Porsche Cayman GT4 RS v McLaren 650S Spider: Shoot-out! | Fifth Gear 

Make sure you watch until the end for an amazing result!

Not taking anything away from the Porsche but all I’ve got to say is semi slicks and the right weather clearly make a huge difference. It’d be nice to see them both on comparable tyres at least but preferably the same. An interesting comparison none the less!

Admittedly as much as the Cayman lost the first race due to its tires, it probably won the second due to its tires, but what a glorious machine regardless of the laptime!

The helmet Jason is wearing is epic! They should use it in F1.

Interested to see what the 650s would be like on the same tyres as the Porsche

Most negative comments here did not watch till the end. Kudos to the Fifth Gear team for organizing a later test with better weather.

True story, I had a dream last night that Porsche announced the GT4 RS in manual. I guess I'll go back to sleep. Great video again!

I missed 5th Gear so much and so happy to see you back. What a great video, I love to see you having so much fun. Here in Canada, late May for a track adventure with my brother and our sons! Keep us the great work. Not very often does the passion filter beyond the screen!

Great video, but you should have mentioned the Porsches tire advantage in the dry like the Macs in the wet. On the same rubber the McLaren will certainly be the faster car based on this test. Two absolutely epic cars though!!

What a great video. If only I could drive like Jason Plato! Amazing to see him drive both cars flat out on the track!! I have owned a 650S and it is an incredible piece of kit. Not many cars today can match it for straight line performance. If only McLaren's were easier to sell on the used car market. I drove the GT4 RS in the Italian mountains late last year and it is sublime. Possibly the perfect sports car!

So it was slower, but who would not want the chance to own a McLaren. What stunning looking car!

Would love both of these fantastic cars. Problem with the GT4 RS is that at current used prices it's about £140K more than the 650S!

The scream of the GT4s engine above 7,5k is just glorious

Thanks Jason - so impressed with your wet driving in the 650s ... I have one (Coupe - it's lighter) and personally I find it truly terrifying in the wet ... especially at Coombe! 🙂

The best 5th Gear episode of all times was the Mclaren 12C vs Ferrari 458 with Tiff Needel and Jason Plato.

Obviously you need a third race with the 650s on Cup2Rs, then you can see an actual fair fight.

I had the privilege of being there that day in the wet and got a ride in the gt4rs, shame it had cup2s on however what a car, the sound alone was incredible for a modern car!.

What a superb video, loved every moment 💥

Lovely video keep 'em coming !

A Cayman GT4 4.0RS is naturally aspirated, with the 4.0 TFSI turbo engine it will outgun everything!

Perfect to watch those during fasting month. Thanks, Fifth Gear!

Jason just came straight from a shooting party 😂😂😂

Glad you reran with better weather, but the cars still didn't have matching tires. If you did, I'd bet it would be a dead heat with the 650S on Cup 2s. Regardless, shows how sorted the RS chassis is to overcome such a power deficit.

Great test in the sense that one is an older supercar with far more power and the other is more modern, more track focused, but less power. Interesting comparison and I'm here for it

Great video! Thanks!

What a legend driving with semi slicks in the rain 🌧. Incredible!

I appreciate you going back during drier conditions. 👌🏾

I enjoyed that a lot! Almost as much as Jason!

Great review Jason. I'd like to see a comparison between a Porsche 718 Spyder and a 911 convertible. Cheers from a Canadian fan.

Very exciting to watch.

That GT4 RS will never go below £200K.

Put cup 2s on the McLaren and get a lap time in the dry.

Your passion it's contagious, I just love and respect your neutrality. Love both machine but I keep the Porsche Cayman RS.

What a wonderful test, of two different sets of tyres.

That RS sound 🤯

I understand content deadlines, but please educate this philistine on the simple question of "why couldn't you just change the tyres?"

If the McLaren had cup 2s on the dry track it would of put those seven seconds it had in the wet track on the Porsche

At 11:15… AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!!! The 650S is insane & already done with it’s massive depreciation, so I would get that - but props to the GT4 RS for the win! Great comparo!

GT4RS is just perfection.

Good luck finding a GT4 at list price

GT4RS... naturally aspirated... long may they remain. Possible legend the 4RS.

Yes is the new shootout coming soon

this is crazy. I had a F80 Comp and in rain I lost only 2 sec per round to 720s. In rain around 2 min lap. Tyres make such a big difference. With Cup2:s you can't do much in rain.

What a challenge 👍🏼

I will take The Porsche!

Adore my 650s great video !

Would like to know what time the McLaren would do in the dry with the same semi-slick tyres as the Porsche?

Would gladly pick that NA Cayman over the McLaren. Plus I like build qualities that at least match a Golf’s, which isnt really the case in a McLaren.

While I love both the cars. Why not make it day 3. And fit both with exact same tire 🛞 in dry conditions. I am willing to bet McLaren wins the lap times. But for me the sound alone on GT4 RS does it. My choice even if it’s slower.

Great video. 👍. Would love to see a shootout between the Audi 2018 TTRS (mine is available if needed) and the new RS3 8y.

But what tyres did the McLaren have on the dry lap? Same tyres that were made for the wet? If it's fair to have the correct tyres for the conditions then the McLaren should have had dry weather tyres.

when a professional racing driver is having this much fun in these cars it just shows that they are not even remotely made for us mortals 🤘😎🤘😂😂😂😂

100% I would have the GT4RS the sound incredible the one i would have. Thank you Jason

Considering the 650 is less than half the money of the 4rs in the current market, what a bargain.

