That’s like the most perfect drive anyone has ever gone on. No cars. Perfect lighting. In a Porsche GT car.

The people: We want short gears Porsche: NEIN

That road looks money

Word Bro. You want the manual, get the manual. You want the PDK, get the PDK. Pretty simple.

God dam that car is so planted, it looks so good. Great job on the video Mr Farrah

Timing for cyclists is a pro move by Matt

Matt reviews a lovely twisty road, and a Cayman GT4 came along for the ride.

this road is something else, damn

That thing HANDLES

porsche is like if you want short gears buy a miata ...

You guys are so fortunate to have roads like that near the coast in California!

That front end grip is really impressive.

"Make sure to like and subscribe!" Now that was deliciously condescending 🤣

@ 1:43 One of the best looking cars to come out in a while...

Lesson learned... Cayman GT4: Awesome car! Matt: Knows some amazing roads! The better transmission: Preference!

If he took a GT3 up the same road he'd probably be in 2nd most of the time and nobody would say a word.

That thing really hustles through corners. That road looks incredible. 👍

Thumbnail font makes the video look like a generic youtube drama video. This channel deserves so much more.

Funn Fact: The Orders for the GT4 in Germany are 80% Manual Gearbox. (And so did I)

Gotta give credit to that cupholder for not slinging his beverage all over the place!

When you're buying a car it's all about what makes you feel special. I drove my childhood hero, the Evo, and light to light I didn't like it. I drove an mx5 and a 128, I liked it but it didn't give me the fizz. Drove an STI and didn't like it. I drove a Focus ST and almost had it. Then I drove the Fiesta ST and within the first few gear changes, I was in love and had to have one. Still driving it stock power-wise and laughing all the way to work and back and take it for the occasional canyon day. Find what you like to drive, and the car that makes you feel special, and buy that.

The manual version of the Gt4 in those canyons you couldn’t drive that fast unless you were Randy Pobst. You can clearly see to be able to control the car like Matt did at those speeds you need two hands firmly on the wheel.

Oh man what a road! Pleasure even to watch! As for the gearbox, I never expected PDK to change the situation. That would have been very untypical. Glad I have the manual.

On that tight road, in that car with that camera position, it conveyed speed better than almost any video I've ever seen. You were canning that thing!

Great video Matt! Well said about the manual vs PDK, get what you want to experience!

I think it needs the tall gearing for emissions (I thought I read that somewhere). Seems to sap the fun out of having a quick shifting PDK if you can barely even shift in such roads. It's like driving a single speed go-kart around a track.

This GT4 truly looks like it dances effortlessly. Complements to Matt's driving and the Porsche Machine you handled. Overall great ONE TAKE1

Matt, I saw a ton of those comments on the stick GT4 video, and in NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, were you condescending regarding the car at all. People are just too soft. You made great points about that gearbox.

Dude why don’t you film here more?!?! Hands down the best road I’ve ever seen, even if you can’t always push that hard

Yeah that 79 mph second gear won’t make such a big difference. It’s really insane how long the gears are. My 981 S’s ratios are crazy long too

Look at that stitching!! Love the old cupholders SO much!! Use them everyday

As an avid cyclist and an enthusiastic driver of a Porsche, I am most appreciative of your concern regarding cyclists. Lycra versus a 4,000-5,000 pond car is a no contest!

I have a GTS manual and there isn’t a gearing issue, it pulls from 40mph easily in 6th and if you want it to go quickly you drop to 2nd. The car just pulls in any gear at pretty much any speed and you decide how fast you want to accelerate by changing gear. I did think I would probably change to a PDK in a couple of years but have no desire to, I love the manual.

The car looked like it was glued to the road. No tire chirping either. Amazing

Matt, been watching your reviews since you started and you’re my favorite car journalist. Never afraid to spit the facts, never sugarcoated and you drive like you mean it! Also pretty sure you just sold me on that beard trimmer lol

Love your videos!! I thought I tired of my love of sports cars but after a couple years in my Lincoln Aviator I'm ready to get back to driving fun!!! This GT4 reminds me of my first car, a Datsun 510, albeit with a lot more tech and power. Thanks for the great videos!!!

I wish I could drive my FiST on that road. Awesome One Take Matt!

