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JRide · 04-14-2016, 11:07 AM

I'm not overly excited about the sound of the new 4-cylinder turbo but I bet its a kickass engine if you can get over it sounding like a Subaru...

I'll try and keep it short but my comment above comes from owning a 2012 GTI and we now have a 2016 GTI. What VW has been able to do with their turbo I-4 engines is impressive. What's more impressive is what a simple ECU tune can do for these engines. I had a 2012 GTI with a stage 1 tune which transformed that car from being an ordinary 200hp 210tq hatchback to a really fun, quick car. The stage 1 tune required no supporting mods and gave that car a bump of 71hp and 101tq at the flywheel! The 2016 will gain 87hp and 114tq from the same tune which puts the new GTI at 291whp and 367wtq. I think thats really impressive! Not to mention my 2012 was still able to average over 30mpg. I'm sure VW is taking all they've learned over the years with these 4-cylinder turbo engines and applying it to the new Porsche engines. A great example is the adjustable veins in the new Porsche engines. Torque was pretty minimal on my tuned GTI so I'm sure it is or can be tuned to be pretty non existent.

With all that said I'd rather listen to my flat 6... I sure wouldn't mind having a new Cayman or 911 to go along with my Boxster though!

04-14-2016, 11:07 AM	#22
JRide Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Simsbury CT Posts: 32	I'm not overly excited about the sound of the new 4-cylinder turbo but I bet its a kickass engine if you can get over it sounding like a Subaru... I'll try and keep it short but my comment above comes from owning a 2012 GTI and we now have a 2016 GTI. What VW has been able to do with their turbo I-4 engines is impressive. What's more impressive is what a simple ECU tune can do for these engines. I had a 2012 GTI with a stage 1 tune which transformed that car from being an ordinary 200hp 210tq hatchback to a really fun, quick car. The stage 1 tune required no supporting mods and gave that car a bump of 71hp and 101tq at the flywheel! The 2016 will gain 87hp and 114tq from the same tune which puts the new GTI at 291whp and 367wtq. I think thats really impressive! Not to mention my 2012 was still able to average over 30mpg. I'm sure VW is taking all they've learned over the years with these 4-cylinder turbo engines and applying it to the new Porsche engines. A great example is the adjustable veins in the new Porsche engines. Torque was pretty minimal on my tuned GTI so I'm sure it is or can be tuned to be pretty non existent. With all that said I'd rather listen to my flat 6... I sure wouldn't mind having a new Cayman or 911 to go along with my Boxster though!