| People's comprehension of a product often goes no further than the name tag on it. I want someone to tell me how the Porsche's turbo spools up so quickly, and how that reason is due to some technique that is out of the price range of other cars. Then, and only then will I agree that you got what you paid for, and the performance was due to the price. But until then, I'll believe that the reason is that Porsche simply used an engine with 20% more displacment (3.6L compared to 3L), ran a higher compression ratio (9.4:1 compared to 8.5:1 ), and used small turbochargers pushing relatively high boost (11.6 psi). What you get in the end is an engine that performs well out of the box, but doesn't have much room left for modding, ie tuned a bit more aggressively from the factory. There is nothing exclusive or fascinating about it. Or for example compare a 350Z's engine to the Porsche Boxster S's. The Z's engine puts out more horsepower and more torque than the Boxster's. Is this due to some secret technology employed by Nissan, that Porsche cannot emulate? No, of course not. It's due to simple mechanical reasons, such as more displacement. People need to learn to get over the mystique surrounding things and spend time learning how they actually work.
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