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Originally Posted by Viffermike
I'm not going to get into this now; not the forum for it. Suffice it to say that the vast majority of purists who are against the flat-4 have never driven one (and don't realize how superior of a motor it is) and don't understand Porsche's own history of designing and producing engines.
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The 718 should have been called the 914 imho.
Thats its true predecessor, a smaller more affordable consumer model placed under the 911. Historically that would even have given a good oppertunity to name a 718 if some special version would ever get a 6cyl: the 914-6. That would complete the historical reference
I never understood why porsche didnt go this way. The 914 was very succesful, over 100.000 made (which was a lot in that time)