IGNITION
‘THAT PORSCHE
HAS CREATED
THISNON-TURBO
ENGINE REALLY
IS SOMETHING TO
CELEBRATE’
Below:GT4’s fi xed rear
wingisnowa single
piece; tailpipesare
separatedtoassist
the newdiff user, which
helps produce 40per
centmoredownforce
onthe rearaxlethan
the oldmodel
Carreras.Revvingto8000rpmandgoodfor 414bhpat 76 00rpm,
thatequatestobumps of34bhpover theoriginalGT4 and44bhp
over themostrecentBoxster Spyder. Torqueisrated at310lbft
from 5000 to6800rpm.
ThatPorschehasgonetothelengthsofcreatingthisnon-
turboenginereallyissomethingtocelebrate.Preuningerseems
prettypleased, too:‘We’requite happy thateverybodyinthe
industryisgivinguponnormallyaspiratedengines.Wethink
thatwiththisenginewecan dosomethingmore inthefuture.’
Mentionofa GT4 RSseesPreuningerbreak outhispokerface,
butwelive inhope.
ShunningPDK,bothcarsonlyoffera six-speedmanual
transmission(thoughPreuningerdoesn’truleoutPDKlaterinthe
modelcycle,addingmore grist totheRSrumourmill)andboth
carscan hita launchcontrol-assisted 0-62mphtimeof4.4sec.
They also crackthe300kphbarrier, theSpydertoppingoutat
18 7mphandtheGT4 at 188. Plenty fastenough,then.There’s a
throttleblipfunction– nowwithits own button – andtheusual
two-stagetraction/stability control,whichcan befullydisabled.
ComingunderPreuninger’sjurisdictionalso meansa bespoke
PASMchassisset-up, largelyderivedfromthatofthe991. 2
GT3.Sitting30mmlower andwithadjustments for toe,camber
andanti-rollbar settings,there’s a mixofbushes andspherical
bearings featuredfrontandrear, plusdynamictransmission
mounts.There’s also PorscheTorqueVectoringanda mechanical
limited-slipdifferential,plusa PCCBbrake optionand‘ultra high
performance’tyres thatworkontrackbutare biasedtowards
deliveringbrilliantlyontheroadcomerainorshine.