GR Supra v Porsche Cayman GTS v Alpine A110 S: DRAG RACE
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It’s time for an almighty rear-wheel-drive drag race!
Mat’s rolled up to the start line a Porsche Cayman GTS, and he’s going head-to-head with an Alpine A110 S & a Toyota Supra!
So let’s see how they compare. Starting with Mat’s Cayman GTS, it’s powered by a 4-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six that puts down 400hp & 420Nm. It weighs in at 1,405kg and will cost you around £65,000. It’s got one big issue though - it’s a manual!
Alongside him, we have the Alpine A110 S. Under the bonnet you’ll find a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engine, although it’s noticeably down on power compared to the Porsche, putting down 290hp & 320Nm. However, it’s an automatic, and it’s oh-so light, tipping the scales at just 1,114kg!
Then finally we have the Supra. With a 3-litre straight-six BMW engine under the bonnet, it’ll produce 340hp & 500Nm, and just like the Alpine, it’s automatic. It’s the heaviest car here, though, weighing 1,495kg.
So what do you think - will the BMW engine push the Supra to victory? There’s only one way to find out - LET’S RACE!
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first.
Second.
Damn
Bruh
yeay
Im first
Something about the alpine that I absolutely love. Especially in a bright colour.
It looks great, right?!
@@carwow Yes
@@carwow indeed it is! Unique design in a world of very similar looking motors 👌🏿
something about the alpine that i absolutely dont love .. 400kg lighter than the other cars but stops as last one 😅🤷♂️
They look stunning in red.
The lightness of the Alpine should make it epic on a twisty track.
A french media did a track test of a A110 while comparing with the GR Supra and the Cayman and the Alpine did a great job but the Cayman is way too developped to be surpassed
Looks like it has big time understeer..
James May loves it
@@lombredeshakuras1481 Porsches are just different level, even if A110 is a really good car.
@@Cyborg_Auto agreed, I mean look at the doughnuts it TRIED to do lol
I’m pleasantly surprised how quick the Alpine is. The S model really makes up for lower horsepower base model. Gorgeous design and so lite!
Non-S model is already quite fast. Being 300 to 400kg lighter than your competitors helps a lot
The 300kg difference for the Alpine make a huge difference in a track or twisty mountain road. It all depends on the use and the landscape.
On the nurburgring 😍🤪
The Alpine A110 is one of the most underrated sports cars ever
Truth!
No
nah, it's just sports Renault - meh
If it only had 350hp
@@Shaylesety you clearly do not understand this car
That yellow Alpine though, it looks so good 😍
Its nose somehow reminds me of the Alpine F1 car
@@matthewdura2043 Sure, somehow
💯!
You should see it in blue.
@@carwow it's fugly
Well done Renault for making such an agile car with a pretty much small displacement. It competed really well against those sport cars
And it's way better in curvy roads, the Alpine is designed for small roads, not for doing top speed on highway.
@@sirius8103 Yeh exactly that, testing european sports car in a US muscle car type race, waste
"alpine" not renault 😂
@@mercrom8763alpine is actually renault stupi
@@ModiG2024-rn3bw bro " " IS SARCASM
The cayman’s gearing is so tall it truly should have been in a lower gear than the other cars or just had a race with optimal sportiest settings. The manual in that car will do over 70 in second gear meaning that 3rd at 50 is a major disadvantage. Regardless, great video as always!
That is the whole point though. It shows the disadvantage that Porsche built into that car with the unrealistic gearing they gave it. Meanwhile in the standing start and braking it's able to show its strengths. If you tailor the tests to minimise the weaknesses of one car then what's the point?
Exactly I think it would have smashed the supra on higher revs. That’s one hell of a engine for an N/A car
It's not a weakness in a real world situation when you can choose the optimal gear
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@@harryspeakup8452 How are tall gears a weakness? All fast cars have long gears, that's why they can put down quick lap downs. Actual speed > 0-60 time
Matt : you let germany down aswell Also matt : won in a german car
The car is built in austria
Mat
he couldve won the roll races too
@@macaron3141592653 no it’s not. It’s built in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Those cars and those colours, so awsome. Love it
They are awesome right
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Great race, as always!! Never miss a video of yours. 🔥💪
That last roll was such a good demonstration of how different those transmissions and power outputs can be.
RACE IDEA: 3 exact same cars but different types of petrol: Super Plus, Super and E10 to see if there is a difference in power
3 992 turbo s 😀
U r a genius,never thought about that
The only thing that would show is probably the difference in skill between the drivers
Same driver with overlapping video would be a great test.