Man!.. That road looks amazing! I'd still prefer the manual

Love the video. Thank you for highlighting the difference between the ratios. Would really appreciate it if this same road was used for cars that tend to be lighter, shorter wheelbase, etc.

Matt, beautiful drive and awesome vid! I do think the criticism that the gearing is too long is a bit overblown, especially as it's not really that far off from GT3 gearing, which doesn't garner nearly as many complaints. For comparison, top speed for 997 GT3 is 85mph in 2nd, and 117mph in 3rd. A 991 GT3 is 77mph in 2nd, and 106 in 3rd.

I had to make sure my playback speed was 1.0... that car dances

People complain about the inconvenience of manual cars. Now, you just need to use two gears on GT4 on the public road!!! What is terrible about, uh? Don’t forget that you can always bring it to a track for full usage of manual gears.

Something about these one takes and two takes on the road and even off road is very therapeutic. Can’t explain it but, I always feel very relaxed by them. Thank you, Matt.

Woooow that video looked so fun to film! I had a PDK Boxster and can imagine how it would feel like driving on the amazing road!

another great video! Get right to the point, drive and review. I agreed. For my driving skills, I found the GT4 is much easier to handle than my previous GT3RS. Although more dramas and exciting on the GT3 motor. 🦅🦅🇺🇸

Amazing machine. Lovely road. I would still get the stick.

i dont know why people hating on the gear ratios ... the torque is enough low down and it has never been an issue for me ... for normal driving you dont need to red line the car all the time . Even with brisk fast driving it never was an issue (and im at altitude)

As a cyclist and P-car owner, I appreciate the explanation about waiting for 30 minutes before going hard on the up hill road. Early morning canyon runs are the best.

Porsche are waiting for anybody that wants a manual just have your deposit and if you want a PDK there's another door for you just have your deposit it is that simple contrary to what people are fussing about. Me,I'm old school but would be foolish to turn down a PDK, quicker and easier round town. Too much people talking about track but then never get there.

Is it just me or does this engine sound amazing?

watching ads of a product that the influencer actually uses and that are not complete shit is rare these days, that's one of the reasons matt is, in my opinion, one of the most objective car journalists these days. no stupid phone games no one actually plays, of shitty headphones(raycons or whatever) just stuff he actually uses. kudos mate.

That shade of blue is the cat’s meow. Perfect.

Patiently waiting for another Smoking Tire video

I'd prefer a manual but this looks to be a _ brilliant_ car. Such an amazing chassis.

I think the GT4 is making a case for becoming one of my dream cars

I feel like adding a Vonnen Shadow Drive system to one of these (whether manual or PDK) would truly turn it into the ultimate track weapon.

I would buy this car based on this video alone if I could. Perfect road for the car and I would like a just the noise video.

damn sir, i was expecting a launch with the PDK! great review and I feel you on the auto vs manual driver complex. At the end of the day choose wat you want, they're both equally as awesome in this car. (BMW should learn a thing or two about this)

Looking forward to Shark Werks releasing their gearing update for the PDK as well. Hopefully that will make the PDK not just a great canyon carver, but track day weapon as well.

I don’t really see much of a problem with the longer ratios. There is plenty of torque and that long second gear is a weapon for quick overtaking manoeuvres. Make sure you have an exhaust valve control unit (Cargraphic) or a different back box and you won’t be left wanting for more. Ps I have a 718 Spyder with manual shift. Great review as always though.

More videos on this road please 🤟

Here for the Yerba Buena comments.

I've spent enough time in the Cayman GT4 CS on iRacing to know that you're still in 3rd gear most of the time. Fun car, but frustrating to not have at least 5 useful gears when racing.

Amazing car, amazing road, amazing video!! Your in-car camera work is the best in the KZfaq business.

Been waiting for a review of the pdk! Thanks @thesmokingtire

This squeee from the brakes would make me crazy! This alone would make me go for the steel ones. Beautifull road with a beautifull car. 🤙🏻

I so wish I had roads like that near me

Matt absolutely mogging this thing what a mad man

Roads like this make me hate living in Hellinois.

Definitely my dream car in the manual spec

That handling looked amazing. - Great car and great Video!

