Water-cooled engines. Turbochargers. PDK. Electric power steering. What do all of these have in common? They have all, at one point in time, created panic in the hearts of Porsche enthusiasts. Now there is another change upon us that has been surrounded in controversy... the 4-cylinder engines in the new 718 Boxster and 718 Boxster S. I was lucky enough to experience them at the #718playground event recently. So does it sound like the old flat-six? No it doesn’t. However that doesn’t mean it sounds bad, far from it. The new engine emits a sound that still has a unique character, that still evokes the car’s sporting nature, and that still urges you to keep your foot planted. You’d likely expect that the turbocharged engine has a flatter torque curve, which is does. Though what you wouldn’t expect it is to continue to pull hard to redline, which is where most turbo engines taper off. Now there is also a choice between a PDK gearbox and a traditional manual. In a day and age where you c...