There's nothing inherently undesirable about a four-cylinder Porsche, as long as the rest of the car is worthy of admiration. For most of the years that the 912 was offered, as an example, it outsold the 911. Throw in the 356, the 550, the 914, the 944, and the 968, and it's probable that the Porsche of the pre-Cayenne era did more four-cylinder volume than six. Now, if the rumors can be trusted, the Stuttgart company's future may begin to closely resemble its distant past.
Consummate industry insider and nice-thing-about-all-cars-sayer Georg Kacher has a piece in CAR where he claims to have seen Porsche proprietary data on a new engine family:
Porsche 1.6 flat four 210bhp
Porsche 2.0 flat four 286bhp
Porsche 2.5 flat four 360bhp
Quoth Kacher, "According to CAR's sources, the Boxster/Cayman and Cayenne will get the flat-fours first. A six-speed manual or seven-speed twin-cluch PDK transmission will be offered." The 1.6-liter was supposed to be for the "baby Boxster", and its future is uncertain.
I'd like to see the return of the 912 to the Porsche lineup. The 991 could theoretically drop beneath the 3,000-pound line with a lighter engine and running gear. Such a car would do a lot to restore the luster of the marque with those of us who prefer the scalpel to the broadsword.
from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA
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