Originally Posted by CaymanSinAR
(Post 15634798)
The GT2 RS begs to differ! :D My point being, NA is only a dead end due to regulatory pressures, not due to any inherent flaw. For many, it still provides the most visceral, involved driving experience you can get. There will be naturally aspirated cars sold for a while yet and there will always be millions of them out there for purchase on the secondary market. Some people don't have shiny penny syndrome and some don't see a closed course lap time as the most important factor in their buying decision. Different strokes and all that. |
Originally Posted by Archimedes
(Post 15638941)
For many, it still provides the most visceral, involved driving experience you can get.
Aside from a day at the track a couple of weekends ago it's been a long time since I've driven my 981 BGTS (too cold for summer tires). Put a new set of wheels and tires on it and drove it today to make sure they were balanced properly. Man, what a world of difference between it and my 991.2. I really like my 991.2 as a daily, but I'd forgotten how special the 981 really is. The sound is so raw, visceral, and aggressive. And that's in regular driving without PSE engaged. Everything feels mechanical and surgical precise. Love it. I took my 2001 Miata out over the weekend. First time since October. After an hour of driving my face hurt from smiling. No better car for fun driving on the street. |
Originally Posted by CaymanSinAR
(Post 15638971)
This with a side of this.
Aside from a day at the track a couple of weekends ago it's been a long time since I've driven my 981 BGTS (too cold for summer tires). Put a new set of wheels and tires on it and drove it today to make sure they were balanced properly. Man, what a world of difference between it and my 991.2. I really like my 991.2 as a daily, but I'd forgotten how special the 981 really is. The sound is so raw, visceral, and aggressive. And that's in regular driving without PSE engaged. Everything feels mechanical and surgical precise. Love it. I took my 2001 Miata out over the weekend. First time since October. After an hour of driving my face hurt from smiling. No better car for fun driving on the street. |
Originally Posted by MidEngineRules
(Post 15639203)
There's nothing a Miata can do better than a Porsche, except give you more thrill at lower speeds.
* I know. Not fair to compare the hydraulic NB2 to the electric 981. |
Originally Posted by CaymanSinAR
(Post 15639331)
The only caveat I'll add to that is lightness. Of course that might be part of what you are referencing, but as much as I love my 981 it can't match the the feeling of lightness I get when driving my Miata. You can steer it through the curviest canyon with nothing more than a thumb and index finger on each hand, placing the car exactly where you want it with little more than a thought. And that steering feel...*
* I know. Not fair to compare the hydraulic NB2 to the electric 981. |
Here are some new spy shots of the Boxster, with some close up shots of the rear diffuser and exhaust. Another thing that stands out to me is the ride height, as it looks to sit a bit higher than the cars equipped with the Sport PASM option. I'm wondering if this model will be offered with the standard -10mm PASM, along with Sport PASM, just like the standard 718 S and GTS.
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Briefly last Spring I looked for a 718 Box S for my wife. Glad I kept my powder dry. If the 6 cyl 718 comes out next year, we’ll be a 3 Porsche family. |
Maybe it's a 2 cylinder. Would be a fitting stopgap for 2022 when the 718 will be a zero cilinder EV.
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Originally Posted by Yellow Submarine
(Post 15652286)
Maybe it's a 2 cylinder. Would be a fitting stopgap for 2022 when the 718 will be a zero cilinder EV.
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Originally Posted by worf928
Too expensive to develop. A Flat 3 would be cheaper :) |
Originally Posted by visitador
(Post 15654577)
Porsche is buying Subaru's 3.6 engine as a stopgap before full EV. Got a good price since Subaru is discontinuing it
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Originally Posted by worf928
Whao. You may have crossed a line there.
:roflmao: |
Originally Posted by visitador
(Post 15654916)
Yup
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Originally Posted by visitador
(Post 15654577)
Porsche is buying Subaru's 3.6 engine as a stopgap before full EV. Got a good price since Subaru is discontinuing it
Originally Posted by worf928
(Post 15654794)
Whao. You may have crossed a line there.
It is an even trade. Porsche got the Subaru engines to try to figure out why Japanese taxis for crying out loud, are blowing the doors off the Carreras for the last twenty years... Subaru in return, got a boatload of NA-6 engines that are useless (to Porsche anyway). They are trying to put them in one of their cheaper SUVs like the Forester... :bigbye: |
Originally Posted by DriveInHouston
(Post 15655267)
It is an even trade. Porsche got the Subaru engines to try to figure out why Japanese taxis for crying out loud, are blowing the doors off the Carreras for the last twenty years...
Subaru in return, got a boatload of NA-6 engines that are useless (to Porsche anyway). They are trying to put them in one of their cheaper SUVs like the Forester... :bigbye: |
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