保时捷CEO Matthias Müller近日透露，下一代Boxster和Cayman将搭载四缸引擎。他在接受德国《汽车、摩托车和运动》杂志采访时透露，保时捷“将继续奉行缩减汽缸排量的规划”，车厂将为下一代Boxster和Cayman车型开发新的四缸水平对置汽油引擎。他补充说，该引擎的功率将“达到400马力”，不过只有顶级的GTS甚至更高版本才能达到这样的功率。另外，保时捷已经证实，Macan紧凑型跨界车 “在2014年某个时间，或许是年底” 也将搭载四缸汽油引擎。保时捷还开发了特殊的V4涡轮增压引擎，它将搭载在919 Hybrid上，该引擎与一台前置电机共同驱动车辆。

 

Next generation Porsche Boxster and Cayman confirmed with four-cylinder boxer engine

Porsche chief Matthias Müller has disclosed plans for a four-cylinder engine to power the next-gen Boxster and Cayman duo.

 

In an interview given to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, Müller said Porsche "will continue with the downsizing strategy" and they will create a new four-cylinder boxer gasoline engine which will equip the next generation of the Boxster & Cayman. He added the engine will be capable of developing "up to 400 PS" but that figure will probably be applicable only for the range-topping GTS or an even hotter version.

 

We should mention Porsche has already confirmed the Macan compact crossover is going to get a four-cylinder gasoline engine "sometime in 2014, perhaps at the end." The Stuttgart-based company has also created a special turbocharged V4 engine which powers the 919 Hybrid where it works with a front axle-mounted electric motor.

 

The last time Porsche used a four-cylinder engine was in 1995 when the 968 was discontinued.