718 GT4?
04-11-2018 | 07:32 PM
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You do realize Porsche have had every single engine they made fitted to the Cayman/Boxster body to try out. All the way from the turbo 4 to turbo 6 to NA 6. Any video is useless if there is no date included. They even had the GT2RS engine inside a mule, but that version is definitely NOT going into production,
04-11-2018 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Whoopsy
You do realize Porsche have had every single engine they made fitted to the Cayman/Boxster body to try out. All the way from the turbo 4 to turbo 6 to NA 6. Any video is useless if there is no date included. They even had the GT2RS engine inside a mule, but that version is definitely NOT going into production,
04-11-2018 | 07:37 PM
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You do realize Porsche have had every single engine they made fitted to the Cayman/Boxster body to try out. All the way from the turbo 4 to turbo 6 to NA 6. Any video is useless if there is no date included. They even had the GT2RS engine inside a mule, but that version is definitely NOT going into production,
Thanks for the response. Your comment on the GT2RS engine is interesting considering Porsche claimed a two turbo flat 6 won’t fit in the 982 chasis... also seems late in the game for a mule with a flat 4 in a mule, as that was only a few weeks ago. You stated things change, so Maybe that means the decision isn’t made yet?
And fit can mean a number of things: like thermal, projected reliability, etc, etc
04-11-2018 | 07:41 PM
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PAG can have a flux capacitor in a mule at their own discretion, but certainly wouldn’t make any sense. If the GT4 engine selection is as concrete as some say it is, then Curious why they would.
04-11-2018 | 08:07 PM
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Maybe they are doing other systems tests. Who knows. Why waste a good test mule just because it doesn't have the engine everybody expects.
04-11-2018 | 08:15 PM
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04-11-2018 | 08:43 PM
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04-11-2018 | 08:57 PM
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So this is how Porsche is going to amortize the cost of the GT3 4.0L NA H6... 911 Speedster anyone? Perhaps it too will be detuned to the same extent of the 718 GT4 to preserve the hierarchy.
https://www.carscoops.com/2018/04/po...st-hurrah-991/
https://www.carscoops.com/2018/04/po...st-hurrah-991/
As far as preserving the hierarchy, the Speedster is going to be expensive (price beginning with a 2 - maybe close to a 3). No worry about stepping on toes at that level...And it’s a numbered limited edition.
04-11-2018 | 10:00 PM
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You do realize Porsche have had every single engine they made fitted to the Cayman/Boxster body to try out. All the way from the turbo 4 to turbo 6 to NA 6. Any video is useless if there is no date included.
They even had the GT2RS engine inside a mule, but that version is definitely NOT going into production,
They even had the GT2RS engine inside a mule, but that version is definitely NOT going into production,
I would love to get a ride in the mule
04-11-2018 | 10:04 PM
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They might have fitted a flat six with turbos (for what ever reason?)... but it wasnt the configuration of the 991.2 Carrera S motor as it would have the turbos in the driver and passenger compartment given the length.
They would have to relocate the turbos etc to shoehorn the engine in the chassis which would be a waste of time IMO.
Kinda like putting a square block in a triangle. You would have to cut open the triangle or stack everything on top of the triangle....
04-12-2018 | 03:26 AM
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You do realize Porsche have had every single engine they made fitted to the Cayman/Boxster body to try out. All the way from the turbo 4 to turbo 6 to NA 6. Any video is useless if there is no date included. They even had the GT2RS engine inside a mule, but that version is definitely NOT going into production,
04-12-2018 | 09:17 AM
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I realize this is take-it-or-leave-it info without a warranty, but I don't buy it. Manufacturers don't waste resources like that. Trying out two different concepts on the road would be unusual, but possible. But engines that clearly don't fit while having no possible use in this platform? No way. They know pretty much exactly how the cars will perform (in all aspects) even before they put an actual engine in them. By the time it gets to extensive road testing like we've seen them do we are really talking about calibration and final evaluation plus the obvious reliability testing in different climates. A GT2 RS engined mule sounds like pure pub talk and makes no sense on any level.
It's entirely plausible that the video surfaced of the flat 4 but all the actual spy shot times the mule was running around with the 4.0. Those are more secluded from the average joe and thus Porsche can control it easier. Besides, all those times were in extreme weather (snow/ice).