2019 Porsche 718 Cayman Touring Spy Shots
Porsche booted the flat-6 engine from the Boxster and Cayman when it updated the cars for 2017, and added a 718 to their names in the process. However, the automaker will add back a flat-6 for upcoming 718 Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4 models due later this year, and our latest spy shots suggest the regular 718 Boxster and Cayman may feature the option as well. Our latest shots show a regular Cayman with the same exhaust tips featured on prototypes for the Cayman GT4, suggesting the same engine resides within. The engine is thought to be an uprated version of the 3.8-liter flat-6 fitted to the previous Cayman GT4. We hear it could deliver as much as 400 horsepower in uprated form, up from 375 hp in the previous Cayman GT4. The mystery Cayman is also devoid of the larger front intakes found on the Cayman GT4 prototypes, as well as the latter's rear spoiler. This suggests Porsche might be cooking up a slightly tamer version of the Cayman GT4 based on the regular Cayman, i.e. something to fill the wide gap between the Cayman GTS and Cayman GT4. The Boxster is expected to receive the same treatment as similar testers based on the open-top car have also been spied. It isn't clear what Porsche is planning but it is possible we're looking at something similar to the 911 GT3's Touring Package being developed. It essentially packed all of the goodness of the 911 GT3 in a more discrete wrapper. With rumors Porsche is considering replacing the 718 with an electric sports car, cars like the Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4鈥攁nd their potential Touring Package siblings鈥攎ay be the last chance to snag an entry-level Porsche sports car with a flat-6.
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A decade ago, V-8 diesels were all the rage in Europe. You could get them in large SUVs and luxury sedans, including the Audi A8, the BMW 7-series, the Mercedes-Benz S-class, and the Volkswagen Phaeton. At Mercedes-Benz, the 4.2-liter V-8 diesel even trickled down to the E-class. Their smoothness and sheer muscle surpassed the ubiquitous V-6 diesels, but consistent improvement in the output and refinement of the six-cylinder engines saw the eights鈥?influence fade. Today, they survive only in a few European-market top-level SUVs: The Toyota Land Cruiser has a V-8 turbo-diesel, you can get the Range Rover thus equipped, and VW still offers one in the Touareg especially for Russia. But the V-8 diesel has all but disappeared from flagship sedans. Only Audi still has a V-8 diesel, a 379-hp 4.2-liter unit in the A8. You鈥檇 think that the segment is doomed. But instead of killing the V-8 diesel off like the rest, Audi is adding power and torque in a quest to offer a differentiating powertrain option for its top-dog four-door. Indeed, we鈥檝e heard that at the Vienna engine symposium in late April, Audi will introduce its next-generation V-8 TDI. Details are sparse at this moment, but we understand the engine will produce well over 400 horsepower and around 500 lb-ft of torque. The engine will launch in the next-generation A8, slated for its debut in early 2017. It will hurl Audi鈥檚 all-aluminum behemoth to 62 mph in just over four seconds, we hear. Down the road, the engine could be offered in the the VW Group鈥檚 large SUV models and the Porsche Panamera. It could even be sold in the next-generation Bentley Continental. The V-8 TDI won鈥檛 be Audi鈥檚 only high-performance diesel. As to the U.S. Audi isn鈥檛 ruling out a launch here if customers warm up to diesels again. In any event, after the U.S.
Those concerns may grow. CEO Elon Musk has promised repeatedly that sustainable profitability will soon arrive. But 9 years and counting after Tesla's initial public offering, it remains elusive. Many auto and technology investors have been obsessing over the innovative electric-vehicle upstart's growing troubles. I'm glad you asked. F data by YCharts. To understand why Ford's stock price is up in 2019, we should review why it slumped from its strong levels earlier in the decade. Ford's costs were growing almost as quickly as its revenue, limiting its ability to take full advantage of strong truck and SUV sales. Ford's high-volume crossover SUVs, the Escape and Explorer, were both strong entries when launched. But they were outpaced by competition as they aged, and Ford has been slow to refresh them. Ford squandered a strong start in China after its local management team misread the market and fell behind faster-moving rivals' product cycles.