[grvdrm]

Funny. I also have a Boxster. 2014 981 S. I love natural aspiration 6 cylinder cars.

Smoother in what sense? My Boxster is stick so the shifting experience is very different. The flat-6 is a remarkable sound - intoxicating. Especially purely naturally aspirated though I don’t hate the sound of the turbo 3.x variations in various Porsches. BMW ZF is great but it’s not the same.

Otherwise, yes - the handling in Boxster is so different compared to the m340. It just feels like it’s on rails around corners. No body roll. And for me peak way up in RPM means my highway merges are an absolute blast / symphony.

[rconti]

Yeah, mine's the same (2013 981 S 6MT). As you know, they're geared to the moon, and taking a surprising amount of rowing to get the most out of the powerband, so often I'll merge onto the freeway and just be hanging out in 3rd at 70 as I look for my spot in traffic and you don't even know you're not in 6th. Turbine smooth.