withers Posted 15January, 2014 Report Share Posted 15January, 2014 is this the start of the VW shared platform for the Boxster? "As far as I know we should have a new Boxster and Cayman in 2016 and we will see what that car will offer," said Muller when asked when the entry level Porsche sports cars would get that new four-cylinder engine. Advertisement He also confirmed such an engine would be a horizontally-opposed unit unique to Porsche, rather than a more traditional inline engine shared with other models in the Volkswagen Group. "We are a boxer company," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 15January, 2014 Report Share Posted 15January, 2014 seems a bit weird that they would get all the cost and R&D benefit of a shared platform, then make their own flat 4? and a 'boxer company' like all those V8 cayenne's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberpunky Posted 15January, 2014 Report Share Posted 15January, 2014 When Chris Harris comes out with something along the lines of the new Cayman S being all the car he needs and that he wouldn't pay the extra for a 911 then you have a situation like when the 944 turbo started to outshine the then current 911 turbo. What happens from here we will have to wait and see but I would be surprised if the cayman/boxsters weren't knocked down a peg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 15January, 2014 Report Share Posted 15January, 2014 The 911 will always have its own unique appeal, there are people (like me!) who will always lust for them regardless of performance figures or comparisons. Like the Macan, the brand is just getting with the times. As Caver said, there is no way that the newer models will be 'lesser' than their predessors - It's a good thing that they are committed to evolving unlike other struggling car manufacturers. It's an exciting brand and becoming more versatile and innovative than ever. The 916 is a great example of a controversial idea brought to an amazing design resolution, I don't doubt that a new 4 cylinder engine will be any different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted 15January, 2014 Report Share Posted 15January, 2014 A smaller engine might make a smaller Boxster. How are they going to do that? They are tiny already! One full supermarket trolley and you have to almost call a taxi to get half the shopping home! I can see through my crystal ball a change starting to morph the Boxster/Cayman into something gradually becoming increasingly "less" than the 911 range. They seemed to be getting closer in terms of performance without the price tag and I guess that the purse gets full faster with 911 sales than Boxster/Cayman sales at around half the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 15January, 2014 Report Share Posted 15January, 2014 When Chris Harris comes out with something along the lines of the new Cayman S being all the car he needs and that he wouldn't pay the extra for a 911 then you have a situation like when the 944 turbo started to outshine the then current 911 turbo. What happens from here we will have to wait and see but I would be surprised if the cayman/boxsters weren't knocked down a peg Ever since I watched that Chris Harris video I thought Porsche would do something to further nerf the Cayman. They already have to limit the performance of the engine to keep the 911 on its perch. Imagine a 981 RS ... mmmmm - pity it'd be 200k+ here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 16January, 2014 Report Share Posted 16January, 2014 Should be better than my first car, the four banger commodore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 16January, 2014 Report Share Posted 16January, 2014 Doubt very much if it will be any better than my first car which was also a 4 cylinder.... with overdrive by the way. Still managed to lose my licence in it a couple of times though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-p Posted 16January, 2014 Report Share Posted 16January, 2014 You obviously have a thing for Yellow Niko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 16January, 2014 Report Share Posted 16January, 2014 You obviously have a thing for Yellow Niko As a young boy he fell in love with his baby sitter who was severely jaundiced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 17January, 2014 Report Share Posted 17January, 2014 As a young boy he fell in love with his baby sitter who was severely jaundiced He was not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 18January, 2014 Report Share Posted 18January, 2014 I was just filling mine up with fuel $1:76 a litre thankyou very much. And thought to myself, hmmmm maybe a 4 banger Boxster that is more fuel efficient but just as fun to drive isn't such a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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