After being officially caught on spy shots, the 2017 Boxster and Cayman have been announced to receive a four-cylinder engine under the hood. The go ahead has been also confirmed by Matthias Mueller, the Porsche CEO.
Mueller declared that both sports cars will receive the four-cylinder engine somewhere in 2016, when the company will launch the mid-facelift models. In Mueller`s opinion, the four-cylinder unit would develop around 400 horsepower, which is quite impressive as opposed to the 375 horsepower and 385 horsepower found on the presently launched Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4.
![2017 Porsche Boxster Facelift](https://www.automotorblog.com/storage/2015/05/2017-Porsche-Boxster-facelift-1.jpg)
According to the manufacturer, this would be the first time in 20 years for Porsche to offer a four-cylinder unit overseas, even if the present Macan is already using a four-cylinder on other markets.
![2017 Porsche Boxster Facelift](https://www.automotorblog.com/storage/2015/05/2017-Porsche-Boxster-facelift-4.jpg)
Porsche is preparing a makeover of its entire model fleet, preparing some prototypes which would be launched as 2017 models, while a facelift version of the 919 hybrid would also see the daylight. Unfortunately, we do not have the performance figures of the four-cylinder engines, but we should be able to receive more details in the upcoming period. Meanwhile, enjoy the spy shots with the 2017 Porsche Boxster facelift!