Future incarnations of the Porsche Boxster and Cayman are in line to receive a four-cylinder boxer engine, according to a German media report quoting Porsche boss Matthias Müller.
In an interview with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport magazine published on Thursday, 60-year-old Müller said Porsche road cars would follow the lead of the company's hi-tech 919 Hybrid race car in receiving four-cylinder engines.
But while the 919 Hybrid runs a unique V4 engine, the unit being readied for the Boxster and Cayman will follow the lead of Porsche's classic six-cylinder with a 180-degree horizontally opposed layout as part of a modular engine strategy.
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