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The Porsche flat-six engine series is a line of mechanically similar, naturally aspirated and sometimes turbocharged, flat-six boxer engines, produced by Porsche for almost 60 consecutive years, since 1963. [8] [9] The engine is an evolution of the flat-four boxer used in the original Volkswagen Beetle. [10] [11] [12
Vehicle Type Type MY Engine numbers Technical data Cayenne S M48.00 03 3 813 00501>60000 8 Cyl/4,5L /250 KW Cayenne Turbo M48.50 03 3 823 00501>60000 8 Cyl/4,5L /331 KW Cayenne M02.2Y 04 4 BFD 00501>60000 6 Cyl/3,2L /184 KW Cayenne S M48.00 04 4 814 00501>60000 8 Cyl/4,5L /250 KW Cayenne Turbo M48.50 04 4 824 00501>60000 8 Cyl/4,5L /331 KW ...
The first production flat-six engine was in the 1904 Wilson-Pilcher 18/24 HP car. The most notable use of flat-six engines is the Porsche 911 sports car, which has used flat-six engines continuously since 1963. Several other car manufacturers, including Subaru, have produced flat-six engines at times.
The last flat-six-powered Porsche prototype was the Le Mans-winning 911 GT1-98. Since then, its prototypes have used V-4 and V-8 engines. Here's why.
The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is nearly ready to make its debut, meaning the street-legal GT3 RS model isn't far behind. Hear the new Porsche 911 GT3 R's flat-six sing its anthem Skip to main content
The majority of sports cars throughout Porsche's history are powered by flat engines, beginning with its first car; the 1948-1965 Porsche 356 used an air-cooled boxer-four engine. Also using boxer-four engines were the 1969-1976 Porsche 914 , the 1965-1969 Porsche 912 and the 2016-present Porsche Boxster/Cayman (982) .
Porsche claims that the 987 Boxster shares only 20% of its components with its predecessor. [5] The base engine is a 2.7-litre 176 kW (236 hp) flat-6, with the Boxster S getting a 3.2-litre 206 kW (276 hp) engine. The Cayman 2-door fastback coupé is derived from the 987.
The Porsche PFM 3200 was a six-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled aircraft engine developed by Porsche from its air-cooled line of automobile engines from the famous Porsche 911 sports car. The PFM designation was derived from the name of the division that designed the engines, Porsche-Flugmotoren ("Porsche Flight Engines").