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Porsche hasn’t offered a four-cylinder engine since the 968 went out of production in 1995 - the better part of two decades ago. There’d been talk of a four-pot Boxster or an even smaller model to slot in below it, but while the latest intel indicates that Porsche is moving ahead with its four-cylinder plans, it’s a different kind of vehicle that will get it first.
That, of course, would be the new Macan. Just revealed a few weeks ago at the LA Auto Show, the Macan crossover is being launched with a pair of twin-turbocharged V6 engines (a 3.0 with 340 horsepower and a 3.6 with 400 hp) and a six-cylinder turbodiesel with 258 hp. But smaller engines, according to emerging reports from Autocar and Auto Express](http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsche/macan/84863/porsche-macan-4cyl-engine-confirmed), are on their way.
Word has it that Porsche is preparing a 2.0-liter turbo four with 280 horsepower and a diesel with the same displacement and cylinder count, engines that will power new entry-level Macan models that will slot in beneath the existing Macan S, Macan S Diesel and Macan Turbo. While the diesel is tipped to be ported over from the Volkswagen parts bin, the four-cylinder gasoline engine is said to be under development by Porsche itself, which could mean it will have a boxer layout.
Whether either of these four-cylinder engines will make the transatlantic voyage Stateside remains to be seen, but we’d be a bit surprised if the gas four doesn’t appear. However, given that the Macan S Diesel doesn’t appear to be heading our way with any great speed, we wouldn’t count on the base Macan Diesel arriving any time soon.Porsche Macan to get four-cylinder engines originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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