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This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on January 22nd, 2019 in the Automotive News category.
You can show pictures of rally Porsches all you want, it doesn't change the fact that it looks wrong.
It doesn’t the fact or it doesn’t change your opinion that it looks wrong?You can show pictures of rally Porsches all you want, it doesn't change the fact that it looks wrong.
Maybe. I tend to change my mind often.It doesn’t the fact or it doesn’t change your opinion that it looks wrong?
Everything, and I mean everything, looks better as a rally car. It's just one of those facts of life.
Wait, a 718 with a six-cylinder engine? WHAT A GOOD IDEA.
I think it is the 718.It's the 981, not 718.
LinkDemo run for the Porsche Cayman GT4 Rallye on snow and ice
The Zuffenhausen sports car manufacturer is planning a return to rallying. For this, the motorsport department in Weissach is developing the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport to comply with the FIA R-GT regulations. The vehicle should be ready to contest the 2020 season.
LinkWith the release of the 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport just after the new year, they're already proving the 718 is just as flexible by revamping it for rally racing. The 425 horsepower, naturally-aspirated flat-six, sustainable body panels, and roll cage carry over from the Clubsport, but the rally version gets increased ride height, revised suspension settings, a roof scoop, and a wicked light pod on the hood. Designed to compete in the FIA's R-GT class, expect to see the 718 GT4 at events around the world like the Monte
LinkWhile the concept car – pictured above putting in its first public show on snow and ice in the Austrian mountains – is based on the old Cayman GT4, the one that’ll be in the hands of actual customers next year will be a rally-homologated version of the latest 718 GT4 Clubsport racecar.