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UPDATE: Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Spied with Manual Gearbox, 911 GT3 Engine Rumored

This is far from the first time we get to show you a prototype of the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, but the sportcar won't show up This year, the Porsche 911 spyshots have constantly kept us busy, but the rest of Zuffenhausen's sportscar lineup hasn't exactly been absent from this area of our website. And now that we've officialy met the 2018 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster GTS, the time has come for the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 to return under the spotlights.
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A prototype of the range-topping 718 has recently been spotted testing, but, despite this sighting and the ones we've shown you earlier this year, we're not expecting the mid-engined delight to show up until late 2018.

As you can notice in the Instagram spy photo below, the GT4 test car we have here comes with a stick shift, but aficionados out there still hope that the German automaker will also offer the PDK as an option.

We'll remind you that the rumor mill talks about the now-retired GT4 as a car that was initially tested with the said dual-clutch tranny. However, it seems that the uber-sharp chronograph numbers delivered in the two-pedal form determined Porsche to offer the uber-Cayman solely in clutch trim, with the obvious aim being to prevent 911 cannibalization.

Speaking of the Neunelfer, the naturally aspirated nature of the GT4 badge is guaranteed. Forum chat mentions the possibility of the 718 Cayman GT4 receiving a downtuned incarnation of the new 4.0-liter flat-six we met on the 991.2 GT3.

Porsche could also update the 3.8-liter flat-six mill of the 991.1 Carrera S, which powers the old GT4. However, given the fact that both these models are now retired, we wouldn't hold our breath for such a powerplant.

Regardless of the hardware that occupies the middle section of the car, the 718 generation change has delivered a massive performance boost. As such, we're expecting the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 to be one (green) hell of a performer.

UPDATE:We've added a front spyshot of the 718 Cayman GT4 (via Autogespot) at the end of the gallery above - compared to the prototype seen in the earlier (Nurburgring-snapped) spyshots, which came with the nose of the retiring GT4, the test car packs the 718 generation's Sport Design front apron, which is offered as standard on the recently released 718 Cayman GTS.


 

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