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Originally Posted by No Boost
Both of those are unobtainable for me so I'll never know 
When you say "not good low end torque", compared to a modern turbo, yes...you're not getting that thrust at 1500 rpm. I will say this though, I never had a problem in the lower rev range when my Cayman was stock. It spun up quickly to where the meat of the powerband was.
As great as the S65 is, it has a commonly known shortfall which is lack of torque (295 lb-ft) for daily driving. I've never driven an E9x M3 but, I'd have to chalk that up to the mass of the car at roughly 3600+ lbs as being one reason. The Cayman/Boxter never had a problem with being fat so perhaps that's why only 258 lb-ft was sufficient.
I'm confident that I could daily a GT4 and not complain about the low end. Others would. |
Don't feel bad as the GT4 RS is likely very unobtainable to me as well. Currently own an M2 CS as I looking at possibly adding a Porsche as my budget allows. Looking for either GT3 or GT4 RS, whichever I really don't care at this point. I'm near end of list for GT3 (I'm not a VIP client at dealer as I never owned a Porsche before). I'll put in an email and phone call when the GT4 RS is revealed likely in November only to be told no.