370bhp and 2016 Porsche Boxster and Cayman turbo engine lineup detailed

British sources have managed to find out what will power the next year’s facelifted Porsche Boxster and Cayman brothers.

Porsche has already mentioned the mid-cycle revision for the Boxster and Cayman will bring a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and now CAR is providing additional information.

The base versions of both cars are bound to have a flat-four 2.0-liter turbo with 240 bhp whereas the hotter S model will use a 2.5-liter engine delivering 300 bhp. As for the Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS, these will have the same 2.5-liter flat-four turbocharged engine but tweaked to put out 370 bhp.

The newly built flat-four engine is going to come with a single fixed-vane turbocharger, but later on the engineers from Stuttgart are going to implement e-turbo tech to boost power and eliminate turbo lag all together. The report goes on to specify the beefier Porsche Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4 will live on with the larger 3.8-liter flat-six normally aspirated engine.

Interestingly, CAR mentions that in some markets Porsche plans on positioning the Cayman below the Boxster to increase sales and also broaden the model’s awareness.

Source: carmagazine.co.uk