Finally got a 718 GT4!
Discussion
Well this was a bit of a long and winding path to buying this car. I have fancied one ever since spending a bit of time in the 981 GT4. As a bit of a semi daily and occasional track car I always wanted a PDK so was delighted when they announced it for the 718 GT4. In 2022 I got a deposit down on a new one and actually got an allocation early this year but wasn't able to have all the spec as Porsche weren't able to supply the PCCB/Clubsport options so I passed on it.
Kept an eye on the market this year on and off but couldn't resist some of the deals on offer recently so a deal was done with Porsche Swindon who were super easy to deal with and I picked up this 1400 mile car Friday
First impressions are very good the steering seems to have a bit more feel than the 981 and theres a bit more compliance to the ride than I remember. The PDK certainly helps with the gearing it likes to fire up and down the box. The chassis and handling on the Caymans is always on point and its no different here. This car is in almost the exact same spec I would have ordered so very happy to have got it for a significant saving over new. And its been pre run in!
Not really planning to modify it at all but will get it onto our Hunter and get some camber dialled in as with most OEM spec cars its clearly running a pretty tame geo setup so will get that sorted in the new year. Will likely invest in a set of PS4S tyres for road use maybe a second wheel set if one comes up without costing a fortune. Nurburgring is already booked for the summer maybe Spa later in the year too so looking forward to that!
Kept an eye on the market this year on and off but couldn't resist some of the deals on offer recently so a deal was done with Porsche Swindon who were super easy to deal with and I picked up this 1400 mile car Friday
First impressions are very good the steering seems to have a bit more feel than the 981 and theres a bit more compliance to the ride than I remember. The PDK certainly helps with the gearing it likes to fire up and down the box. The chassis and handling on the Caymans is always on point and its no different here. This car is in almost the exact same spec I would have ordered so very happy to have got it for a significant saving over new. And its been pre run in!
Not really planning to modify it at all but will get it onto our Hunter and get some camber dialled in as with most OEM spec cars its clearly running a pretty tame geo setup so will get that sorted in the new year. Will likely invest in a set of PS4S tyres for road use maybe a second wheel set if one comes up without costing a fortune. Nurburgring is already booked for the summer maybe Spa later in the year too so looking forward to that!
jackwood said:
Congrats!! And snap!! 
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I’m sure you’ve seen posts about those Dunlops. Don’t blame you wanting to change them! Great on warm dry days. Horrible at this time of year through.
What’s the full spec? Is it CS?
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|https://thumbsnap.com/zXd3e7Rd[/url]I’m sure you’ve seen posts about those Dunlops. Don’t blame you wanting to change them! Great on warm dry days. Horrible at this time of year through.
What’s the full spec? Is it CS?
Yeah I've never driven a car with these tyres but assumed they would be like cup 2.
Yeah it's Clubsport with pccb I think there only thing it doesn't have is extended leather which is a bit annoying but there only other one with spec to match it sold before I could get to it and was a lot more expensive to be fair.
Not Ideal said:
Congrats - that looks amazing.
Good on you for pulling the trigger rather than trying to pick the exact bottom of the market.
Yeah I'm sure a lot might miss the boat a bit although I can't see any huge price increases. I have no plans to be continually fretting about prices this will be with us a few years and will be used as much as possible. Good on you for pulling the trigger rather than trying to pick the exact bottom of the market.
Funnily enough I know a lot of people recently have made the jump from V6 to GT4 it seems a natural progression. For road use this might be a shocker but I really prefer the GT4. The V6 cars for me are a bit fidgety and don't flow down the road like the S2 cars do. They are heavy for a Lotus and the weight at the back is quite pronounced on the V6. I always felt they should have had power steering too. I much preferred my old 410 Sport Evora which was a fantastic car. I'l always jump on a V6 for the business but they really aren't for me personally. An Evora or Cayman makes much more sense as a road car I'm not sure how the GT4 stacks up against the V6 on track I would guess they are similar. The V6S is certainly not that quick on track they are actually a bit slow in the corners. They really need the 460 Komotec kit to overcome the long gearing a bit and come alive.
If I could only have one fun car though it would be the S2 Exige.
If I could only have one fun car though it would be the S2 Exige.
fridaypassion said:
Funnily enough I know a lot of people recently have made the jump from V6 to GT4 it seems a natural progression. For road use this might be a shocker but I really prefer the GT4. The V6 cars for me are a bit fidgety and don't flow down the road like the S2 cars do. They are heavy for a Lotus and the weight at the back is quite pronounced on the V6. I always felt they should have had power steering too. I much preferred my old 410 Sport Evora which was a fantastic car. I'l always jump on a V6 for the business but they really aren't for me personally. An Evora or Cayman makes much more sense as a road car I'm not sure how the GT4 stacks up against the V6 on track I would guess they are similar. The V6S is certainly not that quick on track they are actually a bit slow in the corners. They really need the 460 Komotec kit to overcome the long gearing a bit and come alive.
If I could only have one fun car though it would be the S2 Exige.
I was always a big Lotus fan and always had my plan to get an Exige when the time came. If I could only have one fun car though it would be the S2 Exige.
amongst my extensive (obsessive) research over the years I found a YouTube video by one of the German mags. That took the Exige and 981GT4 to I think Holkenheim for a head to head. To my disgust at the time the GT4 was a bit quicker.
The racing driver reconned it was simply the GT4 has wider tyres giving it that little bit more grip particularly on exit where the Exige was getting quite a lot of oversteer.
In my experience on track, GT4s and V6 Exiges are close enough in pace round a track for the driver to be the main difference. In the same hands, I think a GT4 (981 or 718) would be a bit quicker.
(In my hands I find the Exige more fun on road and track, but that’s just me and others find the opposite, which is great)
(In my hands I find the Exige more fun on road and track, but that’s just me and others find the opposite, which is great)
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