Thanks for your input! Just to drive, let alone own one would be special to me... regardless of the gearing. My point, which extends beyond the GT4 to performance vehicles in general, is that for me, shifting a good gearbox is a pleasurable activity, and to row through the gears ending up at a maximum velocity…

Also, I appreciate the insight - my argument was more for enthusiasts to just have the option to use most of the gears in a lower velocity range: 1st-5th close ratio, with a 6th OD for example. I think that at a time where maximum velocity has become largely irrelevant (to use a hyperbole, some highway speed limits of…

Sorry, that was a mis-type (2nd gear)... thanks for the correction.

Why wait?!

Ooh, the Spyder - another tasty Porsche I have yet to sample. I hear you loud and clear (echoing off the hilltops on those backroads). My argument for shorter gears is not so much to affect the car’s acceleration or a comment on its impressive stock performance, but rather on the interaction between machine and…

Drool... I’m a sucker for V-TEC. That garage floor is immaculate!!!

Completely agree!

If you have to go there, why not go all the way?

Hey, when the shoe fits... both comments had the same structure, so I replied in kind :-)

Thanks! Yes, I believe Porsche implemented an incremental design fix until they completely eliminated the IMS altogether, right? Also, I agree it’s overblown, but it does seem like there is a kernel of truth beyond the mass hysteria.

Respectfully disagree.

Respectfully disagree.

Yessss, the car, the color, and the name is amazing! Did I see a Polestar in the background of the weekend picture (http://jalopnik.com/the-jalopnik-nyc-crew-s-weekend-of-driving-was-not-terr-1796014619)? Review to come along with the LC500?

Thanks for the info. Yeah, you might as well call it a 4 speed at that point, not that there’s anything wrong with that!

I’ve driven a Cayman S, but not the R or the GT4. That’s why I was asking the question. I’m sure you can throw it in a higher gear and cruise, but if I hear Chris Harris on the GT4 (see below), I would prefer a close ratio 6 speed for day to day and playing in the twisties - maybe with an OD 6th gear. As…

Wow, the headlights (small, on the front corners) remind me of the ND MX-5/Miata! Or is that the other way around?

I hear rumblings Mazda is currently researching this very application (hybrid rotaries).

Wow! Every time I think I know it all, you/this site surprises me with a car I’ve never heard of! And I consider myself a Mazda fan!

Respect.

Then you live what you love.