The Turbos Are A-Comin'!

[Retroman1969]

I know things are different now, but...
I grew up in the first era of rabid industry changes in the name of economy and emissions and it was not at all done well then: V-8s that were strangled to death, completely gutless V-6s, turbo 4s that had insane turbo lag and were about as smooth as a lake of cobblestones and sounded like a thrashing machine caught in a garbage disposal, and let's not forget the smoky clattering passenger car diesels and the lovely 4-6-8! In the 1980s it was more prestigious and desired to drive a vintage car (pre-1973) than a new one because the quality and driving experience was so much better.

With that in mind, I think I can be forgiven for automatically getting a monster eye twitch when I hear about the projected changes to Porsche's current seamless, heavenly-sounding engines with the near limitless pull. Hopefully my fears will be completely unfounded.

I'm not afraid of change, but I'm always looking at it sideways.