New VW/Porsche flat-four?

[Christopher Schimke]

I just read a small blurb, in the new Car and Driver, that rumors coming out of VW's Wolfsburg headquarters seem to indicate that they may be planning a new flat-four in the 120 hp, 200, hp and 300 hp versions that could find their way into everything from a new baby Boxster type car to the New Beetle.

Has anybody heard anything else about this? Twood be cool!
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[vwlovr]

i have read about a 4 banger porsche, but i haven't read about it used in vw's.

[D Clymer]

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http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/11/porsche-to-offer-4-cylinder-turbo.html
I hope that's a typo, and it won't be an inline.
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[Franklinstower]

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Iv heard rumor of a flat 4 - retro 914 maybe going into production. I think I remember it was going to be based on/ or in partnership with Subaru sti .

jcl
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[Christopher Schimke]

I agree that a new version of a Ghia could be a great car. So would a new 914.

According Motorauthority.com -

"A Porsche engineer has stated at an Australian press conference that Porsche is not averse to using four-cylinder engines, should the need arise. Thomas Krickelberg, Porsche's head of powertrain development, revealed that the six-cylinder engines found in the 911 had been designed so that they could have the number of their cylinders reduced if there was a "strong need to do it."

Interesting!
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[Christopher Schimke]

"As for the Porsche model, any 914 would almost certainly have one of the automaker's flat sixes on board, with the 2.7-liter base engine from the Boxster being the most likely candidate. Rumors have also been circulating recently about the possibility of Porsche returning to four cylinder power, with the 914 being an extremely logical candidate for an engine smaller than six cylinders. The original four cylinder 914 was more popular than the six."



Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/future/future_vehicles/112_0809_future_vw_porsche_914/index.html
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[D Clymer]

Back when the 986 Boxster first debuted in 1996, the original plan was for a 2.0 liter four cylinder version of the M96 engine family for a base model Boxster. However, the bar was raised hp wise by the SLK and a low powered base model Boxster no longer made sense. It would be nice to see a basic flat 4 in the lineup finally.

My understanding is that Porsche will launch a whole new engine family of boxer engines for the upcoming cars. This is a good thing, since the M96 watercooled flat 6 has been a disaster in terms of durability.

David

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[randywebb]

yes, there are rumors of a new sports car, slotted below the Boxster

BUT, a sports car motor will be unsuitable for a Vanagon

[BlackDogVan]

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[Christopher Schimke]

[240Gordy]

It looks like the motivation for a 4 cylinder is stricter CO2 emissions regs in certain markets. Likely Germany, they are on a very green push there, and they don't want to give up their unlimited speed autobahns to reduce CO2.

The next Boxster is supposed to be a much lighter car, making a 4 cylinder turbo a reasonable proposition. The Cayman would be based on the same program. Sales of lots of entry level 4cyl turbo Boxsters and Caymans would bring the corporate average way down, allowing them to keep building the big money making Cayennes.
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[M_atthewanderson]

I found where I had read this before

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/244381/

They talk that it will have a form of forced induction. I think that this was written a few weeks before VW bought half of Porsche though.
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