A Quick Lap Around Sunset Hills

The Porsche Cayman GTS 4 liter is a brilliant car on the track, precise and light with agile handling. The brakes are strong and provide excellent feedback to the driver in the fast corners. However, when it comes to navigating slow and tight sections of the track, the electronics can feel a bit too intrusive, even with the stability management fully disengaged.

A Notable Contrast

In stark contrast to its Porsche brethren, the M2 is a car that exudes confidence and aggression on the track. Its blistering s58 engine provides incredible acceleration, making it a formidable opponent in any racing format. The Cayman's mid-engine layout gives it an edge from a standstill, but when it comes to the roll race, the M2's raw power takes over.

A Trackside Comparison

We took both cars out for a spin on the Sunset Hills track, and the results were impressive. The Cayman was quick in its own right, but there was a noticeable dip in performance from lap seven to ten. This was particularly evident during our hot lap, where the car's traction control system kicked in at times, making it feel less than ideal.

A Look Under the Hood

Despite this quirk, the Cayman remains an excellent sports car, and its low weight makes it a joy to drive on the track. The Porsche torque vectoring system provides impressive handling and stability, but sometimes feels too intrusive in tight corners. However, with a good driver, this can be tamed.

A Question of Preference

Ultimately, the Cayman's performance is a matter of personal preference. Some drivers will appreciate its precise handling and agility, while others will find it too reliant on electronics for traction control. The M2, on the other hand, is a car that rewards bold driving and aggressive acceleration. Its raw power makes it a force to be reckoned with on any track.

A Trackside Comparison: Roll Racing

One of the most interesting aspects of our comparison was the roll race between the Cayman and the M2. The blistering s58 engine in the M2 gave it an undeniable edge, allowing it to comfortably take the win from a rolling start. This highlights one of the key differences between these two cars: power.

A Look at the Numbers

While the Cayman's mid-engine layout gives it an advantage from a standstill, the M2's raw power ultimately takes over in any racing format that involves acceleration and overtaking. Our lap times bear this out, with the M2 edging out the Cayman by several tenths of a second.

