Is the future of the Boxster/Cayman is question?

[78F350]

Option 3 from the article: "Bring Audi on board to boost the volume and spread the costs of an all-new small sports car."

What's that... a Porsche/Audi BoxsTTer?

[911monty]

What the hell would a "Particulate filter for petrol engines" consist of?

[flynavyj]

Can remember a few years ago when Parent Company VW had debuted a mid-engined sports car, believe it was named the "Blue Sport" which was to share parts with an upcoming Porsche offering. The project was killed off as costs to Porsche were deemed to high I believe...to me, I was thinking VW could get a mid-engined diesel powered, two seat, roadster in the 30-40k range...which would have been absolutely awesome. (Still a big VW fan)

[husker boxster]

Not sure how much credence I'd put into a 13 sentence article. The famous Mark Twain quote comes to mind.

However, there's no ignoring the drastic drop in 718 sales. No doubt has to do with the loss of 2 cyl. Porsche would be stupid to drop the platform - they need an entry level sports car. So how do they address the problem? Will Porsche give it time? Will sales eventually rebound? Do they have to make changes (ie, add 2 cyl)? Or do they muddy the waters and spread costs with a shared platform with Audi or VW? I think this last option would sink 718 sales further, but might improve the bottom line. I would prefer it stay separate and have Porsche sell more Cayennes, Macans, and Panameras to subsidize the sports cars.

With the 718, I think we're living in the modern day version of air cooled vs water cooled that occurred 20 yrs ago.

Hey Navy - put a buck in the tip jar for the oversized pics.

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

Not sure how much credence I'd put into a 13 sentence article. The famous Mark Twain quote comes to mind.

However, there's no ignoring the drastic drop in 718 sales. No doubt has to do with the loss of 2 cyl. Porsche would be stupid to drop the platform - they need an entry level sports car. So how do they address the problem? Will Porsche give it time? Will sales eventually rebound? Do they have to make changes (ie, add 2 cyl)? Or do they muddy the waters and spread costs with a shared platform with Audi or VW? I think this last option would sink 718 sales further, but might improve the bottom line. I would prefer it stay separate and have Porsche sell more Cayennes, Macans, and Panameras to subsidize the sports cars.

With the 718, I think we're living in the modern day version of air cooled vs water cooled that occurred 20 yrs ago.

Hey Navy - put a buck in the tip jar for the oversized pics.

Right, back to 70’s...


Maybe we will see 718-6 or return of 924 with Audi contents

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by Boxstard

Maybe we will see 718-6

Knowing Porsche, yes they'll introduce a 718-6 and charge an extra $20K for it.

[911monty]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

Knowing Porsche, yes they'll introduce a 718-6 and charge an extra $20K for it.

I believe it's already in the works. The Spyder is rumored to have a flat 6.

[JFP in PA]

Gasoline particulate filters explained here:

https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f8/deer12_bischof.pdf

[911monty]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Gasoline particulate filters explained here:

https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f8/deer12_bischof.pdf

Great......So the technology (DI) that creates soot, carbon or whatever PM issues with intake valve fouling and requires hazardous chemicals to clean, will now require an additional catalyst to clean up the PM, soot, carbon, whatever for the potential increased fuel economy. Got it! I recommend a turbo powered turbo centrifuge to spin out the heavy PM