PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN GT4 - ITALIAN JOB ROAD TRIP - PART 1  

Thanks 👍 She's a good passenger, 25 years of learning to trust my driving. My mum always said remember you are carrying precious cargo. Hence why we didn't go above 150mph as things happen VERY fast then, often very bad things :)

Thanks Ken. Much appreciated. I've looked up crit-air as never heard of it before. On the last trip I realised belatedly that the round green stickers in German cars represent their emission class and I think you should have one even if you are in a car registered elsewhere if you go into certain cities. Not sure they are heavily enforced though. Next episode is Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Lichtenstein/Italy all in a few hours!

Thanks for mc, especially for best wishes to Kate's mum, her health is what motivates us to do what we can while we still can. I've had worse comparisons than Richard Rawlings, don't have and won't be getting any tats though :)

Thanks! Will do! Part 2 should be worth watching if you liked part 1👍👍

That's super kind of you, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Very sneaky! Even the badge wasn't that easy to spot in that non-R32 typeface

You’ve got some great roads down there but we are very lucky in Europe. I think the awesome landscape has been responsible for the cars that are made, definitely the case with Porsches

Thanks as ever sir👍I’m really enjoying the manual box, slick action, light clutch and auto blip is perfection 👌

Better than no beer at all and of all the 0% beers, this is most convincing

My pleasure! Can’t believe I missed it, only saw it on video! It’s heartening that down the road from Porsche R&D site & its cutting edge work , older VAG are circulating and still looking great decades on

Glad you like them and thanks for watching!

Fair point. Lexus had a thing for them in the 90s too

@@volkswizard oh yeah I remember the ls400 had them

Glad it was helpful Tony, part 2 might help too :)

I might track it one day but regardless - need to drive back to back but I recall GTS 4.0 was annoyingly stiff and turbulent, GT4 isn’t exactly comfortable but it seems to deal with bumps better because its suspension is a lot more sophisticated. Tyres are an issue with GT4 but I actually want less grip in wet so I can play with rear slip at slower speeds, only standing water is a problem & you just slow down - frustrating when crossing Europe. Cup 2s hit mpg though. Prices are very close so you don’t save much with a GTS 4.0, if you did it would be a tougher choice.

Thanks so much Paul. Germany has a lot going for and you don’t need to be minted to explore Europe by car from there. A tank of cheap diesel will get you almost anywhere!

Thanks JB😁👍

Thanks! That's even cooler than Concorde! GT4 sounds nice but 981 Boxster GTS was so much smoother and tuneful but could be a bit too loud at times.

Glad you like them Kevin! I'm said it's going to be a while until the next one unless I do something in winter when everything is cheap - maybe not on Cup 2s though :)

Glad you enjoyed it! One more hotel in next video and it's a good one :)

Thanks so much👍The aerial view of Weissach is mind boggling, especially the test track. Would love a tour but would probably be a lot longer than yours 20 years ago!

@@volkswizard The tour we did included a blast around the test track with Porsche drivers in a then new 996 and 986S Boxster, and we even got a spy of the unreleased Cayenne. We stood in the wind tunnel with a covered 997 prototype. Camera's were forbidden at all times. It was an amazing experience.

Thanks! Those words just sort of came out 🥹

Nice itinerary-best thing you did and I didn’t was 7 nights in same place, we did 3

Thanks Francis👍 Missed the tow bar, the sticker looked a bit Porsche so was allowed in that village - tow bar on a Corrado not allowed anywhere!

If you've got palm trees where you are in the US, I will happily do a swap for Northern Europe which for 5 months of the year is a dark and cold wilderness with most of the best roads closed due to snow 🌨

@@volkswizard I most certainly have palm trees here in so. Florida. 🌴 ! And if you want to warm up a bit, let me know. My door is always open ! However, there is no speeding here, too many cops on the highways ! 😂. RickGTI….. 🌴🌴🌴

Thanks George 👍 I guess it had to be 992.2 as it's due very soon. Wonder what they've really changed, it's going to be drivetrain so possibly hybrid though that one sounded great

Porsche Museum? No because Google maps on CarPlay told us it was closed on Mondays (unless you are @seenthroughglass who visited there in his GT3 on that very day we were at Weissach)

Think he’s talking about the Lichtenstein museum…. Titter…!

Glad you liked it Rob, thanks

@@volkswizard I've had my 718 (2.0) for nearly 3yrs now and starting to think about a change. GT4 is a bit pricey for me, Audi TTS is in the running though😉