A Conclusion

In conclusion, our comparison between the Porsche Cayman GTS 4 liter and the BMW M2 highlights two very different approaches to sports car design. The Cayman is a precise and agile handler that rewards careful driving, while the M2 is a raw and aggressive performer that rewards bold driving and aggression.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou're watching throttle house I'm Thomas and I'm James and this is a drag race okay now that we've got a lap time of the new M2 on our circuit we know how capable it is but how does it compare to its two-door rival from Porsche the BMW has the same amount of cylinders but it's turbocharged and more powerful except it's significantly heavier and the engine is in a less advantageous place for straight line Antics so let's do a quarter mile race and then take the Cayman GTS around our track for a lap time oh and for good measure we thought we'd throw in a tuned Mark 8 Golf R with just shy of 450 horsepower achieved with about 6 000 US dollars of performance mods because why not it's just good fun okay once again I'm in the M2 this thing is friggin quick so I might have him except I probably won't because he has an engine over the rear wheels but I might have him except I probably won't because that Golf R has like a gajillion horsepower I'm just here for fun and and a rolling race okay I'm in the Cayman GTS which we reviewed already on the extra throttle House channel today is just performance testing and I think I'm gonna have Thomas off the line because Porsche's rear wheel drive launch control only thing is better than BMW's rear-wheel drive launch control when it comes to the all-wheel drive stuff they're both monsters but I think I've got him even though I've got less power and then the Golf R is just cheating because it's got carsten's focus and mods and stuff and yeah we're both dead on that on that front but let's have at it come on Caitlyn most expensive here five four three two I'm with the goal oh no you know put the power down do something you're supposed to do feed the goats oh come on screw them up screw you once still came in takes the win okay okay yeah I mean well I lost that those were really close I didn't expect that honestly karsten's Focus was no match for Stuttgart down pipes and intakes and tunes and probably push ER who won that did you win how Cayman mate just great traction see this is insane associate with launch control yeah this found the maximum amount of power it could give before breaking traction that's what launch control is supposed to be but we know in it with X drive those things are nuts of course they're nuts with extra but this isn't that is it no I think I think Porsches rear wheel drive launch control is superior yeah well also if there's an engine over your wheels yeah did he have you off the line no be with neck and neck and then I over and then I pulled ahead huge props to Porsche seriously that's crazy it is expensive it's like 50 000 more than that even with the mods and then some yeah yeah okay well there's that yeah uh can we do a rolling racer that I can participate yeah okay yeah okay in case you missed it we did a race with the M2 and the RS3 we also did some lap times but we did a race and the M2 destroyed the RS3 on the roll so I'm worried that's what's gonna happen here as well all right here we go rolling race oh the BMW is going ahead and I'm staying with the golf again ah that answers quick I'm gonna lose again I'm gonna lose and I just took the goal foreign takes the lead traction limited that M2 it's basically a German muscle car now it's become an M4 but as a result in the roll race it's quick BMW if you put half as much effort into making the cars feel analog as you did into making them quick I'd be a happy camper hi what are you going on about I was complaining um it's an M4 though it's real quick muscle car German muscle it is that's what it feels like now yeah yeah like it spins its tires all the way down the strip this is so assured so self-assured yeah it's always in complete control yeah and that can be a negative because it's not crazy but yeah or is it a weapon who won between you two yeah yeah and that's not a stop golf stop golf ball would be left in the dust that's a that's quite a quick golf isn't it it's very quick like it's keeping up with some very serious competition here but you had that you win roll race King that M2 so I've already said a lap time in this yeah time for lap time in that 100 we haven't had it came in on our board we haven't let's do it okay as usual our rules are three hot laps only and these laps were recorded at the beginning of the day when the tires were still fresh and in this case the Cayman is on Pilot Sport 4S tires as expected the Cayman GTS 4 liter is a brilliant car on the track precise light and agile the brakes are strong and there is lots of feedback to the driver in the fast Corners the Cayman is absolute Bliss but in the slow tight stuff it feels like the electronics are a bit too intrusive for me even when I had the stability management fully off with a long press of the button it still activates automatically if ABS is triggered and if the card detects too much wheel slip in the rear it will cut in because the Porsche torque vectoring system is breaking the inside wheel to help turn the car either way since I like to rotate a rear-wheel drive car on the throttle the way the GTS tried to assist this didn't jive with me in the tight stuff but overall it is an absolutely excellent sports car and it's quite quick around a track for how much power it yes is every car as stunning as this at Sunset I don't know this green really works for me this looks like a Gran Turismo selection screen yeah it does yeah python green yeah really really nice um so a couple comments about this yeah in the hot lap this car I found is this weird situation where up until seven tenths it's kind of Porsche a bit dull but yeah yeah eight nine tenths brilliant ten tenths stops being brilliant again you cannot turn the traction control all the way off and it's just a little bit it's just a little bit lacking in that but this is the daily one this is the GTS and I'll give it that I'll give it at the same time you can't get a freaking GT4 so for the people that just want a sports car and they want to go have some fun on the track every corner I got it no stop it's flashing lights on me and you can't turn it off I looked on the forums and every Porsche owner's response was why do you want an attraction control off all right come on then what did it do what did it do it was quite quick actually all right so we didn't track the tune golf all because it just seemed a bit strange for our lap time board but the M2 we tracked yep and I did a 1 11 19 yeah yes that's a good time that was quite a good time and it was on cup twos this is on PS4s yes which is unfair there but it is the way it is this did a one wait you're not gonna let me guess oh okay I don't care to guess go ahead now I want you to guess off you go got me quicker I'm guessing 110 and a half 11.75 slower yeah and honestly that's mostly tire and and the fact that this particular track there's a lot of like you know like really push out of the corner power out of the corner and it just kept pulling power on me it was driving me because of the traction because of the traction control right you did this to yourself forsha and all you guys on the Forum saying why would you want it that's why you just lost half a second there it is but honestly the one cup twos this would have beat the M2 because no it's it's still it doesn't have the power still an amazing sports car and it weighs nothing and you can feel it in the in the corners that just it's I love it it's still brilliant um and uh I I I like it in green I'm not a green car guy but I would I would take this car in green I'm more of a choke get a choke okay so track times discussed we can probably choke the drag race results up to traction at least in the dig the cayman's mid-engine layout means that it edges out the M2 from a standstill but in the roll race the blistering s58 engine in the M2 allows it to comfortably take the win so in the end we have a Porsche that's clinical