??? Mid-engine/rear-drive is the same as front-engine/front-drive to you?!

I always wished the Boxster/Cayman were further from the 911 in terms of size and weight instead of being right at 3000 lb. +/-, barely less than a base 911. I thought they should have been less-expensive/lighter-weight/less-powerful 4-cylinder cars from the start, possibly with a turbo option.

Unfortunately the newer ones are physically bulkier than the previous models, to me they just look too BIG now.

I've driven one before, the first gen's though (986) and it didn't impress me that much. Don't get me wrong, they are decent cars but I just cannot get past the hate I feel inside whenever I see one... Guess it's just not my type of car!?


Well no in a traditional sense, the 944 isn't even a Porsche, it's a volks assembled by Porsche to show VW how it's done (after the horrid 928, yes I hate those too) but I somehow still prefer it to the boxster(probably because of the engine tranny configuration, doesn't make me think it's trying to be a full fledged Porsche?) I really don't know but my reaction to boxster's is visceral and I doubt I'll ever get over it.






Which is weird because I love Porsche normally, I mean the Carrera GT is my all time favorite car and I would kill just to sit in it... ok I'd kill just to lick its windshield covered in dust and dead bugs.

I mean, people hate Miatas too, :iono:
Lots of people like being wrong.

how the hell did you get that fuel economy?

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/26/2...ster-official/

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/8-t...e-718-boxster/

"Economy has increased significantly, as you’d expect, with the standard car up 5.1mpg to 40.9mpg, and the 2.5-litre in the S getting a 4.3mpg bump to 38.7mpg. Both figures are for the PDK auto models."

I believe these are the European cycle numbers which end up being much higher than the US test numbers.

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Their math is so wrong.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...=3&pnref=story

http://link.porsche.com/718-boxster-fb1

6.9l/100km is around 34.3MPG.

-alex

It probably is the Euro numbers.

And

I guess math isn't their strong point lol.

I drove a 986 for 2 years before I traded it for a '15 BRZ. I would have never traded it if there weren't serious maintenance that I didn't have the time or money to fix, and I would go back in a heartbeat. It's easy to criticize numbers, but the car handled better and had more power with both bone stock. Porsche puts a lot more work into the car and doesn't cut corners on the performance ingredients that matter. A 10+ year old boxer has very noticeably better suspension and steering than the 86. Power just makes it more fun. It's disappointing to see the 718 will be a four cylinder, but also understandable they don't want to deliver a Boxster that will blow a 911 out of the water.

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The high mpg numbers must be miles per IMPERIAL gallon. Multiply by .83 to get miles per U.S. gallon. 40.9 mp(I)g is 34 mp(US)g

Pretty sure the mileage is from the gear ratio... don't they use a DCT 7 speed unit?...O___o With vitural gear or some fancy shit it's like 8 gears.

But i guess the real question is will it fit our engine...lol

The new turbo 4 probably generate great numbers on paper (fuel economy, midrange torque), but I still love Porsche's NA engines.

The throttle response and sound of the NA 3.4L flat 6 in my old Boxster S was incredible. One of my favorite parts of that car. I wish they had just shoe-horned the NA 3.8L 911 engine into the Cayman/Boxster and called it a day.

European test cycles =/ US EPA test cycles!

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They did, it's called the GT4 :bellyroll: