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Manufacturers actually listening to some of us "experienced" drivers, who enjoy being engaged in their driving.
After sounding like Porsche would soon be going totally automatic, Porsche actually listened to the customers and sent manual only Spyders and Cayman GT4's scurrying out of Stuttgart.
Now, Jaguar has followed suit, adding a manual to the F-type. It's a step in the right direction for the driving enthusiast. According to the author, it's not as precise as the Porsche manual, but he liked it better than the automatic.
[www.automobilemag.com]
So what's next? Here's an idea Porsche. How about adding a 718 Boxster GTS with a NA flat six to the lineup. Who knows, maybe someone in Stuttgart already thought of that.
After sounding like Porsche would soon be going totally automatic, Porsche actually listened to the customers and sent manual only Spyders and Cayman GT4's scurrying out of Stuttgart.
Now, Jaguar has followed suit, adding a manual to the F-type. It's a step in the right direction for the driving enthusiast. According to the author, it's not as precise as the Porsche manual, but he liked it better than the automatic.
[www.automobilemag.com]
So what's next? Here's an idea Porsche. How about adding a 718 Boxster GTS with a NA flat six to the lineup. Who knows, maybe someone in Stuttgart already thought of that.
| Oxymoron ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 8 years ago |
… by definition, you can't have a flat-6 Porsche 718….
But they could drop in a flat-8 and still call it a 718!
Happy Wishing,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
But they could drop in a flat-8 and still call it a 718!
Happy Wishing,
Pedro
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Guenter in Ontario
How about adding a 718 Boxster GTS with a NA flat six to the lineup. Who knows, maybe someone in Stuttgart already thought of that.
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
| Re: Oxymoron ... Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
… by definition, you can't have a flat-6 Porsche 718….
But they could drop in a flat-8 and still call it a 718!
Happy Wishing,
PedroQuote
Guenter in Ontario
How about adding a 718 Boxster GTS with a NA flat six to the lineup. Who knows, maybe someone in Stuttgart already thought of that.
If by definition a 718 can only have a flat four, than you shouldn't be able add a turbo to it either. The real 718 didn't have a turbo, AC, electric stresring and the long list of other things the 982 has. To me using the 718 designation is just a marketing ploy that doesn't make much sense to me. Logically, they should have given it a number that hadn't been used before, How about 811 if it has to be below the 911.
Like the Boxster, they didn't try to call it a 550, even though they linked that as its heritage.
Just my $0.02 worth.
| By definition ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 8 years ago |
… (turbos aside) a 718 could have a flat-4 or a flat-8, never had a flat-6.
I agree that the 718 m moniker is a marketing ploy.
I think that iconic badges, such as the 550, 718, 917, etc. should be retired just as they retire special numbers on sports teams (i.e. Miami Dolphins' #13).
They should start with a fresh new number and then try to make that one the next icon.
Happy Porscheing,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
I agree that the 718 m moniker is a marketing ploy.
I think that iconic badges, such as the 550, 718, 917, etc. should be retired just as they retire special numbers on sports teams (i.e. Miami Dolphins' #13).
They should start with a fresh new number and then try to make that one the next icon.
Happy Porscheing,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
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