2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Owner's Track Drive Review at The Ridge driveopolis
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2016
- Just had my first track day in my Porsche Cayman GT4 at The Ridge Motorsports Park. I finally got a chance to put the GT4 through its paces. I give my commentary on the track layout, describe how the car behaves on a circuit and address some common GT4 criticisms. Make sure you turn up your sound for the full experience!
Track day organized by Revscene / The Speed Syndicate. - Авто та транспорт
I think people are so hung up on gearing, because that is literally the only thing they can find to nitpick about this amazing car.
Thanks for your comment, Frank. I think there is a lot of validity to what you say! Someone started the gearing quibble and the rest followed along.
Not even done with the first video and I already sub'd. You do a very good job talking while you drive, describing every sensation, I feel like I am in the passenger seat. The editing is done so professionally, as if by someone who loves watching track day UA-cam videos. :P
I am moving to Seattle from San Francisco, and I hope to attend an event at this classy circuit.
Looking forward to more videos. Thanks for the content!
Justin, thank you very much for your kind comment! You keep me motivated! And yes, you should definitely drive The Ridge when you get a chance. Seattle is not far away at all!
Nice driving review! I sold my GT3RS and I was happy with the new ND miata. Have had Porsche cars for over 25yrs. Sold it all at some point in my life. But now after I watched your video. Just talked to my sales at Walter Porsche. I will order the 2021 GT4. Nice red color.. cheers 🦅🦅🇺🇸
You found my ND review... and I found your comment from a year ago too! Hope you're enjoying that GT4!
Awesome, Sam! Love love love the GT4!
Thank you!
Awesome video and keep it up, love this local content!
+Ryan Clark Thank you, Ryan!
Excellent video! Had my GT4 out in the track, and everything you say is exactly what I thought! 👍
Glad you're tracking yours! Enjoy it!
great editing and angles, you're UA-cam channel will go far these are great videos
Thank you very much McLuvin!
Great video, fantastic production!
+habsfan170 Thank you so much! I love OLP by the way. :)
Wow I didn't know you lived in my area. Been to the track with TSS x Revscene and they are awesome people. Love your GT4 reviews so far, keep it up!
+john tran Hi John. Thank you! That's a lovely AP2 S2k you've got there. I'm a big fan of those cars, I used to have an '04 Sebring. Still miss it.
+driveopolis Will you ever be at any Seattle C&C meets? I would love to see this car in person, it's my dream car in its price range. Makes me happy S2Ks are much appreciated from Porsche owners.
I love your gt4 I think it's absolutely stunning. I think most of the frustrations about tall gearing stem from reduced acceleration. It is also a strong possibility that it was geared this way intentionally to not make it quicker than any 991 911. In a sense, it was neutered when it didn't have to be and I think that's why many are so critical. If other current model Porsches were geared similarly I don't think people would be nearly as critical. Great video, I really enjoy every single one of your uploads.
+Dream cars I enjoyed reading your insightful comment! I think there is validity in what you say. Previously, other Porsche models were always geared similarly. The 997 GT3 always had tall gears. They only lowered them for the RS. In this generation, they did have the luxury of shorter gearing all around thanks to PDK an that extra 7th cog. I think with the introduction of the 911R's 'lowered gear ratio' manual gearbox, we will see it this tall gearing go away in the next generation of optional manual GT3s at least, if not the GT4s.
Superb video(s). Really enjoying all of them, and this one is a "peach", too. Picking up my 2016 Cayman GTS next week (14 June 2016) and can't wait. Enjoy your GT4--Cheers!
Haha, I wonder if you saw the 'peach' discussion on Rennlist. A good laugh there. Glad to hear you're getting your car soon. You must have it by now. How is it?
Sam, thanks for asking. I've had my new GTS for 3 weeks now, and am loving it more with each drive. Your GTS/GT4 videos were instrumental in helping me decide to purchase it. Couldn't be happier--keep posting those great videos!
Nice video. The Ridge is my favorite track right now, but I haven't done ORP yet...
Nice driving and beautiful track.
+Jimmy H Thank you, Jimmy!
EXCELLENT
awesome content
Thank you Paul! I appreciate your comment!
Amazing driving and great audio capture. Re dash cams, I just turn off the crash sensor, g-sensor, since as you pull corners or go over bumps it will fill up your memory card with files that can't be overwritten till you manually clear them.
+goons123flofy Thanks! I did figure out how to change the settings after the video. The G Sensor could not be disabled fully but it has a low setting. Will need to figure out if it gets tripped next time I hit the track.
Awesome! I also have a Carmine Red GT4 (just got it two weeks ago). I agree, the gearing is perfect for a car like this; this is not a muscle car. I find the car amazingly alive, engaging, and makes me smile every time I drive it. Very capable car, but is still forgiving, but most importantly, tells you that you made a mistake. I need to break it in before it's first track day!
