Article by:
Steven Ewing
There wasn't anything wrong with the old Cayman GTS, really. But from the moment I start the engine, this new one just feels... right. Something about the sound of a naturally aspirated flat-six coming to life behind me reflexively releases extra serotonin into my brain. It's an almost Pavlovian reminder that life's about to get a little better.
Porsche's 718 GTS 4.0 models are kind of a mea culpa, a righting of past wrongs. The old GTS used a 2.5-liter turbocharged flat-4, and while it was a perfectly strong engine with lots of low-end torque, it lacked the personality and linear power delivery of a free-breathing flat-six. It didn't sound half as good, either. Read the full article here.
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