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So just what does removing 2 cylinders and adding a turbo do for the Boxster's gas mileage Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
I agree Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
Re: I agree SteveJ (2010 987 base, manual trans) - 8 years ago |
Re: I agree Roger987 - 8 years ago |
One possible explanation MikenOH - 8 years ago |
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Guenter in Ontario
On the Canadian website, they still have the configurator and tech specs listed for both the 2016 Boxsters and the new 718 Boxster.
Here's how they stack up.
2016 Boxster gets 7.9 l/100 km = 29.8 mpg highway and 11.5 l/100 km = 20.5 mpg city
2917 Boxster gets 8.3 l/100 km = 28.3 mpg highway and 11.0 l/100 km = 21.4 mpg city
2016 Boxster S gets 8.6 l/100 km = 27.3 mpg highway and 11.9 l/100 km = 19.8 mpg city
2917 Boxster S gets 9.0 l/100 km = 26.1 mpg highway and 12.1 l/100 km = 19.4 mpg city
Unless there's a mistake on the website info, it shows the 718 getting worse mileage on the highway and slightly better mileage around town.
For the 718 S, it's worse mileage both around town and on the highway. It could be that Canada uses a different test cycle. But in this instance, there's certainly no advantage that I can see from an environmental stand point.
Re: One possible explanation Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
Re: One possible explanation MikenOH - 8 years ago |
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Guenter in Ontario
That has been my point all along. Yes, the 4 cylinder turbo will give you better fuel economy as long as you don't drive it hard enough for the turbo to come into play.
"For the entire history of the marque, Ferrari's engines have delivered urgency and drama in lockstep with revs, creating a festival of sound and fury as they raced toward a stratospheric redline."
The same is true of NA Porsche engines. I have said before, when you're driving the Boxster with the boxer 6. Drive it enthusiastically (doesn't even need to be under track conditions) and the sound emits a sense of urgency. Drive the turbo 4 under the same conditions and it just sounds "OK"
Porsche could keep the whole world happy (except maybe the Europeans) if they sold the turbo 4 in Europe to meet their test cycle. And, sell the NA flat six to the rest of the world for real emissions and fuel economy improvement, not to mention the other benefits.
Just ,my 2 cents worth.
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