Rejoice: The Rally-Spec Porsche Is A Thing Again
Porsche has confirmed the existence of a rally-spec Cayman prototype, with a view to producing a limited production run for customers inclined to take the rear-wheel drive sports car into competition.
Known as the Cayman R-GT, it’s the combined work of Porsche works driver Romain Dumas, his engineering firm RD Ltd and Porsche itself. Dumas is also the test pilot for the project, because, you know, you can’t be breaking the Pikes Peak record every week.
It seems to retain the Cayman GT4’s 911-derived 3.8-litre flat-six (and sounds absolutely epic in the video above) but will have a beefier driveline from the gearbox to the differential. The suspension will be vastly different, too, but actual details are still in the collaboration’s pockets.
Perhaps we’ll learn more soon. Porsche and RD Ltd are taking the car to the German round of the WRC, where it will undergo a little competitive action and try to attract some interest from privateer racers and potential customers from all over the world.
The testing we’ve seen footage of is all on asphalt, but we’d just love to see a raised version on a few gravel rounds of the championship.
The decision whether to build a full production run rests on whether or not public response and customer demand at Rally Germany meet the necessary levels to make the car commercially viable. Either way, though: Romain, we salute you.
Source: Top Gear
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Porsche: plays The crew 2
Porsche: this sh*t is awesome
Honestly😂😂
The cayman could do quite well
Car collectors: [heavy breathing]
They need to do some R-GT rounds on gravel
NEED IT
now to wait for hill climb spec ruf to be a thing again
i never wanted to be rich or a rally driver more than now.
I like that now there are not only hatchbacks rallyeing
Not every car has to be a hatchback
Bring back Group B
Unfortunately it’s not gonna happen any time ever. Way too fast, way too dangerous, absolute madness. The team mechanics actually needed therapy between stages because of some of the stuff they pulled out of cars.
This is all coming from a Group B fan too so don’t think I’m just ragging on it because it’s something to do
Do you even pay attention to rallying?? Its already back lol
PLEASE make this a reality Porsche! It would bring back the excitement to rallying that has been missing.
Its happening…. its the 0 car at rally germany