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Originally Posted by bobsven
Does anyone want to discuss reliability and maintenance of a turbo 4 versus a non turbo boxer 6 cylinder of similar HP?
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I would think it would be too early to tell? Porsche hasn't made a turbocharged four in regular production since, what, 1989? And when was their last flat-four? The final 914?
I would think that any turbocharged engine would be more "stressed" than a naturally-aspirated one; I know from experience that they are always more complex and maintenance-intensive.
If we're talking reliability, though, one has to consider the IMS issues faced by the 996 and 986 engines, and, to a lesser extent, the 997s and 987s.