Holy Trinity with the Cayman GTS
Dear All, Here are a few pics and quick impressions of my morning drive to Susten / Grimsel / Furka passes aka the “holy trinity” of best mountain roads. I went with a friend who has a Boxster My 911 will be delivered next week (delayed again) so the deal...
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The dealer told me ithe engine was “mild” at low RPM. This MT6 is a no go for me, hopefully the pdk is better… but that’s a shame because the manual shifting is really nice…
Difficult gear ratio
I knew it with my car. The problem is the law. Speed limits on roads. Always my car want faster, and the rpm is not ideal. Yes, also a 6MT, but the 5 is good to use from 90kmh to 190kmh. The problem lays at 1, 2, and third gear. When i go Porsche, i will ...
Agreed, the 1-2-3 gearing on the MT is way too long and you really notice it in the mountains where the wide spacing between 1 and 2 often leaves you in a powerless rpm range.
It is partly a Porsche thing, I was super disappointed when I test drove the MT 991.2 GT3 and found 9k rpm equally unreachable on public roads as 8k rpm in the GT4. Emissions and sound regulations killing the fun. When I regeared my GT4 I ran some numbers...
Did you go the sharkwerks route?
Options are out there but limited I guess, thx for sharing.
I'm in the northeast so deman motorsports
Sharky and deman both get the gears from guard. Deman has a proprietary 2nd gear ratio I think. Hollinger makes gears but only 3-6 which is great for race cars that can use the long 2nd gear in the track.
The gearing issue is all because of the mileage number. The engines are all the same
The EPA tests cars on a standard, simulated city and highway (ie lab, not out on actual roads) program. The most critical gear used in the manual transmission ends up being third. As a consequence, it’s is kept longer (compared to the auto) so that the en...
I was under the impression the CA issue was a noise issue not an efficiency issue, a 3rd gear issue but for a different reason
R&T link here : www.roadandtrack.com /
Yes, noise was an issue as well (and ultimately the failed criterion) but was internally it was slave to the emissions concern.
In the end, it is all to do with how the computer now controls all the throttle/gearbox interactions and it’s respective optimization. Thanks, Brian
Sounds great!
Any Porsche sounds like a great product to me. From Macan/Cayenne to Boxster/Cayman to 911 to Taycan, every one is a great product!
Yeah, me too, the light is fantastic!
Decades ago I was up there on a motorbike. These pictures make me want to go back. Cheers Marc
Beautiful photos, what a lovely drive.
In all honesty, for real world/road use the turbo 4-cylinder version of the Boxster is actually a more enjoyable car to drive. I'll admit I own one so I may be biased, but even the 4 cylinder is far more power than you're able to use on the road if you wa...
My friend has a “base” 4 cylinders 270 cv boxster
He was right behind me on the curvier sections, I was a bit ahead on the longer straight, but clearly not by a huge margin. I drove the Cayman GTS 4 cylinders in Germany 3 years ago… can’t recall much difference in pure performance but the sound is not in...
I've driven my 718 base model with all manner of 911's and on regular roads there is certainly no one leaving me behind.
You're absolutely right that the sound in the 4 cylinder is quite loud, especially at lower speeds that are more common around town in comparison to the 6. I enjoy both the 6 and 4 cylinder sounds but tend to think the internet commentary on the 4 cylinde...