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Message: Around town my 981 S gets 16-17 or so, but long distance steady highway it's more like 32-34.

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Changed By: Laz
Change Date: April 28, 2016 01:04PM

Around town my 981 S gets 16-17 or so, but long distance steady highway it's more like 32-34.
And aside from some direct injection carbon on the tailpipes, there're pretty much petunias blowing out the exhaust. The new turbos are also DI, so if they also throw carbon particulates, apparently it doesn't concern the EU. For whatever likely minuscule emissions reductions are realized, it seems like a huge expenditure for design, retooling, and revised production. One would think mpg (kpl) would be at least as great a concern, yet the "official" highway figure is [i]lower.[/i]
I hope Porsche keeps all the NA 6 cylinder production machinery around for variants, if not a return at some future point.

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Author: Laz
Date: April 28, 2016 01:02PM

Around town my 981 S gets 16-17 or so, but long distance steady highway it's more like 32-34.
And aside from some direct injection carbon on the tailpipes, there're pretty much petunias blowing out the exhaust. The new turbos are also DI, so if they also throw carbon particulates, apparently it doesn't concern the EU. For whatever likely minuscule emissions reductions are realized, it seems like a huge expenditure for design, retooling, and revised production. One would think mpg (kpl) would be at least as great a concern, yet the "official" highway figure is [i]lower.[/i]