The Cayman GT4 RS is Porsche's most hardcore mid‑engined car to date, so we put it head-to-head with three of the finest mid-engined machines ever to hit the road...
As with the GT4 RS, the NSX’s transformation into the R was remarkably detailed and laser-focused. Each piston and connecting rod is balanced to a tolerance of half that of a standard NSX engine. The crank assembly features carefully matched components to reduce friction, the clutch/flywheel/pulley assembly is hand-machined and rotating weight tolerance is reduced to below 1/10th of that of a regular NSX. Honda claimed no more power for the R engines but much greater and more accurate response.
Trickling along at first, the RS shuffles and thumps on frigid Cup 2s. The suspension is stone-cold and unyielding and the whole car feels like it’s got out of the wrong side of bed. I like it. For me this awkward, jarring phase is all part of a truly hardcore road-racer. It should feel grumpy as vital fluids warm through, and sensing all the rough edges being chipped away as the temperature gauges start to flicker to life is the best sort of initiation.
It’s dominated by the engine and gearbox, which are nothing short of staggering. As John later says: ‘For me this is better than even theengine.’ Some praise. Honestly, the STO makes the Porsche feel breathless and although you could argue there’s too much noise , there’s no denying the quality of the shattering howl and how real and organic it feels.
The NSX‑R’s carbon-Kevlar seats are almost sumptuous. So supportive but with a soft touch. Why can’t all fixed-back seats feel this good? You sit in a reclined position, perhaps because the seat is mounted a shade too high. Then again, maybe that’s an illusion created by the plunging windscreen that seems to end almost at road height and the frankly wonderful view it affords.
Things don’t get off to an especially good start. The Speciale interior is pleasingly simple. The inner doors are carbonfibre, the floors bare. Just as you’d hope. However, it feels oddly big and empty. Like there’s a lot of dead space. The Porsche, Honda and Lambo envelope you but the Speciale doesn’t seem to want to embrace. Grab the steering wheel and it feels huge, almost cumbersome, and although the seats are supportive they’re also extremely upright. The harnesses are a bit of a faff, too.
‘The whole thing snaps into focus immediately, doesn’t it?’ says John. He’s had enough distance from his last drive to make some sense of the Ferrari. So I just nod and listen. ‘The engine is manic, the response is insane. Initially, it’s properly shocking,’ he continues. ‘But then you realise that you’re not on edge. The car isn’t too much. It’s frantic in sound and performance but calm in the way it drives.
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