RIP Porsche Cayman (going electric in 2025)

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

Nah.. the majority of Porsche guys won't get this. The entry level 4T car nailed even in stock form the previous generation same level car with the NA motor and people were just complaining about losing the sound.

I mean I get it: the immediate response of a well-tuned, high revving, NA motor with its induction sound and screaming exhaust is great, and it is much better viscerally of many muted turbocharged cars that attempt to have NA powerbands, but at the same time, a FI platform is better from a tuner’s perspective, and a turbo offers its own sounds and drama, yet factory turbocharged engines typically try to mute some of the things that make turbos enjoyable, from an enthusiast’s perspective.

Many Porsche owners, like most car buyers, aren’t enthusiasts or plan to modify their car. In fact, many Porsche owners feel like modifications to the powertrain and suspension systems are sacrilegious. In their minds, the car is balanced perfectly from the factory, especially the tune. An aftermarket tune will never be as vetted or as crisp, which is true. Many Porsche owners will only add factory components that they didn’t buy at the point of sale, so I agree that a lot is lost on Porsche buyers, yet in other ways, this is true across luxury items.

Many luxury car buyers of hypercars, Ferraris, or even cross shoppers of Audi and BMW, may be put off by a downsized, turbocharged engine. A turbo V8 is not a NA V12. A turbo V6 is not a NA V8. People already had problems with Audi and their 4T vs most V6s and I6s in that class. Gemera with a 2.0 I3 and Ford GT with a turbo V6 got some grief. The irony with Porsche owners is that Porsche is already ridiculed by some for having a six and not a V8 or V12, even if it is the poor man’s supercar. They should be more understanding of a downsized powertrain that performs well.