Listen To The Sound Of Porsche's Four-Cylinder Future
For the first time since the days of the 912, Porsche will be selling cars with a boxer-four engine. This new engine will power everything from the forthcoming “Baby Boxster” to the next generation of Boxster and Cayman, likely differentiated by different states of turbocharged tune. Here, a mule of the next-gen Cayman (released in Europe next year), which is growing to accommodate the new entry-level model, shows off the sweet sound of its new turbocharged 2.5 liter four-banger, which is rumored to put out 365 HP in “S” trim. And by “sweet sounds” I mean, it sounds a lot nicer than the 2.5 liter boxer in my girlfriend’s Impreza… although some of our more discriminating readers might feel that it’s still not up to Porsche standards. What say you?
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You mean "since the days of the 914", right? Just checking ;) All-in-all, bring it on Porsche! I'm excited about them bringing back a boxer-4 in a sub-Boxster-sized car. I'm also excited to think that a version of this engine will make it's way into future rear-engine VWs (not necessarily sports cars) too.
The "Baby Boxster" has got to come in between $30,000 or $35,000 MSRP for this to work. I also wonder if this is a way for Porsche to improve its CAFE numbers so the can sell more V8 Panameras.
This is not a flat 4. I'm surprised nobody has pointed that out so far.
Fist off a Subaru sounds a lot better than that video, and second the sound's completely determined by the exhaust manifold. There are a few after market headers out there that will make a Subaru sound like any other inline 4.