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Originally Posted by Artemis
No, Porsche reintroduced the flat-6 for the Boxster and Cayman because of criticism how the 4-cyl sounds. And people vote with their wallets + look at what the competition has on offer.
The 4-cyl replaced the 6-cyl in June 2016. Boxster and Cayman became "718 Boxster" and "718 Cayman". The flat-6 returned in 2019 with the GT4 & Spyder and in 2020 with the GTS 4.0.
Official U.S. retail figures for Boxster and Cayman (sources: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020): - 2016: 6260 (981 + 718)
- 2017: 5087 (718)
- 2018: 5276 (718)
- 2019: 3880 (718)
- 2020: 3447 (718)
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For the rest: EU emissions regulations force manufacturers to reduce CO 2 and exhaust noise. EU emissions regulations do not impose the way how to do it - it's up to manufacturers to figure out how to stay under the imposed limit. |
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Originally Posted by classj
Nah. Rules had nothing to do with it from what I understand. The 718 is an old platform by every definition. It has barely been touched since 2012 when the 981 was released.
Numerous people have confirmed that the 6cyl turbo platform could not be shoehorned into the existing 981/718 body without substantial changes.
It was a packaging issue, poor sales, and the need for a gen 2 GT4 that led them to create the new 4.0 motor (which is a 3.0 turbo without turbochargers and more displacement). Cylinder deactivation was used to help on the compliance front. It turns itself into a 3 cyl when power is needed.
Putting the GT3 engine in the Cayman would have been the power move but Porsche will never threaten a current 911 variant with the 718 platform. There is a pecking order.
This is the same reason we only get the M2 CS with 444hp after they dropped the current M4.
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Y'all are missing my point, we all know the the 4cyl was a a dud, no debate on why they put a 6cyl back in. But they put a 4.0L NA motor in instead of the Carrera 3.0 turbo and if you read this
article from autoblog, they discuss how emissions may cause the use of higher displacement.
I'd take a bigger NA motor anyday........