---
title: "Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport: A $230K, 500-HP Turnkey Race Car"
description: "Like the road car on which it's based, Porsche's newest Clubsport offering gets a 911 GT3 engine and shorter gears."
date: "2021-11-17"
modified: "2021-11-17"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/43159/porsche-718-cayman-gt4-rs-clubsport-a-230k-500-hp-turnkey-race-car"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Porsche News"
tags:
  - "Cayman GT4 RS"
  - "Coupe"
  - "luxury"
  - "porsche"
  - "sports car"
---

# Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport: A $230K, 500-HP Turnkey Race Car

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Where there's a new Porsche GT road car, a new [customer racer](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/41844/the-620k-porsche-911-gt2-rs-clubsport-25-is-a-track-weapon>) based on said road car usually isn't far behind; the new 718 Cayman GT4 RS is no different. This is the new GT4 RS Clubsport and, as its name suggests, it takes the just-revealed GT4 RS and modifies it into a bona fide turnkey racing car.

Just like the roadgoing GT4 RS, the motor is taken from the 911 GT3—specifically, it's the same 500-horsepower, naturally-aspirated, 4.0-liter flat-six found in the 911 GT3 Cup car. Revving to 9,000 rpm, this new mill marks a 75 hp bump over the [GT4 Clubsport](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25785/2019-porsche-cayman-gt4-clubsport-lighter-faster-and-more-sustainable>) engine while torque sees an increase from 313 pound-feet to the GT4 RS's 343 pound-feet. Also onboard is a seven-speed PDK transmission that, like the one in the street machine, has had all of its gears shortened.

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*Kristen Lee*

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*Kristen Lee*

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*Kristen Lee*

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*Kristen Lee*

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*Porsche*

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*Porsche*

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*Porsche*

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*Porsche*

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*Porsche*

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**Porsche**

Able to compete in SRO racing without any additional mods, the 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport is equipped with a welded-in roll cage, an adjustable Recaro racing seat, a 2023 FIA-approved six-point harness, a fire extinguisher, and a built-in air jack system.

Suspension has been improved over this car's predecessor with completely overhauled damper tech, improved valves for the two-way racing adjustable shocks, and adjustable double-blade anti-roll bars. The GT4 RS Clubsport also benefits from a bigger front lip, front dive planes, and 911 GT3 R-inspired fender vents while the swan-neck rear wing that's also on the road car features a 20-millimeter Gurney flap. This time around, flax-based fiber is used for the front lid, fenders, and front aero elements in addition to the doors and rear wings.

![message-editor%2F1637110067840-img\_3492.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1637110067840-img_3492.jpg>)
*Kristen Lee*

![message-editor%2F1637110093081-img\_3491.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1637110093081-img_3491.jpg>)
*Kristen Lee*

![message-editor%2F1637078787539-769\_217.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1637078787539-769_217.jpg>)
*Porsche*

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*Porsche*

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*Porsche*

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*Porsche*

The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport starts at $229,000 and will soon compete in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge as well as the [SRO](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/28863/new-audi-r8-lms-gt2-is-a-630-hp-naturally-aspirated-racing-machine>) GT4 America and GT America series.

![message-editor%2F1637110017054-img\_3490.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1637110017054-img_3490.jpg>)
*Kristen Lee*

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*Kristen Lee*

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*Kristen Lee*

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**Porsche**

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

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