Hi Jason, great name BTW. ;) How did you "break" yours in? My dealer said it was ready to drive hard off the lot, but do you think there's another level of brea- in before tracking? If so, what is your procedure?
+Jason Howes, I am keeping the revs and speed changing and being pretty conservative, but not treating her with kid gloves either. She's got 200 miles on the clock today - I would like to see 1000 miles and an oil change before I track her, and the first event I will probably be conservative and short shift. I know my other P-cars have been "tight" and have really started to change performance and mileage after 10K. This is my third P-car and they need to be driven - and driven enthusiastically. To be clear, I am thinking about the total car, and not just the engine. They are super reliable cars and are easy to work on.
Great video & please keep these coming! Stock pads and fluid? Also the stock exhaust sounds pretty amazing w/ the 3.8
+Craig Sudhoff Thanks Craig! Yes, everything on my car is stock including pads and fluids. Yes! The exhaust sounds really good, louder than my 997 GT3 stock.
you deserve more views ^^
+Emic Moto Thank you! I appreciate that Emic. The views will come, I already appreciate yours in the meantime! Very nice riding on your R6, by the way. Those look like amazing roads. Europe somewhere?
driveopolis its in germany near Frankfurt. just some forrest roads we have here a lot of those ^^i like the roads in the states (:
Awesome. I will visit Germany one day!
Great video! I got my GT4 last fall and had to winterize it pretty much after delivery (New England owner) so I haven't had a lot of time in the driver's seat. Are you using the auto rev match in this video, or doing it al natural. If the latter, do you think you have a big advantage over the computer and if so, how did you learn to heal-toe correctly? Thanks!
+Jason Howes Thanks Jason! I have to admit I was using auto-blip in the video. I am pretty proficient with heel and toe, but nothing like as flawless and consistent as the computer. I learned to heel and toe in my Miata back in the day. One of the best cars for learning because things happen slowly, the pedals are placed perfectly for it and all the controls have a low effort and weight. You can see a little heel and toe action in my ND Miata review video on my channel.
Awesome video as always! Love your content, I really do! How many miles your car has that you took it on the track? I'm just curious as my dad got a gt4 aswell with 400 miles and we are waiting to track it. We are not going to wait for the full 2k miles. The weather has been the only reason we have held back so as soon as the weather turns reasonable in Chicago we will get to try it out.
Were you the yellow one I chased through Winnetka?
+Michael Cohen Yellow it is and possibly. My dad was driving at the time. Jaguar F-type?
+Baby_Goat Yeah, it's never a bad idea to wait a little bit before letting it loose on the track. 2k miles feels like a lot in the beginning, I know! Hope your weather improves real soon. You're going to have such a blast with your Dad!
+Baby_Goat British Racing Green!
+Baby_Goat I hope I wasn't being a jerk. I don't think I was following too close. Just wanted to hear the Cayman mainly. Enjoy the car! The Jag is my dad's. He's out of town and I'm borrowing for a bit. Hopefully I get my blue S2000 back next week.
How'd you enjoy the GT4 in comparison to that amazing Exige you tested?
I think the GT4 is quite a bit more refined. It's an actual road car that I lived with day-to-day. The Exige in this video feels like a race car.
that oversteer looks fun as hell! and whats that beep beep i keep hearing?
+Jitsslo Productions Thanks and it was! The beep beep is from a Thinkware F750 dashcam that I'm testing for them. Unfortunately, every time I pull a high G turn it trips off the collision warning sensor in the dashcam. I need to change the sensitivity for next time, was hoping to pull some footage from that.
any alfa romeo 4c there? just curious, what you think of that car. thanks
+ToroBimmer E90Bay I'm interested in the 4C also, just haven't had opportunity to test. I will when it comes up!
Cool review. Nice video production. GT4 looks ok, you might find yourself getting bored quickly tho. Your gt3 was a much more challenging car and at least for me this is 90% of the fun. The challenge. I like non user friendly. One suggestion, try to keep your hands on the wheel 9 and 3 to reduce shuffling. You'll find this nets a smoother drive. Stock brake pads? If so I'm surprised they didn't light on fire. Re gearing. Try driving that track with a regeared Porsche (preferably gt3 variant) and you'll realize how badly these things need to be regeared.
+echo echo Thanks for your comments and insights. I think what you say about the 997 GT3 is indeed valid. I do generally keep hands at 9 to 3 for corners where I know I'll be hooked up, but I couldn't resist sliding this car around a little bit because it's fun. Shuffle steer works much better anytime I get into a hairpin or powerslide. Here's another video of me sliding and playing around with the GT4's balance:
ua-cam.com/video/RzcQ5N2mAY4/v-deo.html
+driveopolis are you local to wa state? If you ever visit the ridge again I'd love to meet you and give you a few tips around the track. I race chumpcar there and tracked many Porsches and bmws. On my other UA-cam account I have many videos of me in my 6 GT3 stripper cup wannabe. Ex10psi is that UA-cam account name but I'm not sure you'll find it that way? The ridge is a great track. I instruct for Porsche NA so I could ride with you as well and give u a few pointers but honestly for my benefit to ride in a new gt4 :) I'll be at the ridge this weekend for a double header chump race. E36 328 silver with a fucked up front bumper :)
great review. but feel like you could sit back a little bit for more agile handling of the wheel~
Thanks! Yeah, I could a little bit.
