus when Porsche’s first modern mid-engined car, the Boxster, appeared in the second half of the 1990s, it represented something of a conundrum. It promised a more controllable car with better handling balance, but it was an entry level sports car that would need to slot below the iconic 911, and thus it appeared that Porsche purposely limited the car’s performance so as not to encroach on the 911. This meant that the original Boxster had a 5-speed transmission and 201hp when the base 911 made 282hp. Gradually, the Boxster’s performance was allowed to expand, first with the addition of the S (252hp with a 6-speed), and finally, nearly 15 years after the car’s introduction, a more focused model above that. In open form, this was called the Boxster Spyder, while the closed version was called the Cayman R. These cars approached the raciness of Porsche’s legendary GT cars, even if they lacked the name.