{"id":344771,"date":"2019-05-20T19:41:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T19:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=344771"},"modified":"2024-12-20T18:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:09:52","slug":"porsche-will-offer-the-cayman-and-boxster-with-a-flat-six-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/porsche-will-offer-the-cayman-and-boxster-with-a-flat-six-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche Will Offer the Cayman and Boxster With a Flat-Six Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Porsche Fans, Rejoice!<\/h2>\n<p>Porsche appears to have made a decision that will thrill sports car enthusiasts and Porsche enthusiasts everywhere. <strong>The company will bring it&#8217;s silky smooth flat-six to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2015-porsche-boxster-spyder\/\">Boxster<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2017-porsche-718-cayman-s-video-review\/\">718 Cayman<\/a>.<\/strong> The flat-six mill will be in a car that sits below the model line toppers for both cars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automobilemag.com\/news\/porsche-718-cayman-boxster-flat-six-cylinder-engine-gts\/\">Automobile<\/a>, a source within Porsche let this information come out. The expectation is that the six-cylinder version of the car will slot in between the GTS and the GT4. This would make sense. There is a gap to fill there. <strong>The GT4 is just too much of a hardcore racer for some people.<\/strong> The six-cylinder variant could offer more luxurious accouterments on the interior of the car with near GT4 levels of performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Automobile points out that it would also make sense for Porsche to ditch the turbocharged four-cylinder in the 718 Cayman and Boxster S models. <strong>If the S models had a six-cylinder instead of the turbo four, it would be a real reason for people to upgrade to the S.<\/strong> The base 718 Cayman and Boxster cars could still use the turbo four-cylinder. That sounds like sound reasoning to us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The specifications of the six-cylinder engine are not yet known. Automobile suggests the 3.8 flat six that was used from 2012 to 2015. However, <strong>there are rumors of Porsche using the bigger 4.0-liter from the 991.2 911 GT3.<\/strong> That is unlikely, but it would be exciting if the company chose to do so. We&#8217;ll keep you posted with any updates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porsche Fans, Rejoice! Porsche appears to have made a decision that will thrill sports car enthusiasts and Porsche enthusiasts everywhere. The company will bring it&#8217;s silky smooth flat-six to the Boxster and the 718 Cayman. The flat-six mill will be in a car that sits below the model line toppers for both cars.&nbsp; According to Automobile, a source within Porsche let this information come out. 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