I'd like a CVT option for all GT models.

Those squeaky brakes are killing me 😖

Great video Matt, you looked so comfortable driving a very technical road!

TradeCraft yerba buena my man haha you cracked me up with that “made for me” comment. This One Take really showed how good you’ve become at your craft, stay up Matt!

These cars are brilliant. Have you guys heard these with a good exhaust? They sound absolutely insane!

That road reminds me of The Tail of the Dragon.

I like how the brakes squeal!!

The only slightly not perfect is the exhaust placement. The old center exit was perfection!

Point of the story: Get the manual and get the gearing changed !! So simple !!

The road, scenery and sun over the mountain lines were so beautiful!

That GT4 handles so good, looks like Matt is driving in fast forward>>> Wish I had a job like that. What. a. treat.

I came to the rock at 9:15 once a few moments after it had claimed an Evo X. That road is no joke.

JESUS! Watching this thing drive is therapy.

That flat six is musical, my kind of music

13:03 LOVE that outro!

I had fun on this video!

Matt, since 2017 PDK has been almost telepathic in Sport Plus (no more redline shifts), you could have just left it in Sport Plus auto and let the car decide when to shift, that would have been helpful comparison on this video. Maybe with it would have decided there is enough torque to use 3rd more often and with lightening fast shifts it might have. I have dozens of friends with Porsches I go on drives with often, most have PDK and I can tell you they never use the paddles. I've started using mine recently just to experience something different on drives. Another comparison to this video would be to drive a 991.1 (i.e. non-turbo charged) 911 on the same road, see if you ever left 2nd gear.

Great video, exciting review! That engine note is intoxicating. The Cayman handles like nobody's business. Totally a canyon carver. As far as the PDK vs the 6MT? Not all that important either way unless you have $110K to spend, but as far as daily use, either way could work, even in LA. Porsche builds amazing cars. It's my bucket list car (the Cayman GT4).

What an amazing road!!! Also the car really shines on that road. After watching your video I really should be considering a Porsche Cayman GT4 for my next car, though I think I would still prefer the stick

Joe. I don’t understand what the issue is with long gears. You’re driving a very special car. I love the way it’s doing it’s thing. You want a car that’ll hold its gears to give you more torque when your doing the business. I’d hate it if it switched gears when I want to leave a curve really fast. You want a car that shifts, go get grand dad’s car. This one is for the gas heads. Well done Porsche. You know your people. Drove the MK1 Spyder along the craddle of human kind in South Africa. That car was a beaut. Long gears perfect. Balance par excellance

Awesome, I own a early cayman and the GT4 is like my little croc turned up to 20! Lovely spec with club sport buckets and ceramics in gentian blue. My heart aches ...

Excellent footage and commentary as usual. Only you and Chris Harris do this so naturally.

I mean if you are driving a manual car but the gearing is so long that you pretty much stay in one gear and don't get to enjoy rowing through the gears what's the point of having the manual version? For the cayman gt4 I don't think this is simply a matter of if you want a manual if you want a manual. That said Matt 100% answered the question of if the pdk solves the gearing issue with the GT4, small improvement but still not perfect. Tangent aside that was a crazy drive Matt thanks for sharing.

This model year gt4 is the prettiest car Porsche has ever made in my opinion. Excited to see the GT4RS.

I have a 3.8 C4S PDK and run the Dragon mostly in second, with a little third. So given the amount of curves you've got there, 2nd and 3rd sound right. You should paddle shift though. It's SO fun! Instant power is intoxicating

God that thing changes direction so smoothly

In my humble opinion, one of the most beautiful sports cars ever put on the road, and that's saying a lot given all the competition it gets from within it's own brand. Utterly gorgeous car!!

I feel like the long gear ratios don't really matter that much in an automatic car. The reason why long gear ratios are a problem in the manual Cayman is because part of the fun of driving a manual car is running through the gears on accelleration and having to shift before and after corners. Having to stay in 2nd gear most of the time on spirited drives and twisty tracks defeats the purpose of owning a manual car. But with an automatic the experience of shifting is not as important. If it were that important to someone, they would just get a manual car. So personally, I don't really mind the fact that they haven't changed the gear ratios that much in the PDK version.

Matt’s looking really good these days.