UPPP!!!
never seen an alpine before; looks, sounds and drives great
Topgear featured it in its show.The video is probably on youtube
Ive seen one irl before and it looks great!
@@bentran3657 older one is a masterpiece imo
When I first saw it in the street in my city, I was totally confused 😐 But now I know what to expect 😎
@@ylooxsignalsfromaforsakenworld lmao from the 70s? Thing probably drove like a bag of dog shit.
Nice to see the alpine giving competition to other big boys with more 100,60 hp and 2 cylinders 👍
The Alpine is amazing, tiny, and it's so light any tuning you do to it you gain big time. Would love to have one, it's basically guaranteed classic status too. Mental to think the Porsche has over 100 horsepower more and doesn't exactly fly away from it. You could probably add 20 horsepower to the Alpine and it would make up the difference!
Form what i found on the internet , the limit of this engine with a stage 2 seems to be at around 320 hp (310 stage 1) . Sooo yes , you can get a bit more out of this little pocket rocket .
well you don’t know about cars then because the spline weights 300kg less has a 7 speed dual clutch which is amazing for kick down whilst the porsche is a manual lmao
The alpine with its low weight is surprisingly good. I would never have expected this.
I really enjoyed this one. The Alpine did well for a 1.8, often had the jump on the Porsche, before the Caymans raw power shone through. The Supra has some seriously impressive midrange torque. The Porsche though, once it gets into it's stride is a missile, but just like my Boxster S it seems to need to be worked hard for the power. Porsche brakes are also phenomenal. The Alpines attempts at drifting were hilarious.
May not always be the fastest, but to go for a fun drive I’d take the Alpine every time
True but it looks like it’s difficult to drift 😅
@@bentran3657 Probaly because of lack of LSD.
no drifting, looks less good then the porsche, not as good on a track no thanks
Interesting 1/4 mile time from the Alpine S. I recall that Carwow ran a Litchfield stage-1 tuned red Alpine A110 in a previous drag race and it ran an 11.7 which is a full second faster, supposedly with 300bhp (so only marginally more power and torque than the S). 🤔
@@Twongz_does_anything and cayman is still more fun to drive,the only great thing about the alpine is it's weight,i wish cayman was as light
I’d love to see a race between this 4.0 cayman and the 2.5 cayman. Im surprised no ones done it before lol
100% would watch that!
Both PDK tho!!! 2.5 would win but 4.0 is better tho
@@morganwilliams7886 4 cyl 365hp win against 6cyl 400hp?
@@Ersy90 yeah, Carwow has done a video with GT4 in PDK and 2.5 GTS and GTS did much better 0-60 time all because of its launch control and gearing
0-60 isn’t a race though
Another perfect video, good job Mat but when you race a NA cars you should start the race at 5k rpm or higher.
I honestly believe that porsche understated the power of that GTS, what a machine
Pretty decent sound for the smallest engine. Didn´t expect that! Love the sound of the 4.0 too. And the revs man, the revs....
Porsche engineering is on a whole different level, gotta respect
I am mein it has 100 HP more than the alpine and 60 HP more than the supra. No big surprise? Ist is more impressive that the turbo S beats cars with a lot more HP. The GTS is nothing special a regular a45s or rs3 is Even faster
It has the most power. It's not really a surprise.
@@DizzyMan24 Supra is a 6 cylinder turbo, Porsche is a 6 cylinder non turbo, yeah it's impressive. Same reason the Z06 V8 in the C8 is impressive. High revving NA engines are a dying breed, anyone can slap a turbo on to a car and make big power.
Different price range too 😩😩
@@marco_skate1613 The Cayman isn’t built for straight line speed, the 911 is. It’s built for handling and nimbleness. Many people forget that the Cayman is a whole different creature than the 911.
Me alegra ver de nuevo a juan francisco por aqui 👏👏👏👏
Would have been interesting to see how a Cayman GTS PDK had faired against the other 2, especially on rolling starts. I believe the gearing is a little shorter so I would have thought the gaps would be shorter to catching. Also I would expect the PDK version to monster the drag race even more compared to the other two
Yep the PDK box is always faster 0-60-100-150 in Porsches. Trust me I know ;)
That yellow alpine is really looking awesome and it sounds alright like you've mentioned 🔥🔥
"So then, what exactly happened?" - by the sound of that, Mat forgot to record the voiceover part and had to do it in a portaloo later!
