Alpine says its A110 R Ultime can lap the 12.9-mile Nurburgring track in 7 minutes 15 seconds. The Ultime is 20 seconds faster than a regular R but still 6 seconds slower than a GT4 RS.

In the GT4 RS, however, the car is lighter and the engine ... not just for its ability to outrun hypercars around the ...

The Ultime then, really does promise to be Dieppe’s true answer to the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS – the result of extensive iterative development and learnings from the GT4 race programme.

And a glorious swan song it is. The 718 Cayman GT4 RS returns, this time fortified by tuning outfitter Manthey Racing. The special chassis and aero elements include dive planes, four-way ...