Porsche has confirmed the development of a brand new 4-cylinder boxer engine in the coming years could make its appearance on various sports cars of the German mark: First Cayman and Boxster. It is not excluded that the new 4-cylinder architecture can take the place of today's 6-cylinder car icon also on the house: the Porsche 911.The confirmation came through the mouth of Durheimer Wolfgang, director of research and development department that has thus excluded that future engines will come from the technique of Volkswagen and Audi. According to information from Durheimer the new 4-cylinder boxer engine has a volume of 2.5 liters with different steps of power, thanks to the turbocharger, could reach a height of 360 hp.
A power, then all respect that would not look at all the noble 911. "If necessary - added the director of research and development - could end this engine under the hood of the 911. Our decision is that, for this model, to remain on a 'flat-six'. But there are opportunities for a 4 cylinders on 911 for the future.
" Reintroduce a 4-cylinder boxer of the rest would be like going back to the roots because it was Ferdinand Porsche to design an engine of this type for the Volkswagen Beetle, which then was the starting point to develop the engine dell'antesignana of all Porsche: the 356.
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