One of the most colorful races I have ever seen!!
So cool to see Mr. Calero on this review! That was a nice touch!
nothing makes me happier than a carwow upload
Same here 😏
@@carwow XD
with Mat and his crazy personality 🤣🤣🤣
I would pick the Alpine, as it shows you don't need loads of power and weight to have fun :). Also, could you make a video talking about Aston Martin's plans for a new V12 Vantage? :D
Maybe if they drop the price
For that price its horrible, rather get the Porsche with manual, you'll have more fun for your buck
It can’t do donuts. How fun can it be?
Aston Martins V12 will be a Mercedes V12. Unfortunately the Germans are everywhere
the Alpine looks ATROCIOUS
Please do a 4-Cylinder comparison: Cayman 718 with 300hp, Alpine A110 and Supra 2.0 Turbo
Very nice Race. All of this cars are very cool. I'm surprised how good the Alpine goes. Its a very beautiful car but it can have a little bit more horsepower. Thank you Carwow!
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It would have been nice to see a rolling race from 50, but the cars in their optimal gear for acceleration, as the Porsche took forever to actually reach the power, but went like a rocket when it finally did
That A110 looks amazing
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The Zupra had the best performance for the money. And it won 2 out of the 3 races.
Very impressed with the results for it for sure.
That’s 340hp 2 port engine if it was 6 port it would of won all the races ..
1.8 vs 3 liter.and 4 liter.. Alpine had 3 liter smoke all easy😂
Hey there this is one of your favorite and a huge fan from Africa Ghana. 🇬🇭 I wish I could participate in one of your videos especially drag-racing 🌹thanks
The alpine is a seriously underrated car.
Those Alpines are absolutely sublime.
Person driving the supra is so excited! I love it😂
Oh yeah!
@@carwow Is it Jenson Button?
I think a full lineup drag race will be cool. Like a drag race with all models of a brand.
Fantastic color line up in this.
8:39 that is what indian parents do to tv remotes and their children...they treat both very similarly 😂😂
So nice to see real gear changes (in the Cayman) too.
The sound from the back tyres of the porsche when you warmed it up. Like a 1980's car alarm. 🤣
Grande Juan, grandioso verte!!!!
I really do think that Mat needs to give the count down authority to someone else for the rolling races. That's how he wins them because his reaction is at least half a second quicker than the competitors by articulation and radio to radio interpretation on the other drivers. Please let the special guest drivers do the rolling count down instead. Or Yanni. Or anyone but Mat.
That's a bad idea. They're more likely to botch it up in exactly the way you described, and it'll be inconsistent. They're also more likely to be overwhelmed with all the things they have to do than Mat, who's done it a thousand times. He's likely to perform it the same way every time ... he just needs to learn precisely when to step on the gas in a way that doesn't give him advantage (or disadvantage). This way it will be more consistent than for random people to be given that responsibility every time.
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@@exnihilonihilfit6316I understand your point from many angles. I agree with it also. In any which way you look at it, Mat is a pathetic sexual hypochondriac
@@lukeskywlkr3638 Well... that escalated quickly... in an unexpected direction... 😅
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Best engine sound prize goes to Alpine today!
You've got to be kidding! 😜
Not a chance. It's a 4 banger with some artificial pops added for noise. The flat 6 has the purest sound there.
Judging the sound alone, not its authenticity. Can we at least agree on the Supra's depressing sound?! 😉
@@raphaelmeillat8527 I can't find artificial pops pleasing at all. Even without the pops, the 4 banger just doesn't hit the same angles as the flat 6. But yes, we can agree that the Supra sounds muted and sad. Nowhere near the straight 6 motors from BMW or Toyotas yesteryear.
@@raphaelmeillat8527 You're wrong in every single way
LOL @ 8:08 - That sneaky 💨 😂. I agree that truly was 'so strong @ the end' 😂 ** If editor did it - job well done.
What a great shifting Matt!!!!!
Not always the same speed for the start is convenient for everyone, make the race with a stroke at a different speed, 40mph, 60mph. 80mph. And take away the comfort mode
It's dense. 50mph in third for the cayman is WAAAY outside its powerband. Why not let the drivers chose their own gear?
You need to get a 2021 Supra. They have 382 horsepower and other performance things that have been changed.
way more than 382 they lied hard ab it 😂 it has 385 whp alone so crank is like 430hp
@@ryhcky good to know
The UK spec is slightly less powerful than the US or export spec
You can get insane HP from them.
