patdonahue

In your collective opinions do you think that the Cayman, Cayman S and Boxster models will hold their value better with the next generation cars going to 4 cylinder turbos? I do wonder how the car will be received in the U.S. especially for non-interstate, city stop and go driving. I am sure the Porsche people will come up with something interesting ( variable vanes or electric pre-spin up, etc.) to reduce turbo-lag but as they say "there is no substitute for cubic inches ( Liters) . Turbos have to rev to get the boost on. I am thinking that the 6 cylinder motors might be really missed especially here in the U.S.
EDIT: I do believe that Porsche will retain the 6 cylinder motors in the GT cars which is telling.....
Comments?

Mussl Kar

Some of us have short attention spans, very long post. Buy your Cayman/Boxster. Drive the snot out of it and enjoy it for what it is. Fun is also a value. It will be fun now, fun next year, fun many more years. It may even have more fun than you have talent, but that is just a WAG.

GrandLaker

If I remember correctly on the turbo S it delivers max torque at only 2100 RPM's. That same technology I'm sure will filter down.

Frank 993 C4S

For mass produced cars such as the Cayman and Boxster there will be no positive value on current technology cars as new technology that provides better fuel economy, performance and economics is introduced.

Spokayman

The 4 cyl turbo engines may very well put out more torque than the current flat 6 does. That is the nature of turbos.
Turbo lag has been dealt with in various ways to the point that it shouldn't be noticeable.
It may be that the difference between the engines will be felt more at higher speeds and on the track.
Because of the benefits of turbo charging on the new cars, I don't know that there will be much of a premium commanded for the older models.
Purists may want the flat 6 and may pay more for it, but I think purists are in the minority to the extent that values will not be affected much.