The somewhat cliché description of discovering a body part you didn't know you had fits extremely well in the Porsche GT4 RS. Let me explain why.

Add to that the hood at the front and the wing at the back which are made of carbon fiber and are painted in transparent paint so the carbon fiber is completely exposed. Incredibly cool if you ask me.

Porsche GT4 RS is simply based on the roofed version of a Boxter, namely the Cayman. But a lot has happened to the version I am now driving compared to the Cayman as it was when I first became acquainted with the model. When I first got to know the Cayman around 2007, it was a pretty nice version compared to today's GT4 RS. The name Cayman is still there, but now the number 718 has been added to the name before Cayman. The Boxter is also called 718 before Boxter, which logically unites the models. The number name 718 is related to the fact that one wants to both pay tribute to and show affiliation with the sports car that, in various versions, Porsche competed with in the late 50s and early 60s. In 1958, Porsche won LeMans with the 718 RSK. Both the 718 Boxter and 718 Cayman are available in a number of different versions, with the GT4 RS being the sharpest version. Shortly before the time of writing, Porsche also presented a 718 Boxster in GT4 RS version. Porsche has promised that we will be able to take it out and feel it when it arrives. Can't wait!

A first meeting

My acquaintance with the Boxter model began when my old classmate Daniel, whose parents owned and operated a famous Italian restaurant and pizzeria in Gothenburg, bought a Boxter as his second car after he first had an Alfa Romeo. It may sound a bit spoiled, but I can promise that he had to work hard for the cars. However, it ended a bit tragically with the Porsche being stolen.

My most intense experience with his Boxter was on the legendary Härskogsvägen outside Gothenburg. Here I got to test drive the car and we had received unofficial times for the road through my father, Bengt Ason Holm who was involved in the Gothenburg Motor Historiska Klubb, GMHK. We did our best to beat the times and since they were set with much older cars than Daniel's Boxter, we actually succeeded. These are truly memories that stick with us. Härskogsvägen can be compared to Bogesundsvägen outside Stockholm on the way to Vaxholm. I of course took the GT4 RS there but let me come back to that in a moment.

Let's now focus on 718 Cayman GT4 RS. The test car Porsche Sweden was kind enough to lend me was in the special color Bahama Yellow. A deep yellow color that really suits the car. You become both happy and energetic every time you see it. Add to that the hood in front and the wing in the back which are made of carbon fiber and are painted in transparent paint so the carbon fiber is completely exposed. Incredibly delicious if you ask me.

Porsche GT4 RS

Basic price 1,640,00 SEK
Motor 4 liter, 6-cylinder boxer engine. 500 hp
Torque: 450 Nm
Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, rear-wheel drive
Acceleration 0–100 km/h: 3.4 seconds
Top speed 315 km/h
Weight 1,490 kg
Dimensions (length/width/height): 4,456/1,801/1,267mm

Screwed into the seat

When you open the door, you won't be disappointed either. Two racing seats in carbon fiber with three-point belts. There are also regular belts for those who don't want to be screwed in like in a vice all the time. But once you've settled in, you never want to move. This is where the unfamiliar body part experience begins. The steering wheel also feels incredibly tight and well-shaped. The fact that it's round is a given, but the thickness feels absolutely perfect. Add to that the fact that it's covered in alcantara for the best grip.

The key, which in classic Porsche fashion is located on the left side of the steering wheel, starts the engine with a melodious growl when turned. The car feels lively straight away! I roll away and immediately feel how agile the car is. The gear changes are lightning fast thanks to the PDK gearbox. PDK stands for Porsche Doppel Kupplungs in German. Double clutch gearbox simply translated into Swedish. I have described the technology here before, but for those of you who may have missed it, here is a quick technical explanation that the gearbox is built in such a way that the next gear is ready thanks to a double clutch function. This speeds up the gear changes immensely. The technology was invented back in 1935 by the Frenchman Adolphe Kegresse and first appeared in a Citroën Traction Avant in 1939. The Porsche GT4 RS is only available with the PDK gearbox, but that shouldn't disappoint anyone.

Pleasure in every shift

You can select PDK Sport via a button on the console between the seats, which speeds up gear changes even more. On the same center console you will find more buttons. One that has been jokingly called the button with goggles on, ski goggles. This button makes you get more sound from the rear exhaust pipes. Hence the motif on the button, which should look like two exhaust pipes in width. When the button is pressed in combination with the PDK Sport button, an incredible pleasure occurs with every gear change, and it goes quickly!

As I mentioned earlier, I drove the Bogesundsvägen with the GT4 RS. A perfect road for this car. The curves really make you feel where the car is and that you trust it 100 percent. Roadholding is really something Porsche can do and the GT4 RS is no exception. It does exactly what you want it to do, but a little better. And this is where the body part cliché comes to mind. As many of you probably know, I have driven an incredible amount of cars, and especially performance cars that want to be driven actively. And I have to say that it has been a long time since I was so impressed by the driving feel of a car like the GT4 RS. It is truly in a class of its own. There are definitely cars with more powerful engines, even if they The 500 horses that are in the GT4 RS are certainly not shy. Some quick performance figures, the GT4 RS goes from 0 to 100 in just 3.4 seconds. If you keep the accelerator pedal pressed, you will pass 200 km/h in just 10.9 seconds from the moment you started. And I think that is fast enough for most people.

I drive a Jeep on a daily basis for various reasons related to my work as a photographer. If I were to choose to have an extra car just to enjoy driving it to 110%, then it would definitely be a GT4 RS. Until then 718 Boxster GT4 RS will come then, because it is certainly wonderful to drive with the roof down. But until then, those of you who have acquired a GT4 RS, congratulations on your new sporty body part intended for total enjoyment of curvy roads.