Downpipe e50 tune=500whp
Amazing vid as usual
Juan Francisco Calero!. Un Crack !!. Que bueno verlo allí. Enjoy it !
That 1.8L in the alpine was jointly developed with nissan so there's a little bit of japan in there lol
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Nope, not Nissan. The initial development partner was Caterham (that's why it's so light) but Caterham had to pull out as the development costs where to high, after that Renault (sport) developed the car on its own.
Actually, I should shut up, sorry..... I see you where referring to the engine.... oops
Matt choosing the winning car as always
Perfect CARWOW video
I always thought the cayman was the 991 replacement when came out. I think it’s more balanced than the 911 because of the mid mounted engine
Gear ratios on the Cayman! 😳 Matt was in 3rd for 3 minutes 🤣
He was in the wrong gear for the rolling races. He should have been in 1st gear for the first race and 2nd for the second race (not 3rd which goes to nearly 120mph!)
Love these drag races but would love to see a circuit race between the Alpine A110S, the Maserati MC20, the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS (when it hopefully reaches customers) & the GRMN Supra (when it comes out).
I don't think the Alpine or Supra fit with the other two. Imo of course.
why the mc20? its a LOT more expencive right?
Yeah wtf these cars are totally not in the same range in terms of performance and price. 🤦♂️🤦♂️
It would be interesting to see them on a circuit lap
It wouldn’t really, the cayman would eat up both cars handily
@@svgitana2499idk man 300 kg is alot of extra weight though corners compared to the alpine
@@r.i.peperoniiiiroh9625you can see different videos of the cars in the same track. Porsche always 🏆
@@Heeect00rrr and yet i still take the alpine im not gonna race it but enjoy the ride and with that less weight it is most likely more fun due to better handling
@@r.i.peperoniiiiroh9625 I'm not the one who argued about racing in the first place. I'm also not arguing which car you would take.
Felicitaciones Juan Francisco !!!!!!
Be interested to see the Cayman GTS up against the previous 2.5 turbo generation 🤔
Agree!
Yes please
I don't think anyone really cares for the 4 banger Porsche
@@arr0gant1 I think a lot of people underestimate the 718 S/GTS 4 cylinder. The best 4 cylinder out there. Lots of torque, great for daily driving. With some aftermarket shocks the GTS can keep up with the GT4 on track.
@@gowillem613 it's an excellent setup no doubt but I think the 4.0 N/A and GT4 w GT3 power plant is the only 718s people really wanna see
Coño Calero!!! Te has cambiado de bando! Juani! Jajajaja, que alegria verte con Matt Watson. Llámame tonto pero me ha hecho ilusión 🤣
Best colour composition almost ever at carwow! 😍
I would go for the Supra (probably I'm the only one here). It performed so well considering the power deficit and the more weight, and it has infinite room for tuning
never knew about the Alpine up until yesterday. After a long drive down to the south of France, I saw 3 of them in total.
These science experiments are important. Thank you for doing this
Recommendation: do one rolling race where every car starts in the gear where it‘s in its perfect power-band! As you said, the Porsche ist far away from 400 PS at 3000 revs
Exactly! The speed should be fixed and the rest is up to each driver.
It's not possible to have all 3 cars at the perfect power band at the same speed because gearing. I'm sure you know dist also ich thought I'd tell you anyway 😆
Agreed. The Porsche wasn't in the right gear for both roll races. And I'm not a Porsche fanboy...
Agreed. The Porsche wasn't in the right gear for both roll races. And I'm not a Porsche fanboy...
Shut up
I have a 718 GTS, same colour, but mine's PDK... the base model with the manual gearbox and zero options, starts at £68,358. Let's face it, no one will buy a Porsche with zero options added and I can see the Cayman tested here has LED lights, that's £1400 for starters. Realistically, for a low spec manual GTS you're looking at around £75k. Mine was nudging £80k. Just wish on these comparisons they'd put up the price of the actual car shown, including the options fitted to it. The last one with a Golf R that was £51k with options, caption said £40k and then all these numpties jump in with their comments to say what good value it was. LOL. Come chaps, sort it out.
A few visual optional extras don't make a car faster though do they.
That’s the nice part about the GTS. All performance oriented options (SPASM, PTV, Active Engine Mounts) are already included in the base price. So the base price is an accurate reflection of the performance you get.
So we've made it to 5 minutes and 50 seconds before the actual content starts. The world applauds you!
