Exige S beats Cayman GT4

[XBOW]

Praise indeed, especially from a German magazine !

[bencollins]

Better driving involvement JA!
But what about the feel of the buttons and switches, was the quality ZUPER or just MITTEL?
Silly German journalist did not review the cars balanced or thoroughly it seems.
Also I suspect the Lotus dealers will not have a launch party with good canopés.
Zo.... overall the 200kg heavier Porsches wins.

[GTRene]

said:

Sport Auto Nordschleife Battle: Exige S vs. Cayman GT4

GT4 beats Exige S
GT4 7.42 and the
Exige S performance 7.53

video>>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyq6IDyx6e4

[XBOW]

Thats going some on that track !

Result of comparision in Sport Auto

Lotus ..Porsche
17..... 20 .... Lap time HHR 1,11,6 - 1:10,4
20 ..... 20 .... Slalom 18 m 73,3 - 73,7
13 .... 12 .... 0-100 km/h 4,2 - 4,4
14 .... 12 .... 100-0 km/h 32,6 - 33,8
13 ...l 12 .... Power to weight ratio 3,3 kg/ps - 3,6 kg/ps
10 .... 9 .... Price to performance ratio 932 € - 1225 €

87 .... 85 .... Result

Edited by XBOW on Friday 31st July 19:36

[TVRinBFG]

GTRene said:

GT4 beats Exige S
GT4 7.42 and the
Exige S performance 7.53

video>>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyq6IDyx6e4

Great video. I am probably biased, but does the track not look wetter in the tree shadows? And is the track cold and overcast for the Lotus; cool and sunny for the Porsche?

[jackal]

GTRene said:

said:

Sport Auto Nordschleife Battle: Exige S vs. Cayman GT4

GT4 beats Exige S
GT4 7.42 and the
Exige S performance 7.53

video>>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyq6IDyx6e4

Errrrrrrrrrrrr yeah ... And show me where you buy one of these GT4's ?


Totally redundant talking about a gt4 as it basically doesnt exist .... And im a porsche fan to boot

[GTRene]

TVRinBFG said:

GTRene said:

GT4 beats Exige S
GT4 7.42 and the
Exige S performance 7.53

video>>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyq6IDyx6e4

Great video. I am probably biased, but does the track not look wetter in the tree shadows? And is the track cold and overcast for the Lotus; cool and sunny for the Porsche?

don't know, I guess not, although the camera has a bit different mounting/view/cabin in the Lotus, so it could also look a bit different (a bit les lightfall in interior?)

[dunc_sx]

Oft very surprised at that!

Dunc.

[CTE]

Hmmm...so the Lotus has quicker initial acceleration times, shorter stopping distances, and was quicker in the slalom test, but somehow the Porsche was quicker? I am a Lotus fan, but can imagine the Porsche has better high speed stability so is probably better suited to the ring.

[Arun_D]

TVRinBFG said:

Great video. I am probably biased, but does the track not look wetter in the tree shadows? And is the track cold and overcast for the Lotus; cool and sunny for the Porsche?

The Exige lap is one they did back in 2013. They didn't do a new one for the comparison video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-W5a44Q99c

[PPPPPP]

CTE said:

Hmmm...so the Lotus has quicker initial acceleration times, shorter stopping distances, and was quicker in the slalom test, but somehow the Porsche was quicker? I am a Lotus fan, but can imagine the Porsche has better high speed stability so is probably better suited to the ring.

Little difference "downhill" to Breidscheid, then the power starts to tell on the long haul up to hohe acht. 2 amazing cars.

[DeltonaS]

XBOW said:

Praise indeed, especially from a German magazine !

Can hardly believe that; did the Lotus people really get that right ?

Although Sport Auto is a little less biased/German orientated; in Autobild and Auto Motor und Sport (Sport Auto's parent magazine) foreign car manufacturers (their even naming them "import" these days) hardly ever win, or even get covered.

[Dale Lomas]

Having driven the GT4, but not the Exige V6 Cup thingy, I shouldn't comment. But I'd take the Lotus, because the GT4 has now turned into the rich-man's 'ner-ner I got one and you didn't' car... #justsaying

[GTRene]

from this>
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/vergleichstest/...

alos from automotorundsport

[PorscheGT4]

GT4 faster in every area.

looks like GT4 wins to me.

[hughcam]

PorscheGT4 said:

GT4 faster in every area.

looks like GT4 wins to me.

That is the standard Exige S on road tyres that have 205 width fronts vs the Cayman 265 front tyres that are cup 2's.....

Against the exige cup on trofeos its going to be the other way by a very considerable margin I reckon

Edited by hughcam on Thursday 10th September 19:42

[Olivera]

hughcam said:

PorscheGT4 said:

GT4 faster in every area.

looks like GT4 wins to me.

That is the standard Exige S on road tyres that have 205 width fronts vs the Cayman 265 front tyres that are cup 2's.....

Against the exige cup on trofeos its going to be the other way by a very considerable margin I reckon

Edited by hughcam on Thursday 10th September 19:42

Erm unless I'm mistaking the Exige was on Trofeo tires! The GT4 also has comically long manual gear ratios, with a PDK box it would be even further ahead.

[Orangecurry]

GTRene said:

Gordon Bennett - two cars hit by the same ugly stick.

More slits and gaping holes than a visit to Amsterdam.

[hughcam]

Olivera said:

Erm unless I'm mistaking the Exige was on Trofeo tires! The GT4 also has comically long manual gear ratios, with a PDK box it would be even further ahead.

Apologies you're correct, reading the sport Auto article the exige was on Trofeo tyres (I think). The massive differential in tyre sizing must have a marked effect on lap times however as the cayman has approximately 25% more rubber on the ground in comparison to the Exige.

The Cayman really is an awesome piece of engineering however I feel there is much more performance (in terms of lap time) left on the Lotus table with regards to set up/geometry changes.

I would happily have either in my garage!

[PorscheGT4]

Trofeo tyres are faster than CUP 2's so even a bigger Exige fail to be slower in every section and every straight !

I await the Charged cool Exige.