Does It Bother You That The Porsche Boxster No Longer Has A Flat-Six?

The relentless onward charge of downsizing has hit Porsche once again, with the Boxster losing its sweet N/A flat-six for a turbo flat-four. But does that bother you?
Does It Bother You That The Porsche Boxster No Longer Has A Flat-Six?

We’ve been expecting it for a while, but it’s finally happened: the Porsche Boxster range has moved to turbocharged four-cylinder power. Sure, the engines are more powerful and have punchier torque outputs - with the 2.0-litre version putting out 25bhp and 66lb ft more than the old 2.7-litre six - plus there’s the economy benefits to think about. But losing that characteristic Porsche flat-six howl does seem like a shame.

So, we want to know what you think. Get voting!

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Comments

wr6moto

Everything will be better other than the sound….. But with it being a boxer engine can you get it uneven headers is the question…..

01/27/2016 - 18:48 |
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Cars Simplified

I suspect it may improve the weight balance, at least.

01/27/2016 - 18:53 |
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Black Phillip

Ya, the more cylinders the better

01/27/2016 - 18:54 |
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turbo 4 > N/A 6

01/27/2016 - 19:01 |
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Anonymous

I would only buy a 911 as I’m a 911 snob….

01/27/2016 - 18:57 |
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Skyy

On the 911 it’s totally different though….

01/27/2016 - 18:59 |
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Glen Knight

The flat 6 wasn’t really its defining characteristic, so as long as the new engine is a good one, I’m fine with it

01/27/2016 - 19:00 |
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It was a very defining characteristic. Everything about it was good. The steering, chasis, grip, engine, engine placement. Now they are taking one thing after another. Steering, engine. It just seems to be less. I suppose you can add more power, but a Boxster wasn’t about power.

01/29/2016 - 10:18 |
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Anonymous

All Porsches have to be flat six no matter what! Love the soundtrack of it!

01/27/2016 - 19:04 |
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Anonymous

As a Porsche owner, son and grand son of Porsche owners, and aspiring Porsche Technician: I DON’T CARE !
It’s a Porsche, there is no such thing as a bad sounding Porsche, these engines will be way better in terms of tuning than the one they replace, along with being smaller, which makes then easier to work on.

01/27/2016 - 19:25 |
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Anonymous

Totes fine on a boxster, making more with less is called skill.

01/27/2016 - 20:01 |
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Mohammed Ali

YES IT DOES. A LOT.

01/27/2016 - 20:14 |
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