Four-cylinder Cayman at the Nurburgring
Not a video for the Porsche purist! See the four-cylinder Cayman in action here
While we don't know exactly which of the three engine options powers this particular Cayman, we can categorically say that it ain't no six-cylinder. Although purists might be spontaneously combusting at the thought of a four-cylinder Porsche sports car, we're quietly optimistic.
The 924, 944 and 968 were all great cars in their own way. If even the Cayenne and subsequent Macan SUVs can't poison the Porsche brand, surely there's little chance of a budget 1.6-litre Boxster being toxic?
A Porsche for the masses sounds like cause to celebrate, not to commiserate. The mid-mounted flat-four should keep the centre of gravity in a close to ideal location. If it embraces new material technologies to reduce the kerbweight, we could be dealing with a baby sports car that's both achievable and aspirational. Good news for PHers and good news for the car market in general. There is no news on a launch date yet but sometime late next year seems likely.
See the vid here.
And edited to add: I'm old enough to remember that the 968 was a much better handling car than the contemporary 964-series 911. Must have something to do with engine location and balance...
TX.
I don't disagree with a four cylinder sports car, however I think some of the sensorial aspects will be challenging for Porsche to develop.
TX.
You could argue that the 914 was the original boxster/cayman and that had 4 pots and a 6 pot.
I can't see how a 4 cylinder in these is really watering it down. At least its still a flat 4 rather than an inline.
There is something slightly disappointing about a lot of newer cars that deliver a lot of torque at low engine speeds but suffer at higher RPMs by feeling a little flat and don't encourage you to use all the rev range.
It almost wants to feel a little bit old school I guess, but with current technology it won't be the lag fest that its 80s/90s turbocharged predecessors were.
Whether that will be the case or not...
I couldn't agree more.
And isn't anything made after the 356, diluting the brand - the first every 356 was a mid-engined flat four roadster (just like the Boxster).
What will this do for 6 cylinder Boxster & Cayman used values?
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