2024 Porsche Cayman updates
Hailed as one of Porsche’s milestone models, the 718 Cayman lineup for 2024 has just been announced, and many are confused. It doesn’t seem that long ago that Stuttcars released a First Drive video of the GT4 version.
Yet for 2024, one of the biggest surprises is its discontinuation. The 4.0-liter, 414-horsepower mid-engine sports car has been in production since 2019, and has been a head-turner at any Porsche event. Also axed for the lineup is the 718 T and Spyder models; is the world ending?
A spokesman for Porsche iterated that limited production phases are a natural part of the process and part of the overall product strategy. With the 2024 model year these models will run out of production while all other models will continue. In other words, Porsche isn’t the only one that realizes part of successful marketing is making their limited top-tier offerings….well…limited!
Prices for pretty much every car in the 718 lineup have also gone up—by a large margin in some cases, according to a post on the Rennlist forum. GT4 RS prices have been increased by $12,900, for instance. The cost of the base Cayman has increased by $4,900. The full list of price increases can be seen below. These price increases have been confirmed on the automaker’s configurator.
There is other less impactful product news included in the document. A few paint colors, interior leathers, and wheel options are also allegedly being phased out. If you wanted a CD/DVD player in your Cayman, you also might have trouble speccing one once the 2024 MY comes around.
The Cayman GT4’s bigger brother, the GT4 RS, is still in production, having only been released in 2022. The next-generation Cayman will be electric only, so if you want a Porsche with a combustion engine in the middle, you would best order one soon.
Porsche’s “Perfectly Irrational” Cayman GT4 RS video:
This news didn’t effect me one bit. The newer gen cars produced under VW ownership were badly compromised anyway with longer wheelbases, fake electric steering, VAG brakes, cushy ride, no analog controls or raw feedback, useless touchscreens and electronic aids that ruined the driving experience and didn’t offer the driver engagement of the 987/997 or older gens anyway. Just because they were faster didn’t make them better. A sports car is all about the feel and feedback over everything else and this was lacking big time. It’s better to kill a platform with respect and rich heritage than use its name to ruin the whole image altogether just to earn profits. But well, VW has a perfect track record of being unethical and making a quick buck wherever they can. So, I guess Porsche had to suffer this fate at their hands. Greed defines everything these days. Ethics are long dead.
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I recall watching a video where Andreas Preuninger said “no limited runs, not a limited edition” and they will continue to make both the Spyder and GT4. Customers dont have to rush or panic, plenty to go around. LOLz
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