Comments on: Porsche considers three-cylinder Boxster for 2012

By: Jester

Jester — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:47:36 +0000

Pfffff, why bother with this 3 cylinder junk – I’d rather drive a 1993 993 or some other monster – stuff the emissions and new laws. Looks like us car lovers will be bound to buy and drive 1990′s and early 2000′s cars since all new cars in 2-3 years time will be absolute junk heaps.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:59:25 +0000

Well, I do hope you’re just doing what your name says, but if you are in fact serious, please do explain how the Boxster is not a real Porsche.

By: SihtStierrer

SihtStierrer — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:34:30 +0000

But it ISN’T a real Porche…

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:05:45 +0000

I too think its a very interesting concept, but the thing that I’m looking more forward to about an Eco-Boxster is that maybe the current base Boxster will finally get some recognition as the brilliant roadster it is without being called a hairdressers car or, the one I simply can’t stand, “not a real Porsche”.

By: Shak

Shak — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:45:26 +0000

i think what Europe and the US are doing is very smart(for once). if the governmnets set a strict standard such as Euro VI, then manufacturers aee forced to make their cars more compliant, they cant make excuses like our locals. This is when all the innovative tech and better engines are introduced. look at what VW have been doing for years, they saw the upcoming green regs and built powertrains to suit. Holden on the other hand along with Ford, have been sitting around doing nothing. Our governmnet should get more involved and put stricter car emmissions regulations in place instead of this nonsense from Copenhagen. That is when our local manufacturers will stand up and do something.

By: PN

PN — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:33:31 +0000

I don’t understand why all these performance car companies are worrying about emissions etc when the proportion of their cars sold is so little. What manufacturers need to do is reduce the emmisions on the large quantity cars, as for Aust, that would be the Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3. They have standard 4 cyclinder engines which should be more fuel efficient and environmenally friendly.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:56:35 +0000

agreed, it’s interesting. Although the power figures quoted here (for lower horsepower model) are about 20kw over what Mazda offer in their MX5, but 40kw lower than the current entry Boxster. While the proof is in the drive itself, rather than paper figures, it will be interesting to see if the potential Boxster customer would accept this as Wohler hopes.

By: Baddass

Baddass — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:19:28 +0000

I think this concept is actually quite interesting.

By: Deco

Deco — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:12:49 +0000

Emissions makes the world boring.