The Turbos Are A-Comin'!

[RBatsch]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

Why can't the 911 get the turbo flat6 and the boxster/cayman get the same engine but naturally aspirated. Maybe a flat4 for the base but why even bother making another engine. Giving the 98X cars a naturally aspirated version of the 911s turbo engine will make sense and better define the cars as sporty 2 seaters as well as maintaining a lower power figure than the 911. It would honestly give porsche the right to charge the same for both cars and then let the apples fall where they do.

I'd think it would be more difficult to swap engines (remove the 4 and put in a 6) vs slapping a turbo on an NA 6 engine. Porsche probably knows that many would modify their Boxster/Cayman with a Turbo to make it compete better with the 911.

[flaps10]

It's about emissions.

When your foot is not squeezing the life out of the gas pedal, a puny four cylinder can be made to run cleaner.

The same forces that killed the air cooled motor are going to kills large displacement naturally aspirated ones.

I agree, it will be a sad day.

[LAP1DOUG]

Originally Posted by flaps10

It's about emissions.

When your foot is not squeezing the life out of the gas pedal, a puny four cylinder can be made to run cleaner.

This is largely based on classifying CO2 as an "emission" even though all the plants in the forest love the stuff.

Pretty soon the EPA will regulate how many breaths you can take in an hour, and don't even think about "passing gas".

[coreseller]

The more I learn of Porsche's current line-up and read of future offerings, the more I truly doubt the "Bubble" concept of air cooled values.

[litespeedp]

Great. Now we will have 15 dozen more variants to deal with.

[Pdwight]

Originally Posted by LAP1DOUG

This is largely based on classifying CO2 as an "emission" even though all the plants in the forest love the stuff.

Pretty soon the EPA will regulate how many breaths you can take in an hour, and don't even think about "passing gas".

My dad said to me 50 some odd years ago "Son if the could the government would tax the very air we breath"

well he is not far off

Dwight