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Originally Posted by dmboone25
Unless the 718 GT4 gets some detuned version of the GT3's 4.0L engine.
Besides the gearing, the one thing that you could (sort of  ) knock the 981 GT4 for was the lack of a true GT-spec engine. It was the 991.1 CS engine...which is obviously good, but not the 8800+ revving monster we have seen in the various forms of the GT3 lately.
Although Porsche might keep that in their back pocket for the GT4-RS. That's going to be a lot of fun to watch. 
EDIT - I look at the 981 GT4 as a very similar exercise as the 1M was for BMW. I think they wanted to test the market, and so while the 981 GT4 has tons of upgrades over a 981 GTS, Porsche didn't go to the level of giving it a GT-spec engine. Now that they know people really will buy a GT-level Cayman, we might see them sprinkle more magic into the 718 version.
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Agreed! Other than the lack of brute power, I'm still blown away by my lowly 2.7L flat 6 lol it has so much character and sounds mega at WOT (even without PSE) but this is also my first Porsche and I haven't driven any GT cars so YMMV. So a 981 GT4 with *just* the 3.8 C2S motor is a huge step up for me. I couldn't imagine this platform with a GT-spec engine in there
but that hypothetical GT4 would most certainly be $115K+ base MSRP before any options. I think Porsche tested the waters and saw the price people were/are willing to pay for this car. So base price will almost certainly be 6 figures, IMO.
I really like the analogy to the 1M