an M car that's a maniac and a Golf R that will empower the keyboard Warriors saying you just need to stick a tune in it for years to come all is right with the world thanks for watchingyou're watching throttle house I'm Thomas and I'm James and this is a drag race okay now that we've got a lap time of the new M2 on our circuit we know how capable it is but how does it compare to its two-door rival from Porsche the BMW has the same amount of cylinders but it's turbocharged and more powerful except it's significantly heavier and the engine is in a less advantageous place for straight line Antics so let's do a quarter mile race and then take the Cayman GTS around our track for a lap time oh and for good measure we thought we'd throw in a tuned Mark 8 Golf R with just shy of 450 horsepower achieved with about 6 000 US dollars of performance mods because why not it's just good fun okay once again I'm in the M2 this thing is friggin quick so I might have him except I probably won't because he has an engine over the rear wheels but I might have him except I probably won't because that Golf R has like a gajillion horsepower I'm just here for fun and and a rolling race okay I'm in the Cayman GTS which we reviewed already on the extra throttle House channel today is just performance testing and I think I'm gonna have Thomas off the line because Porsche's rear wheel drive launch control only thing is better than BMW's rear-wheel drive launch control when it comes to the all-wheel drive stuff they're both monsters but I think I've got him even though I've got less power and then the Golf R is just cheating because it's got carsten's focus and mods and stuff and yeah we're both dead on that on that front but let's have at it come on Caitlyn most expensive here five four three two I'm with the goal oh no you know put the power down do something you're supposed to do feed the goats oh come on screw them up screw you once still came in takes the win okay okay yeah I mean well I lost that those were really close I didn't expect that honestly karsten's Focus was no match for Stuttgart down pipes and intakes and tunes and probably push ER who won that did you win how Cayman mate just great traction see this is insane associate with launch control yeah this found the maximum amount of power it could give before breaking traction that's what launch control is supposed to be but we know in it with X drive those things are nuts of course they're nuts with extra but this isn't that is it no I think I think Porsches rear wheel drive launch control is superior yeah well also if there's an engine over your wheels yeah did he have you off the line no be with neck and neck and then I over and then I pulled ahead huge props to Porsche seriously that's crazy it is expensive it's like 50 000 more than that even with the mods and then some yeah yeah okay well there's that yeah uh can we do a rolling racer that I can participate yeah okay yeah okay in case you missed it we did a race with the M2 and the RS3 we also did some lap times but we did a race and the M2 destroyed the RS3 on the roll so I'm worried that's what's gonna happen here as well all right here we go rolling race oh the BMW is going ahead and I'm staying with the golf again ah that answers quick I'm gonna lose again I'm gonna lose and I just took the goal foreign takes the lead traction limited that M2 it's basically a German muscle car now it's become an M4 but as a result in the roll race it's quick BMW if you put half as much effort into making the cars feel analog as you did into making them quick I'd be a happy camper hi what are you going on about I was complaining um it's an M4 though it's real quick muscle car German muscle it is that's what it feels like now yeah yeah like it spins its tires all the way down the strip this is so assured so self-assured yeah it's always in complete control yeah and that can be a negative because it's not crazy but yeah or is it a weapon who won between you two yeah yeah and that's not a stop golf stop golf ball would be left in the dust that's a that's quite a quick golf isn't it it's very quick like it's keeping up with some very serious competition here but you had that you win roll race King that M2 so I've already said a lap time in this yeah time for lap time in that 100 we haven't had it came in on our board we haven't let's do it okay as usual our rules are three hot laps only and these laps were recorded at the beginning of the day when the tires were still fresh and in this case the Cayman is on Pilot Sport 4S tires as expected the Cayman GTS 4 liter is a brilliant car on the track precise light and agile the brakes are strong and there is lots of feedback to the driver in the fast Corners the Cayman is absolute Bliss but in the slow tight stuff it feels like the electronics are a bit too intrusive for me even when I had the stability management fully off with a long press of the button it still activates automatically if ABS is triggered and if the card detects too much wheel slip in the rear it will cut in because the Porsche torque vectoring system is breaking the inside wheel to help turn the car either way since I like to rotate a rear-wheel drive car on the throttle the way the GTS tried to assist this didn't jive with me in the tight stuff but overall it is an absolutely excellent sports car and it's quite quick around a track for how much power it yes is every car as stunning as this at Sunset I don't know this green really works for me this looks like a Gran Turismo selection screen yeah it does yeah python green yeah really really nice um so a couple comments about this yeah in the hot lap this car I found is this weird situation where up until seven tenths it's kind of Porsche a bit dull but yeah yeah eight nine tenths brilliant ten tenths stops being brilliant again you cannot turn the traction control all the way off and it's just a little bit it's just a little bit lacking in that but this is the daily one this is the GTS and I'll give it that I'll give it at the same time you can't get a freaking GT4 so for the people that just want a sports car and they want to go have some fun on the track every corner I got it no stop it's flashing lights on me and you can't turn it off I looked on the forums and every Porsche owner's response was why do you want an attraction control off all right come on then what did it do what did it do it was quite quick actually all right so we didn't track the tune golf all because it just seemed a bit strange for our lap time board but the M2 we tracked yep and I did a 1 11 19 yeah yes that's a good time that was quite a good time and it was on cup twos this is on PS4s yes which is unfair there but it is the way it is this did a one wait you're not gonna let me guess oh okay I don't care to guess go ahead now I want you to guess off you go got me quicker I'm guessing 110 and a half 11.75 slower yeah and honestly that's mostly tire and and the fact that this particular track there's a lot of like you know like really push out of the corner power out of the corner and it just kept pulling power on me it was driving me because of the traction because of the traction control right you did this to yourself forsha and all you guys on the Forum saying why would you want it that's why you just lost half a second there it is but honestly the one cup twos this would have beat the M2 because no it's it's still it doesn't have the power still an amazing sports car and it weighs nothing and you can feel it in the in the corners that just it's I love it it's still brilliant um and uh I I I like it in green I'm not a green car guy but I would I would take this car in green I'm more of a choke get a choke okay so track times discussed we can probably choke the drag race results up to traction at least in the dig the cayman's mid-engine layout means that it edges out the M2 from a standstill but in the roll race the blistering s58 engine in the M2 allows it to comfortably take the win so in the end we have a Porsche that's clinical an M car that's a maniac and a Golf R that will empower the keyboard Warriors saying you just need to stick a tune in it for years to come all is right with the world thanks for watching\n"