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TEST DRIVE THEM before you purchase, ESPECIALLY the 4 cylinder turbo engines!
you know, i'm sure these sports cars are "well made" with 4 cylinder, but so far what I've felt from actual driving these recent 4 cylinder cars are disappointment after disappointment.
I've never driven the 4 cylinder porsche or the jag, so this isn't a 100% direct response, but driven NEW bmw 330, x3, IS200/300, NX200t (bought one), and test drove a CR-V with the new 4 cylinder turbo just yesterday.
every 4 cylinder turbo cars (different from any cylinder NA, and def different from 6 cylinder turbos), feel so light at the foot (it's either go or stop), when you let off the gas while at speed, that release of air+power at the same time, the turbo lag until turbo spins, feels very unpleasant.
I've driven a 4 cylinder NA car (honda K24) for 7 yrs, and this new turbo, while on paper it may look very good, FEELS terrible.
My advice: take the test-drive on local & highway drive and make the decision!
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