Cayman GTS/GT4 & 911 GTS/GT3 vs Lotus Exige Sport 380

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I've recently had the pleasure to do the PalmerSport Full Day and the Porsche GT3 Experience at the Silverstone PEC (991.2 GT3RS, 991.1 GT3, 997 GT3RS, 992.1 Carrera). After driving some lightweight cars, including the F3000 single seater, I've been absolutely gobsmacked by how much difference the weight makes to how a car feels. The way the light cars break and turn is incredible: my (now sold) M4 CP felt like a boat afterwards.

I was wondering if anyone has driven the more hardcore Exiges (e.g., Sport 380) and have an idea how they compare against a Cayman GTS / GT4 (981 and 718) and 991 GTS/GT3s. The part that I do not like about the Lotus is the build quality/interior quality.

I'm not looking for speed/pace but rather feel/fun at road legal-ish speeds. I will not be tracking the car.

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Heathrow said:

Massive thread drift!

I realise you didn't ask this but the track is really the only place where you can really access the talents of the GT cars and the Exige cars,. Conversely if you like the confidence that a unstickable set up brings, you'll probably love the GT4.

Very helpful, thank you! I definitely prefer the unstickable feeling and the confidence it brings. The problem would be the ground clearance of the GT4: if only it had front-axle lift.

Stunters said:

For me - it'd either be an Exige 410, Evora GT410, Cayman GTS 4.0 or either GT4 depending on exactly what you want.
I have now got a GTS 4.0 on order.

Great reads! Can you elaborate a bit on the GTS 4.0 sound? I heard the 718 GT4 on cold start and it did sound good but there's no GTS 4.0 demo available at the moment that I can take for a test drive.

Any thoughts on how the GTS 4.0 compares while on the move against something like an F80 M3/F82 M4/ M850i / F90 M5 / M2 (OG or CP) which I'm more familiar with?