westcoastj

Nothing against turbos (my previous car was a 2016 Golf R and my current car is 2019 Audi RS3). My dad had a 2002 Carrera 4S when I was in high school (he never let me drive it...) and I just remember the sound of the engine/exhaust! I was merely pointing out that according to the article, they said they would not make a NA 992 as they couldn't make the engine from the cayman GTS/GT4 fit, and the R&D to make a NA engine for the 992 would be too high - couldn't they just make a slightly detuned version of the GT3 engine? Anyways, my ideal weekend car would be a Cayman GTS 4.0, but I would like a 2+2 so I can fit my wife and infant daughter.

frankchn

I read an interview with AP when the GT4 launched that the reason why they didn't put the GT3 engine in the GT4 is (partly) cost. I assume the economics are such that it doesn't make sense to put the engine in a car priced below ~$140k base.

You might be interested in a GT3 Touring, which is rumored to have back seats.

Richard_Wallace

I can take a picture, as mine (4s Manual) consistently will go to 17 and 18 PSI on the readout, as does my buddies PDK S -it seems like the 992 goes to 18 or the readout is wrong. PS. Your point still stands, was not disagreeing with that at all - btw.

AlexCeres

i think it’s more than just unit cost. The gt4 sits mid engined and it was cheaper to develop a new bespoke engine than modify the gt3 engine. I forget the details but the gt3 engine can’t just be dropped in. Developing a new engine is a huge cost to amortize over all the gt4 sales, and still cheaper.