Is this driveopolis or chris harris channel? hahahaha! Nice driving a nice drifts man!
+sabajin You are too kind! It was a ton of fun. Your GT86 looks like a riot on the track too!
Did the brakes and tyres last? Do you have to replace them after the track day?
+TheJelllyo They lasted surprisngly well. By day's end I had only modest wear on my Michelins. Also, the front tires did not roll over on to their edges the way I often see with hard driven BMWs. The grip feels very evenly distributed right along the outside edge of the car and the tire wear shows it. Lots of brake pad left. I'm very happy.
+driveopolis Thanks a ton, was looking at getting the white one at Porsche Langley and was wondering how often I could throw it around a track before I had to replace some things haha
Do you still have the BRZ? What are your long term thoughts on it?
+jo23bulls I let the BRZ go last year. Long term, still a fantastic driver's car. The only thing that started to notice over time was that it's a bit lacking in rear traction. That's its only vice. Still on my highly recommended list and I still enjoy driving the 86s. I saw a few of them at this past track day looking menacing.
driveopolis Thanks for the reply! I plan on getting one in a few months. I definitely will look into getting a better set of tires as one of the first mods.
What kind of lap times do you run in this car at The Ridge?
Valid question, but to be honest I have never timed myself. Just out to have fun. :)
OMG , you drive very close to the driving wheel!
Yes I drive quite upright and quite close to the steering wheel. It's the 'proper' driving position and took some time to get used to.
any update with the GT4? Make more videos please.
Have a 718 GT4 now! Will make some new videos soon. In the meantime, you can check out a 992 GT3 teaser I just filmed on my channel.
@@driveopolis welcome back!!
@@SN-hv5zx Thanks Sky!
Nice vid and a great car. I still can't believe you let go of your 997 GT3 though. Obviously a GT4 is an amazing car, but isn't GT3 just a bit more special? the 997 one was the last great analog 911.
+steaksaretasty The GT3 997 does still have the advantage of the more special sounding and feeling mezger engine and the better feedback from the hydraulic steering. The GT4 does make up for it somewhat with a louder stock exhaust and a much better gearbox (both position in relation to the steering wheel and a much better shift quality). The GT4 chassis is also less prone to being unsettled by mid corner bumps, dips and crests. It's more user friendly and just as capable. I agree with you 100% that the GT3 997 is one of the last great analog 911s. That said, I love my GT4 and don't have any regrets. If you're in the market, the 997 GT3 is absolutely a valid alternative and if you can find a mint one it's probably more collectable. They are two different flavours of the purist Porsche experience.
good video. might want to get an auto racing helmet ;)
Haha! I totally agree. I seldom have to wear helmets at press events at the track and until the GT4, I only tracked my motorcycles. Time for a comfy car helmet. Any recommendations?
i recommend the RS7 Carbon. very light and very good. At the end of the day, it depends on fit of head. so try arai as well. Arai gp 6 is quite comfortable.
track more! drive more on the limit!
I just came back from a drift day in this car. I'll have a video up soon. Definitely drove it at the limit... and beyond. Haha. I'll check out the RS7, but Arais have always fit me very well in the motorcycle world.
Speak of the devil... I just commented in your first GT4 video hoping for the next video on it!
Also... nice RSD helmet. Is that also your motorcycle helmet? I also have the black carbon/green stripes RSD helmet from when I had my Daytona 675R.
+xkrnxboix Hey, thanks! It is indeed my motorcycle helmet. I love the Daytona 675R! That's a great bike. I love two wheels as much as four. Love the white on red frame of yours. So sexy.
+driveopolis Did you start out with motorcycles or cars? Yes, the white/red frame was sure a looker and the 675cc triple had a unique sound. Just wished I had roads like Vancouver around my area!
Switch your rear bar to stiff and the car will be about perfect.
+C DellaCava Thanks for the suggestion! I think I will try this next time. I think adjusting my tire pressures slightly would help too.
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I'm still torn between a 997 gt3, 991 gt3 or a gt4 🤔
Currently drive a c6z06 800whp lol. It's not much of a drivers car. Just good for straight line. Looking for something more refined and just something I can enjoy driving.
+OneSlowEvo I think any of those are a good choice for what you desire. Any preference between a manual or a PDK? An 800whp Z06 sounds like a monster.