Actually the 718 looks similar to 981, but its basically all new parts. If you owned a 981, the 718 styling changes give it a completely new vibe, but onlookers probably wont think its different. Its not just a facelift...

Being the 718 GTS is out and GT4 is in the works, I think spyshots on the next iteration will surface in 1 year.

I think all the media hype with Tesla is making people lose grip in the world we live in. Fact is the ICE engine will continue to be used for many many more years. Porsche is releasing an all electric 100k car and there is no reason for them to suddenly make all their cars electric. They will slowly introduce it into their established models when the tech is ready for prime time. The taycan is testing the market and it has high expectations, but it’s not even sold yet. If it is highly demanded, they’ll just increase production and sell more...doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll need to make all their cars electric.

People want SUVs today and even more so if they’re efficient. The cayman/boxster is not a significant part of Porsche’s business, but they need to produce it for marketing reasons. I bet plenty of Macan buyers get the warm fuzzies that they’re buying from a brand that makes sports cars. Wouldn’t happen if all Porsche sold was boring electric cars and SUVs. Others who immediately dismiss the idea of buying a 100k+ 911, can imagine an ‘obtainable’ (60-80k) 2 seater sports car...doesn’t matter if they don’t buy it.

Its no secret that the 992 platform was designed with plans for a hybrid. If the 718 will be going electric, I’m guessing that we’ll see the same trend in the next cayman/boxster revision. Nonetheless, its an good 3-5 years before a hybrid 911 is released. Porsche tends to triggle things down (not up) their model range.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Porsche makes the 718 NA again and markets it more as a fun sports car. The newer 911 is inching closer to ‘luxury GT super car’ (panamera coupe). Having owned a 981 boxster, I will admit that it was a better ‘fun/driver’s car’ than my 911, which is more comfortable, practical, and something that I can easily live with every day. For my (and likely many others) usage, the 911 is better than a cayman/boxster.

And the 996 was just a refresh of the 993...

The 718 is its own car. Only connection to the 981 is that they’re both mid engine sports cars with a generally similar body style.

Good Lord Man. You are the paragon of the horse dying of thirst at the well.

With the exception of the loss of two cylinders (which seems to have happened with the last Cayenne GTS at the mid-cycle refresh) you have failed to provide a single defensible fact on which to base your assertion. You made claims that because of ‘As’ and ‘Bs’ it’s a new car. I’ve pointed out that the ‘As’ are consistent with a refresh, and I’ve asked you to provide examples of any ‘B’ which is remotely relevant and not an example of a “A” and you have not yet successfully done so.

The bottom line - not my bottom line, Porsche’s bottom line - is that, once you go inside the body panels, there are very few parts that are unique to the 718. The vast, vast majority of the actual parts are either 981, 991, or shared with the 991.2. Whereas when you compare 991/981 to 997/987 it is very much not the case.