v6 or v8?
03-22-2008, 04:09 AM
#2
I talked to my service writer who handles my Boxster and Carrera a lot over the past few years before we decided to order a Cayenne. According to him, the V-8 engines are pretty bulletproof. We ordered an S over a base because the S drove better. I think the V-6 engine comes from VW, and then Porsche reworks the head.
03-22-2008, 03:27 PM
#3
V8
I talked to my service writer who handles my Boxster and Carrera a lot over the past few years before we decided to order a Cayenne. According to him, the V-8 engines are pretty bulletproof. We ordered an S over a base because the S drove better. I think the V-6 engine comes from VW, and then Porsche reworks the head.
03-22-2008, 05:10 PM
#4
I drove the V6 and the V8 and the Turbo. I ordered a V8. The V6 is not bad, but then I guess it "wants" the V8 and the extra torque and power are nice. It's not that the V6 is bad, just that I felt the V8 gave a bit more of what I expected. I think particularly with the tiptronic, the extra torque in the V8 improves the performance quite a bit. The turbo is really fun, but in daily driving situations (in the USA) can't go fast anyway :0. So I settled on the manual transmission V8 (GTS).
03-23-2008, 12:11 AM
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I talked to my service writer who handles my Boxster and Carrera a lot over the past few years before we decided to order a Cayenne. According to him, the V-8 engines are pretty bulletproof. We ordered an S over a base because the S drove better. I think the V-6 engine comes from VW, and then Porsche reworks the head.
(but i'd still like to hear from other owners)
