CSS v GT4

[Exonian]

^^^^ I wonder where those flip ‘n’ run owners in that thread are now?
Well, I don’t wonder actually but you get my drift.


There are just two cars I regret not buying when I had the chance: Lupo GTI and Golf CSS.

Ok, maybe a mk4 R32 and GR Yaris when they did them on 0% for the first run.

[EB2019]

^^I here you

This is the part number of different parts, the lower front arms weren't different but the rear bushes in the front arms have a smaller void, so that was the reason for the part number change. The front hubs were different and that required different bearings but its only VAQ parts bin stuff.

I have the discs and pads as they are on the TCR too. I also fitted the rear ARB to my old GTi PP back in 2016-17

[AGB]

I used to own a 981 GT4 and have a 718 GT4 on order. Spent the afternoon at the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone yesterday and then drove my 40,000 mile CSS home.

I can honestly say that the CSS feels just as special as the GT4.

I absolutely agree. The CSS is a 'if you know, you know' car and very little will come close to it on a B-road.

Dealer offered me choice of 718 GT4 or Spyder back in 2019. Delivery would've been April 2020 so whether that would have happened given world events... I debated running the 718 Spyder in parallel to the 981 GT4 as they were sufficiently different but I'd run a Cayman R in parallel to the 981 for about 3 years and I wanted a more practical second car. PEC car didn't convince me so I replaced the R with a CSS that hadn't even done run in miles. I think I would have felt regret if the CSS isn't so special and ironically, it has appreciated whereas the R is not even back near what I paid for it new in 2012. I have on more than one occasion considered getting a delivery mileage CSS for a go round but the premium for that privilege is a bit much.

They must be making a huge number of 718 GT4s though even with C19/chip shortage production issues. What colour have you gone for?

Is there a definitive list anywhere of all the differences between a GTI PP and a Clubsport S? Not cosmetic, but performance-wise. I assume the CSS has the R engine/turbo. Are there suspension differences? Obviously the latter is a bit lighter with no rear seats. What else would be needed to do a CSS-style build on a PP?

I think there are some threads elsewhere on the specific part numbers but the launch press release gives a decent walk through.