48,000 km in 18 months in a Porsche GT4 RS. As a daily.

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Reader storyPorsche Road trip Buying2 November 20262 min read

From Lucerne to Rhodes and on to the Algarve, winter and summer, on chains in the snow. A racing car for every day? @thegreekdriver says yes.

It all started on 3 May 2025, the day I took delivery of my Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS. Little did I know what an incredible journey was about to begin.

Delivery day at Porsche Zentrum Zug — 3 May 2025, Porsche Zentrum Zug. Day zero.

The GT4 RS behind the curtain, before the reveal — Behind the curtain.

The GT4 RS key in hand — Behind the curtain.

Fast-forward 18 months: 48,000 km on the odometer. And yes, as a daily.

Parked in Zürich, next to a parking meter and a trolleybus — Zürich, a parking meter, a trolleybus. This is what daily means.

The GT4 RS on a Zürich bridge at dawn — Zürich, a parking meter, a trolleybus. This is what daily means.

From Lucerne to Rhodes, and on to the Algarve

From Lucerne to the beautiful island of Rhodes, Greece, crossing Italy by ferry and exploring mainland Greece. Back through Athens, Thessaloniki, the Balkans and Austria to Zürich. Countless everyday journeys across Switzerland, occasional escapes to Germany, and then this year, an epic road trip through France and Spain all the way to Portugal for a track day at the legendary Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.

Schematic map of the GT4 RS journeys: Lucerne, Rhodes, Athens, Thessaloniki, the Balkans, the Algarve, Brussels

The GT4 RS outside the Ferrari gate in Maranello — Maranello. A courtesy call, with the wrong badge on the bonnet.

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS on a coastal road in Rhodes — Maranello. A courtesy call, with the wrong badge on the bonnet.

The GT4 RS at the finish of the Rhodes Festival of Speed, chequered flag out — Festival of Speed, Rhodes. Chequered flag.

The GT4 RS under a tree in Rhodes, Festival of Speed sticker on the door — Festival of Speed, Rhodes. Chequered flag.

And the adventures didn't stop there. Later in the year, the GT4 RS made its way through France and Luxembourg, reaching Brussels.

The GT4 RS in front of a church in central Zürich — Back in Zürich.

The GT4 RS in front of a wood pile in a Swiss forest — Back in Zürich.

The GT4 RS on an Alpine pass, snowy peaks behind — An Alpine pass. The snow keeps to the peaks, the road is open.

The GT4 RS outside the Hotel Belvédère on the Furka pass — An Alpine pass. The snow keeps to the peaks, the road is open.

The GT4 RS and other Porsches on an Alpine pass — A stop on the pass. Sandwiches, talk, boots open.

Naturally aspirated 4.0, all the way to 9,000

A naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six, delivering 500 PS, with that unmistakable Porsche Motorsport character. The intake noise comes alive from around 4,500 rpm, building into an absolutely addictive mechanical symphony all the way to 9,000 rpm. No turbos. No artificial soundtrack. Just pure mechanical theatre.

The GT4 RS wheel and red caliper — Wheel and caliper. Red only where it counts.

The air intake in the side window, with the Air intake, danger sticker — Wheel and caliper. Red only where it counts.

And here's the beauty of it: despite its uncompromising racing DNA, the GT4 RS can be surprisingly civilised on a daily basis. Quiet and composed when cruising, yet brutally focused when you open the throttle. The Porsche Motorsport-developed GT suspension keeps everything connected to the road, while the mid-engine layout delivers that incredible balance and precision.