Just shows you tires are more of a performance maker than anything else.

I’ll take my 650s all day. Plus the prices quoted are hilarious you can’t get a Gt4rs for list or even close! Plus mclaren depends where ya live in USA a good well optioned one with low miles is >$150k but still less than GT4RS. Plus drop the top on the 650s & it’s an entirely different experience.. both great but I’d still choose my 650s

Cmon Jason. £108k for a GT4RS 😂 that might be list but there are just 3 on auto trader all at £235k+

Using your price quotes the 650 is a steal. I am furious (jealous) at Porsche. I have been trying for almost 2yrs to get a gt4rs. Why can’t I? Because the dealerhips won’t let me since I am not a previous Porsche owner from them. I did find some that will let me get on their 2024 allocation list if I pay $75k USD above sticker. I am so pissed I hate them (because I would love to buy it but it is already a premium priced car before all the mark ups and games).

I love both, but I’d take the RS any day. If it was a 675LT then that would be a very hard choice.

that was amazing

As is almost always the case with these flawed yet entertaining Fifth Gear tests, there remains an issue. For the comparisons the be fair, ALWAYS fit the same tyres to both vehicles. Surely that would have been cheaper than spending a second day filming.

Loved this. Although I'm not sure where you can find a GT4RS for £108k? They're over double that, second hand!

The gt4rs is anywhere from $263k-$300k usd… Mac ftw 😂

Porsche. There is no substitute.

Some points felt like Damian Lewis speaking in Billions character.

All car reviews from Britain are by law done in the rain.

Get the Mclaren on the Pilot Cups and I think it would win

P O R S C H E 💥 Period 😎

Porche everytime for build quality and reliability!

What if the Mc 650 had cup2 tyres 🤔

good luck getting a GT4 RS for 108k, try 200k.... why reviewers ignore the UK price is for very few "special" customers and is not for the general public.... so price wise the RS is way more expensive, but it is "new" although interior is also years old now... try about 7 - 8 years out of date with the 911 interior

Crazy impressive how great the 650 spyder is

No comparative test on any cars can be done if all cars don't have the same tyres. They do that nany times in bike tests. Give them only that on an equal base. I want the GT4RS..

Something has gone wrong on your progressive/interlaced settings guys. Very zig zag and aliased on many shots. Loved the piece though on a tough wet shoot!

Ill settle for the Z06. Much faster lap times and a daily driver for 120k . 135 for the 07 track package. Bty it cruched both the 992 gtrs3 and 765 long tail at Paul Ricard

Plato looking and starting to even sound like Brian Johnstone! Bit faster version of obvs

The ol' geezer has some quick hands, even to this day! Well don Plato :)

A 675LT vs GT4 RS would be fairer challenge. Especially as both are similar price on the s/h market

@8:12 pure skill

Mclaren ❤

It would be quite fun to see/watch a #Koenigsegg versus a #GordonMurray #T50 #Shootout!!

Can't stand it when reviews aren't fair because of tyres. I see them as a consumable/personal preference/situational item. Really need to get the same tyres fitted to both cars to even bother doing any kind of comparison.

The key is when Jason says with the 650s , it is hard to find fault. And there lies the rub. I love performance cars, but McLarens lack character and charisma. The key to this and every Porsche is that they have caveats. THAT is the key. Perfection has to be imperfect. I'd have the Porsche every single time, because of how involving it is, how it makes you feel part of the experience, rather than sitting in something with the name you'd expect on a vacuum cleaner, with the same level of character. Just my opinion.

This guy is awesome.

One has double wishbone suspension and a carbon tub, the other has a 4-wheel STRUT suspension and not carbon tubbed

I'm ready

One car you can drive to the track lap all day and drive home. Fill up the tank and do it again the next. I'll let you guess which car can do this without an issue.

Porsche ❤️

If possible please do a Chiron Vs Regera comparison.

Wowww 😊

It may be addressed as I'm only at the start of the video, however why are these being compared, I'd have thought they're in different price category?

I will admit I never knew RS = Rennsport 😬

I always say, tyre's are everything, if the 650 had the same tyre's as the gt4 it would be worth a second. The gt4 thought, it's is a mini hypercar.

The awful black bonnet needs to be painted body-colour. Both wonderful cars.

What tires did the McLaren have? If it did so well in the wet, I can only imagine they were less hardcore than Cup 2's for dry duty. I really struggle to imagine that the GT4 RS can be as fast on equivalent rubber, even though I worship that Porsche.

Porsche there are no substitutes!

If the McLaren had the proper OE Pirellis it would have been faster than the GT4

they seem fairly equal on the corners, possibly similar aerodynamics, but the McLaren should gain more speed on a track with long straights. McLaren is limited production and uses more expensive materials, engine and transmission so obviously it's going to cost more. Porsche is a very well built car, looks amazing, best looking Porsche, with a low price for performance, and very track focused pretty close to a GT4 cup car, to me it feels the model reached to a point where I don't see what can be done to make it better, but we'll see.

Lotus are bringing out the 133 soon to take on the Porsche Taycan, I wonder how their previous fastest 4-door would do against one though? Lotus Carlton v Porsche Taycan.

La McLaren sans hésitation.❤