In addition to the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, the German carmaker additionally unveiled a racing model of its new mid-engine sports activities automotive. That is the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, which is eligible to compete in Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) racing collection around the globe with out additional modifications.
Just like the highway automotive, the GT4 RS Clubsport will get a brand new engine, particularly the 4.0 litre naturally-aspirated flat-six used within the 911 GT3 Cup racer. The mill delivers 500 PS (493 hp), which is 75 PS (74 hp) greater than the three.8 litre unit used within the older GT4 Clubsport.
Because of an optimised air consumption, peak energy is achieved at 8,300 rpm – 800 rpm greater than the GT4 Clubsport – and the engine revs all the best way to 9,000 rpm. It additionally makes 465 Nm of torque at 6,000 rpm as a substitute of the earlier 425 Nm at 6,600 rpm, which Porsche says leads to a a lot wider and usable pace band that makes the automotive a lot simpler to drive for skilled racers and novice drivers alike. For the sake of comparisons, the 911 GT3 Cup has barely greater outputs of 510 PS (503 hp) and 470 Nm.
The engine is paired with a dual-clutch PDK transmission that has seven ahead gears as a substitute of the GT4 Clubsport’s six – all gears characteristic shorter ratios too. The carmaker says that relying on the observe and series-specific rules, its new race automotive can obtain lap occasions which can be over 2% faster than the earlier mannequin.
Different modifications embrace completely revised dampers that “obtain an optimised automobile responsiveness and an additional enchancment in physique management.” There are additionally two-way adjustable shock absorbers with improved traits in addition to adjustable sword-type anti-roll bars entrance and rear.
The automotive additionally has many different adjustable parameters, together with automobile peak, camber and toe, whereas there are three totally different spring charges accessible. The automotive additionally comes with a motorsport-specific Porsche Stability Administration System (PSM), which features a swap to change the traction management (TC), ABS and an up to date stability management system.
The NACA ducts on the bonnet are much like these on the highway automotive and channel air extra effectively to chill the big racing braking system fitted with 380 mm metal discs, joined by fender louvres to reduction strain inside the wheel wells.
Further aerodynamic components come within the type of entrance dive plans and an prolonged entrance spoiler lip to extend downforce on the entrance axle. These are accompanied by a completely enclosed underbody that sends air to the rear diffuser, whereas the swan neck rear wing has been given a 20 mm lengthy Gurney flap and an adjustment vary prolonged by two further phases.
The earlier GT4 Clubsport used flax-based fibre as an alternative choice to carbon-fibre composite, and the sustainable materials is now used extra extensively with the GT4 RS Clubsport. Not solely are the doorways and rear wing made out of the fabric, so are the bonnet, the wings, the aerodynamic elements on the entrance finish and the steering wheel.
For racing functions, the automotive comes with a welded-in roll cage, an adjustable Recaro racing seats, 2023-compliant six-point racing security harnesses, security nets, a hearth extinguisher system and even a built-in air jack system.
There’s additionally a FT3 security gasoline cell with a capability of 115 litres, so endurance racing is feasible, and Porsche presents two totally different exhaust methods to permit the automotive to compete at tracks with stricter noise limits. The automobile can also be ready ought to groups wish to add homologated headlamps or openings within the bonnet for quick refueling.
The asking worth for the GT4 RS Clubsport begins at 196,000 euros (RM926,748), and that’s earlier than accounting for taxes and any competition-related prices. Racing isn’t low-cost, however Porsche’s entry-level race vehicles have attracted fairly a variety of clients, with 421 items of 981-generation model being constructed because it was launched in 2016. The 718-generation mannequin that got here after in 2019 was much more profitable, with round 500 items produced so far.
