RE: Four-cylinder Cayman at the Nurburgring
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Sounds like a good way to a cheaper and lighter Cayman. Which would be ace.
But IMVHO they'll screw it up. They will make something with a very FI like power delivery because they will feel the need to increase the power over existing cars (to counter downgrading criticism). In the process of making that driveable, the weight advandtage will be lost to anciliaries. And to make it sound decent they'll resort to faking noise even more. And realistically, it's never going to be cheaper, is it.
A lot less CO2 and a good improvement of real world fuel economy coming up though.
But IMVHO they'll screw it up. They will make something with a very FI like power delivery because they will feel the need to increase the power over existing cars (to counter downgrading criticism). In the process of making that driveable, the weight advandtage will be lost to anciliaries. And to make it sound decent they'll resort to faking noise even more. And realistically, it's never going to be cheaper, is it.
A lot less CO2 and a good improvement of real world fuel economy coming up though.
Paul O said:
Please please please don't let them pipe some daft synthesised sound into the cabin to make it sound more sporty.
That stuff is just b
ks. If a sports car can't sound sporty by any form of mechanical means, then it's not really a sports car...
Playing fake sound through the speakers is a worry. Pipe from the engine bay isn't so bad - less sound proofing so to speak.That stuff is just b
ks. If a sports car can't sound sporty by any form of mechanical means, then it's not really a sports car...lamboman100 said:
It is a Porsche shopping trolley 
Porsche do need to improve the Cayman and Boxster with faster, more tunable, turboed engines. The current models are now starting to look very dated and slow. Frequently getting smoked by everyday cars like the A45, R, M3, and so on.
Seriously ? Cars don't get smoked. Drivers do. Porsche do need to improve the Cayman and Boxster with faster, more tunable, turboed engines. The current models are now starting to look very dated and slow. Frequently getting smoked by everyday cars like the A45, R, M3, and so on.
renorti said:
1.6 turbo porsche, 210bhp similar power to a Kia Pro_cee'd GT 1.6.
I much prefer the porsche any day, but would be cheesed off with people telling me a Kia has the same power.
have to keep saving for a 3.4 6 cylinder, though i suppose these 1.6's will be a lot cheaper than the 6's.
From the CAR article, it may be that the 1.6 has no home now the sub-Boxster car has been dropped;I much prefer the porsche any day, but would be cheesed off with people telling me a Kia has the same power.
have to keep saving for a 3.4 6 cylinder, though i suppose these 1.6's will be a lot cheaper than the 6's.
There is uncertainty over the smallest flat-four, the 1.6. It was originally conceived to be part of the ‘baby Boxster’, codenamed 551 and could have gone on to power the sister VW and Audi sports cars.
But the 2.0 and 2.5 engines are confirmed and much of today’s Porsche line-up will eventually be offered with the larger-displacement units, as tastes and taxation systems increasingly favour lower-emissions engines.
According to CAR’s sources, the Boxster/Cayman and Cayenne will get the flat-fours first. A six-speed manual or seven-speed twin-cluch PDK transmission will be offered.
lamboman100 said:
It is a Porsche shopping trolley
Porsche do need to improve the Cayman and Boxster with faster, more tunable, turboed engines. The current models are now starting to look very dated and slow. Frequently getting smoked by everyday cars like the A45, R, M3, and so on.
Porsche have never been out huge power outputs. The quality of drive train from Porsche is typically excellent and the modest power outputs allow them to have surprisingly good fuel economy. Porsche do need to improve the Cayman and Boxster with faster, more tunable, turboed engines. The current models are now starting to look very dated and slow. Frequently getting smoked by everyday cars like the A45, R, M3, and so on.
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