For a 4-cylinder Porsche

Porsche home in time of revolution. The German manufacturer has in fact confirmed during an interview with Autocar mouth of Wolfgang Durheimer, head of research and development department of the German development of a 4-cylinder engine Boxster. This engine should be used on the variant of the Volkswagen Bluesport Porsche, Boxster or the baby, but not all.

According to the German manager in fact, the new unit could also arrive on the Cayman Islands and even the sacred cow of the House, the 911. It appears that the new 4-cylinder has a displacement of about 2.5 liters and could reach a capacity of about 360 in the turbocharged version. Many horses so as not to regret the performance of the classic 6-cylinder boxster.

Durheimer said the engine if needed could also be adopted by the 911. Our decision for now is to continue to use the flat six. But there are possibilities for the future. "After BMW seems then that is better for Porsche 4 of 6.

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