Turbocharged 991 base/S and 991 Turbo/TTS
07-21-2014, 06:03 PM
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I understand and agree with your (and Mondrian's) sentiment. But then I look at other examples. Take the new M3/M4, for example. When BMW announced the new M3/M4 would go with a smaller, turbocharged engine, M purists were outraged. There were literally dozens of angry threads on the topic on various BMW and car enthusiast forums. But my understanding is that new M3/M4 sales have been strong.
On a related topic, although it pains me to say it, I believe Porsche will ultimately phase out MT. Although this will upset many 911 enthusiasts, I expect many (most?) of these folks will adjust over time and move on with PDK.
With all of this said, I'd love for Porsche to keep N/A alive -- I'm certainly not advocating turbocharging the 991 base/S.
On a related topic, although it pains me to say it, I believe Porsche will ultimately phase out MT. Although this will upset many 911 enthusiasts, I expect many (most?) of these folks will adjust over time and move on with PDK.
With all of this said, I'd love for Porsche to keep N/A alive -- I'm certainly not advocating turbocharging the 991 base/S.
07-21-2014, 06:18 PM
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I can say that fuel economy is not on my mind when I drive the 911. I am currently getting 11 mpg over the first 70 miles of driving. Its up from 9mpg when I picked it up at the dealer. I doubt I will ever see the MPG that they advertise.
07-21-2014, 06:47 PM
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When and if Porsche turbo charges the 911 base and "S" it will most likely be to maintain the existing power and performance with a smaller displacement engine. The push is on for fuel economy and turbo charging a small 4 or 6 cylinder maintains the power without giving up to much fuel economy.
07-21-2014, 07:36 PM
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point is that it is important to the car manufacturer to comply with intl regulations...
07-22-2014, 03:36 PM
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Better ck with your dealer. Production run for current TTS was apparently only for 15 months and that time is nearing an end soon. Two different dealers I called mostly confirmed that to be accurate. Thread on this over in turbo section a few months ago. No idea how accurate it is but I got my order in for a Sept delivery - yellow TTS Cab.
07-31-2014, 09:25 AM
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I think that 2016 will not be an earth shattering year for the 991.2 model. Maybe a few extra horses in each model and some subtle design changes and a couple extra color options. However, a whole new engine is very unlikely. Also, lots of people buy the 911, 911S or GT3 without the turbo for a reason! They like normally aspired cars. I don't think Porsche would alienate those people.
