Porsche confirms four-cylinder Macan

Porsche has said that its new Macan SUV will come with four-cylinder engines – making it the first four-pot Porsche since 1995.

Porsche engineer Antoon Janssen told MSN Cars: “There will be four-cylinder engines added to the range shortly. You will find out more details soon, but I can’t tell you any more.”

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The engines are likely to be both petrol and diesel, and from within the Volkswagen group.

Deliveries for the Macan will start in April, and at first customers will get a choice of three V6 units: a 258hp 3.0-litre diesel, a 340hp 3.0-litre petrol and the range-topping Turbo 400hp 3.6-litre petrol.

The four-cylinder engines will improve on the diesel’s efficiency of 159-164g/km of CO2 and fuel economy of between 30.7 and 31.7mpg (depending on tyres).

Porsche insists that the Macan is the first ‘sports car’ within its sector – so all models have the performance figures you’d expect from a sports car.

The diesel can accelerate from 0-62mph in 6.3 seconds (6.1 with the optional Sport Chrono package) and on to a top speed of 143mph.

The petrol Macan S can reach 62mph in 5.4 seconds (5.2 with Sport Chrono package) and a top speed of 158mph – while the Turbo hits 62mph in 4.8 seconds (4.6 seconds with Sport Chrono) and maxes out at 165mph.

There’s no word on pricing for the four-cylinder engines – but we expect them to undercut the current £43,300 starting price by several thousand pounds.

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By motoringresearch.com