Panamera should have had a Boxer engine
May 12, 2009 | 07:21 PM
#3
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I think the reason of taking an Audi/VW over the Boxster engine is based on Panamera's Weight, that engine on the lighter 986/987 works perfect.
At low rpms the Boxster engine will not perform well as a low ended "toquier" engine on Panamera or Cayenne.
At low rpms the Boxster engine will not perform well as a low ended "toquier" engine on Panamera or Cayenne.
May 12, 2009 | 07:51 PM
#4
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I think he means a BOXER (ie, flat) engine, not a BOXSTER engine.
May 12, 2009 | 09:17 PM
#7
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Ehh, gonna have a hard time fitting 8 cylinders lying flat between the front wheels. Also need steering hardware, transmission and diff too.
Perhaps you know something the engineers at Porsche don't?
Perhaps you know something the engineers at Porsche don't?
May 12, 2009 | 09:25 PM
#8
Seriously. Change it.
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From: Sonoma, CA
I don't think the OP really thought this one through from a pure engineering perspective. Personally, I think the engine configuration should be the least of anyone's concerns with the Panamera......
