RPM Technik 718 Cayman GT4 MR | PH Review

This is the RPM Tecknik 718 GT4 MR, which adds Manthey Racing upgrades for, to quote the blurb, ‘extra spice’. It’s claimed to be ‘more engaging’ on the road and ‘scintillating’ on a circuit. Well, we can’t tell you whether the latter stands up to scrutiny, because we haven’t been on track with it, but we have driven RPM’s demo car on the road. 

RPM’s MR menu is a la carte, and begins with a spicy £12,750 starter (all prices are plus VAT). This kit includes Manthey coilover springs that drop the ride height by an ‘I mean business’ amount, and add dampers with passive adjustment for rebound and compression (the standard switchable damper button remains but becomes redundant, with phantom-limb resistors fitted to stop the ECU thinking something’s been amputated).

There’s also a full brake rework for £10,350 supplied by Surface Transforms. This package bags you carbon fibre reinforced ceramic discs – 410mm diameter discs at the front with six-piston calipers, and 400mm and four pistons at the rear.

Surface Transforms plc (LON:SCE) are experts in the development and production of carbon-ceramic materials and the UK’s only manufacturer of carbon-ceramic brakes for automotive use.

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