Welcome to the Top Gear test track.
We’re going to take a look at a bunch of cars that didn’t quite make it into the main show
and we’re going to pit them head to head to see which one puts down the fastest lap.
We’re talking super SUVs, hot hatches, sports cars, old versus new, fast estates, retro electrics.
Nothing is off limits.
First, I give them a quick test drive, then our resident racing driver will set their
definitive lap times once and for all.
Today we have got a couple of pocket rockets for you.
This is going to get super interesting.
There's something to be said about naturally aspirated.
I mean, in an age where there's just so many turbo-charged engines, the fact that you have
all of that power delivery and linear power at that as well,
this car has just got so much punch to it.
The 718 Cayman GTS to me is a true driver's car.
Naturally aspirated, three pedals, manual, but I don't know if it's got what it takes
to take on the engineering of the TT RS and that formal drive system around the track.
Let's see what happens.
Now the thing for me when I'm driving an RS, yes they can do fast extremely well but you
know the one thing that I sometimes think they're missing is a bit of heart.
I mean, driving the 718 Cayman, there's just so much going on.
It's analogue.
You're really feeding the power in and the car is reacting to your input where the thing
with an RS is, sometimes I feel like it's driving you instead of the other way around.
It's a tiny bit soulless.
In theory, the Audi TT RS has all of the mechanical grip and power to take on the 718 Cayman
but you never know... we'll see what happens out on the track.
Here we have the famous Top Gear leader board.
Now, for the two cars we've got today, both pocket rockets, both got the same power, but
this time it's naturally aspirated versus turbo charged.
Although the Porsche has got the same power, it's not quite got all the same performance.
The Audi is definitely faster off the line.
But the main thing here is the fact that we've got a damp track as opposed to completely dry.
So, for my predictions, I'm going to say the Audi TT RS is going to come in underneath
the Alpine and above the Supra Mk5.
And then for the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS, I'd say it's a safe bet to say that it's going
to come somewhere around here.
I'm picking very safe times I think but you never know what's going to happen out on track.
Now, all we need is a driver.
Luckily, I know just the guy.
Three, two, one, go.
Well, that was certainly interesting to watch.
I could see from where I was standing that Stig was having a lot of fun out there,
particularly in the Cayman.
But it's going to come down to traction gains here to see which one
is going to prove to be fastest.
Let's see what the times are.
Okay, well that is definitely not what I expected at all.
So the Audi TT RS here has come in with a surprising 1:24.9.
Guys, when I was watching him out there, he looked pinpoint but it shows here that you
can't always predict with the naked eye.
That's well below what I thought it was going to be.
So it's come in beneath the Porsche Boxster Spider.
Put that there.
And now, the Porsche Cayman 718, I mean this has actually blown me away, a 1:23.5.
So we were nearly there but I definitely did not think it was going to be
the quickest car of the day.
I'm just going to add a D in here to show that it was a damp lap out there today.
Look, maybe they'll have a rematch and it might change up in the future.
But for now that's it from Stig's Garage.
We've got plenty more cars coming to this series very, very soon.
We'll see you there.