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title: "Lightweight Porsche 718 Cayman T With 360 HP Headed to Production: Report"
description: "The track-focused 718 Cayman T will follow in the footsteps of the purist-special 911 Carrera T."
date: "2018-10-24"
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# Lightweight Porsche 718 Cayman T With 360 HP Headed to Production: Report

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A lightweight, driver-focused version of [Porsche's mid-engined sports coupe](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/15230/porsche-announces-718-boxster-and-cayman-gts-models-with-365-hp>) is in the pipeline if a new report is to be believed. According to [*Auto Express*](<https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsche/cayman/105031/porsche-718-cayman-t-confirmed-for-production>), the German automaker is said to be preparing a 718 Cayman T which will, as you might have guessed, be specced in the same vein as the [purist-special 911 Carrera T](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/15380/the-2018-porsche-911-carrera-t-is-a-lightweight-911-made-for-purists>).

Hence, the Cayman T will reportedly get a thinner glass, fabric interior door handles, sports seats, and the option to delete the infotainment system for approximately 44 pounds less weight. It'll also apparently feature a sports exhaust, the Sport Chrono Package that lowers ride height by 10 millimeters, 20-inch lightweight wheels, and a tuned version of the 2.5-liter turbo flat-four engine that pumps out approximately 360 horsepower. The T is slated to sit in between the S and GTS in the Cayman lineup. Just like the T-badged 911, we expect a Cayman T to be the lightest car in its range.

Like the Carrera T, then, the Cayman T shaping up to offer the thrills of Porsche's top-shelf GT cars in a less potent and expensive package. A Cayman GT4 on a budget, if you will.

Despite *Auto Express*'s lack of a specific source, this isn't the first time we've heard of a purist-spec Cayman. Back in July, [*AutoGuide*](<https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2018/07/porsche-panamera-gts-718-cayman-t-may-coming-2019.html>) discovered a VIN decoder guide submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that explicitly mentions a 2019 Porsche 718 Cayman T. In an email to *The Drive*, a Porsche spokesperson said the company "has no comment regarding 718 variants."

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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