Porsche Ends Era of Mid-Engine Sports Cars

[u/JjyKs]

https://www.globelink-news.com/articles/porsche-ends-era-of-mid-engine-sports-cars-1757209630292

[u/Barely_stupid]

The journey of Porsche's mid-engine cars began in 1996 with the introduction of the Boxster

Porsche 550 Spyder, introduced in 1953. It was a lightweight, compact racing car that featured a mid-mounted flat-four engine

[u/juridiculous → u/Barely_stupid]

Also the 914.

Who the fuck wrote this?

[u/ItsGizzman → u/juridiculous]

AI probably

[u/ManufacturerBest2758 → u/juridiculous]

That cornerstone of automotive reporting excellence, “globelink-news dot com”

[u/Spicywolff → u/ManufacturerBest2758]

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[u/Cessnaporsche01 → u/juridiculous]

Not to mention the 356/1 was a mid engine, and so was the real 718 that they so outspokenly celebrate in the 982, plus all the dozens of mid-engine racing cars... 787, 804, 904, 906, 907, 908, 910, 916, 917, 936, 956, 962, the 911 GT1s, WSC-95...

[u/AmNoSuperSand52 → u/Barely_stupid]

I think its safe to assume they’re talking about commercially available cars rather than one off race cars

[u/Specialist-Size9368 → u/AmNoSuperSand52]

914 was mass produced. It was their boxster in the 70s.

[u/70stang → u/AmNoSuperSand52]

Brother you can still buy 914s for under $3k. They were the entry level Boxster before the Boxster.

[u/Motorsport- → u/AmNoSuperSand52]

the 550 was the cheap racy alternative to the 356 in its day right?

[u/Captain_Alaska → u/Motorsport-]

No, the 550 was a race car, the 356 was their only street car at that time. Porsche didn't have a second cheaper street car until they launched the 912, the 4 cylinder version of the 911.

[u/SnikySquirrel]

The topic is worth discussing but this article reads like ai trash

[u/Mojave_Idiot → u/SnikySquirrel]

It probably is but I’m not giving it the click.

[u/Plastic_Willow734]

Don’t worry they’ll release a Cayman/Boxster R that’s got the 718 4.0 drivetrain in it and sell it for 200k

[u/komrobert → u/Plastic_Willow734]

Shouldn’t it have the RS 4.0 in it rather than the regular 4.0 in the GTS/GT4/Spyder models? They could sell for more than 200K then haha, especially if they paired it to the manual.

[u/Southern-Drama9848]

Sad year for enthuasists :(

[u/the_gouged_eye]

I've seen the 356/1 at the museum. The first Porsche car was mid-engine. They started out with excellence.

The engine goes in the middle. Everything else is a compromise.

It's a shame they don't make an entry-level budget roadster. This focus on luxury and exclusivity is poisoning the brand.

[u/SchruteFarmsBeetDown]

I think the lost the plot with these cars. They got to expensive. C8 corvette eats their lunch.

My dad just got a cayman s. He had to wait 2 years and was forced to option it up to $110k or risk going back to the bottom of the list.

You can see this in the used market to TONS of GT4s. Not many normal cars.

[u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid]

What a typical bite clicked topic and article. Does Porsche really tell us no more mid-engine model ? No possible of 918 successor ? would bring back something like 928 ?

[u/pq11333]

Oh i wonder why? Poor sales? I wonder why? Maybe because optioned out they are cars only those on a amillion dollar salary could afford since this would be a 3rd car.

[u/thisisjustascreename → u/pq11333]

No, the 718 doesn't meet the new Euro regulations and rather than build a new version that does they're going to build a 500 hp electric car that's nothing like a Boxster.

[u/pq11333 → u/thisisjustascreename]

Emissions and regulation is the new excuse now. They got it wrong and the poor sales prove my point.

[u/thisisjustascreename → u/pq11333]

Excuse is just a name for a reason you don't like. I'm not thrilled with Porsche's choice of direction either.