The big test:downsized sports cars
Believe it or not, it’s five years since Porsche lopped two cylinders from its base Cayman, tacked on a 718 badge to evoke some history and ignited the bottom half of the internet in the process. A lot has happened since early 2016 – a lot – but suffice to say a slightly grumbly sounding Porsche quickly became a minor inconvenience rather than an outright hate crime. Tiddly 2.0s have sat amidst the majority of Caymans sold since, even now the option of a flat-six has returned further up the range.
Toyota is expecting a similar result for its new GR Supra 2.0 – for the comments section incandescence to subside and 60 per cent of Supras sold in Britain to have just four cylinders. Given how irked the 2JZ diehards were by a BMWs sourced 6cyl, it’s hard to see how this 254bhp 4cyl turbo – shared with the new BMW 128ti hot hatch as well as a mid-range Z4 –