I envy you Matt. What a dream job. As a newly handicapped person I often think about jobs that maybe I could do. What a dream to be around all those dream cars. Wow. Love your videos!!!
These new Porsches are monsters!!! Hats off.
The Porsche Cayman GTS is my absolute fav sport’s car, what a beauty
Just wait till you see the GT4 RS in persona
@@c4arsw4tches new dream car
@@c4arsw4tches absolute dream ♥️
One accelerated hard near me on the M25 and it sounded epic. That engine is incredible.
Even though I respect your opinion, the Cayman really looks good, but IMO the Alpine looks really beautiful. I wish they sold it in the US but most French cars don’t sell their cars in North America, besides Bugatti. Idk why we don’t get Peugeot, Citroen, and Renault in the US.
Happy to see a Spanish fellow countryman in your video!!!!🇪🇸🤝🏴
I did not expect the yelow thing to do that pop, very nice
I think a top shot of the braking test would be dope!
I just love the look of the Supra 🤌
Love my Supra but revs didn’t sound like it’s in sports mode that mode helps in racing
Gotta love that Alpine though, the lines on it, wooow... and the sound!!! is that really a 1.8 liter? xD it sounds amazing
if the 718 was one gear lower in these drag races it would've killed em 😂
I'll take the Alpine every day. True drivers car
Over a manual and naturally aspirated Cayman, no thanks
@@yusufalpersahin5434 to each his own. I'd rather have the lightweight, agile Alpine.
@@yusufalpersahin5434 kanka manuel ve güclü cok araba var ama pistte renault alpine kadar iyi performans sergileyemez
the cayman is to? cayman>alpine imo
@@metin7480 kanka Cayman GTS 4.0'dan bahsediyoruz pistte Renault alpine bırakmaz bu araba.
Love my A91 Supra. And ours in the USA gets 382 hp vs the 335 in Europe
The UK cars aren't 335bhp, more like 370-400bhp. Lots of Dyno videos on YT shortly after launch. Toyota understating the actual BHP...
@@rickharvey6775 And the US cars are more than 382. It’s the particulate filters!!
thought the A91's were closer to the stated figures, around 400bhp or a little over stock? Yeah, they don't sound nearly as good with the particulate filters. Shame about the reliability of the B58B30O1 in the A91, so far the A90 B58B30C engine seems pretty solid 🤞
Always good - cheers
we need more cars like these
I wish you did another go at the drag race because the GR Supra struggled to put its power down in the first one.
You always love to see the new Zupr4 taking on a drag race.
Hey, congratulation calero, good video and forza Spain 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
Does a drag race has any value? Driving fast in a straight line is easy, keeping energy through corners seems more important to keep overall average speed on a higher level.
Nunca me esperaría ver a JF calero en este canal, menuda sorpresa jajaja.Verdaderamente se lo merece después de tanto trabajo.
They have done videos together before this one.
@@gavinwyllie7855 for example?
@@Alheoc with the 911 turbo s and the tycan
Grande el calvo se le quiere
El peor ejemplo de periodismo del motor en un alpine....tiene cojones la cosa.
The alpine looks insane in the yellow
Absolutely beautiful
Such a shame that the don't offer the Alpine in a manual, it would be absolutely fantastic if they did and I think it would be far more appealing to true sports car enthusiasts
Good Shifting Matt
I’m intrigued by the Alpine 110S! So light and agile! Maybe with a st2 tune ( and better brakes) it would be turned into a weapon at the track! It’s a shame they don’t come to Brazil! Please, Renault! 🙏🏻
That Alpine cost way to much for its specs. Is overrated.
@@cteodorbogdan Agreed! It should cost less than the basic 718 Cayman.
@@cteodorbogdan 87 000 for the porsche Cayman GTS and 71 000 for alpine A110 S
That's the job of the A110R
Wish we could get the Alpine in the U.S., such a fun car.
5:28 Tires sounding like a sped up police siren🤣
Omg the alpine not being able to slide cracked me up 🤣🤣
Really impressed by the Alpine ! The engine is so small compared to the 2 others
Well said. I wish we could buy them in the states!
French genius. French discover or invent. Americans or germans steel it, patent it then build and sell it..
@@fabricefauconnier2358 Je ne vois pas trop l'intérêt de votre commentaire stupide et arrogant.
@@jean-guybadiane Et pourtant exact .
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Cayman GTS Is FREAKING BEUTIFULL especially tailights
the 21's supras are way faster and the outcome would have been different