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We all know how good the 718 Cayman GT4 is at Evo, but how fast is it around a track
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how much quicker and easier is it to set a lap time in with Porsche's brilliant new 7-speed PDK
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gearbox fitted and can it top the times we've recorded so far around the Bedford Autodrome's
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west circuit welcome to a brand new series of videos called very simply the Bedford hot lap
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Every time I get in a Cayman GT4 you just fall that little bit more in love with it We know how good this car is It was our car of the year in 2019 and with good reason
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Not just because it costs really so little considering how much it's got
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but it is just a lovely overall package. It has a lot of poke, but not too much poke
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from that thing back there, that lovely 4-litre flat 6. And I know the purists love a manual, especially a manual GT4, but this one has got the PDK gearbox
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Subjectively, I feel more in control with the GT4 when the gearbox, and therefore someone
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a Porsche, is doing the gear changing for me. It also means that it will be a fair bit quicker around a track, even though the PDK had to
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touch a weight. The chassis is beautifully balanced, but it's not edgy
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It doesn't feel like it wants to bite your hand off. The brakes, they're massively powerful, yes
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but it is the feel that you get through that pedal down there This thing should set a mighty lap time around here I reckon it will get into the teens Right then PDK and dampers set to sport and the traction and stability systems switched off
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Here's your lap. As you can see that's quite a time that came and set relative to the other road cars we've
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clocked around the Bedford West Circuit. But then the GT4 is quite a car, especially with
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its lightning fast new PDK gearbox. So for now it sits at the very top of our new Bedford
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Hot Lap leaderboard, but we'll be timing and filming all sorts of other cars around
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in the future. So watch this space as they say. Cheers for watching and stay safe
