This: "Porsche really has moved to fuel-saving turbo power for its 911"
Is there really a significant fuel savings here and do most Porsche owners really care. I know done to appease CAFE rules and the like, but doubt much saving in real world.
You can get around the Turbos in the testing. But in real life, if you're on boost, you're going to drink more fuel.
Which is why I am glad they didn't downsize the engine like crazy to a 2.0 or 2.5L. I bet this 3.0L will still have good oomph off boost, requiring you to be less in boost when driving around town.
I think Ford made this mistake by downsizing from a 3.0L or 3.5L V6 to a 2.0L Turbo in the Escape & Fusion. If it was me, I would have done a 2.5L turbo to replace the 3.0L V6 and use the 2.7L TT V6 to replace the 3.5L V6.