....This move has NOTHING to do with building a "lower cost" car.
It actually costs MORE money to build the 4 cylinder turbo engine.
The reason they are doing this is the same reason the 911 is going turbo and the BMW's are turbo and Honda is now selling small turbo fours---EPA and CAFE.
All the auto manufacturers MUST reduce Co2, NoX, and particulate emissions by a huge amount.
Also, all Corporate Average Fleets MUST be 54.5 MPG by 2025 in the USA.
It's the law.
The car companies have to build these drivetrains.
The days of big, naturally aspirated engines are numbered.
Look at Ferrari, the new 488 is turbo. Look at McLaren. Same.
They aren't building them because they think it's what people want. It's like EVs, they HAVE to build them.
Now, the one GOOD thing about this, is that a turbo engine makes a LOT of torque and you can just "crank up the boost" as a tuner for more performance. To a point..
So, don't blame Porsche. Vote early and vote often.
Anyhow, the 2.0 Turbo Hybrid 919 made 1,000 Horsepower this year, won LeMans, and won the WEC Constructor's World Championship. So.......
Now, having said all that, I LOVE big natural aspirated engines. When I wanted to buy a Porsche, I chose my 2004 Boxster S 50 Years of 550 Spyder specifically because it was "old school", with a 3.2 L NA engine, and no electronic feldercarb.
