Yahoo Finance Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Race Car Headed For L.A. Auto Show
Porsche’s current entry-level customer race car is the 911 GT3 Cup, but the German sports car marque is about to undercut this with a new GT4-spec racer based on the recently revealed Cayman GT4. GT4-spec racing series have been growing in popularity over the years, as the series tend to be a much more affordable avenue for budding motorsport enthusiasts compared to the next rung up the ladder, the GT3 class. A handful of automakers already offer GT4-spec versions of their cars and now Porsche is joining the fray.
Porsche’s entry is the new Cayman GT4 Clubsport, which makes its world debut next month at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. As the car is designed for track use only, it will be offered exclusively through Porsche Motorsport North America. Other markets will have to order the vehicle from Porsche Motorsport.
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Being based on the Cayman GT4, the new race car comes with a 3.8-liter flat-six engine that matches the road car’s 385-horsepower rating. However, unlike the road car, which comes with a six-speed manual, the race car benefits from a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission that’s operated via paddle shifters. There is also a mechanical locking differential at the rear axle.
The suspension is borrowed from the 911 GT3 Cup and the brakes are a dedicated racing setup with steel discs measuring 380 millimeters in diameter at all corners. Other specs include a welded-in safety cage, a racing bucket seat, a six-point harness, and a curb weight of 2,866 pounds.
For the 2016 motorsport season, homologation of the Cayman GT4 Clubsport is planned for race series such as the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the Porsche Club of America, the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA, the Ultra 94 GT3 Cup Challenge Canada, the Pirelli World Challenge and for other club-level meetings around the world.
Additional details plus photos will be released following the debut at the L.A. Auto Show. The show gets underway November 18 but in the meantime you can read up on many of the debuts via our dedicated hub.
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