Porsche is said to be working on a new hybrid powertrain with a V4 engine as its centerpiece and while its plans for the engine aren’t clear, it’s certainly an interesting development.
The data on the V4 hybrid comes from an anonymous source who recently spoke to CarBuzz. We have not been able to determine the identity of this source, so we recommend that you take the following with a grain of salt. Carscoops reached out to Frank Wiesmann, director of product communications for Porsche Cars North America, about the report. He said: “As a matter of principle, we do not engage in hypotheses about possible long-term products. “
The report claims that Porsche is testing the V4 hybrid in a prototype of the Porsche 911. This engine is derived from the V4 that was used with great luck in the Porsche 919 Hybrid power race, where it alone developed 720 hp, while the formula hybrid of the 919 Hybrid Evo added an additional 440 hp.
Porsche has the idea of testing the hybrid V4 in the 911 as it aims to sell its best-selling and best-loved sports car with a four-cylinder. Instead, it is claimed that 911 is used only for “feasibility and engineering. “purposes and that it may have simply been swapped out for a mid-engine configuration like the 919.
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The source has not provided CarBuzz with any information about Porsche’s intended use for this hybrid V4. It is possible that it will be used exclusively in a new race car and never actually be offered in a road-going production vehicle. Another possibility is that it could be used in the 718 Cayman and Boxster twins.
It’s no secret that Porsche is working to expand the all-electric Boxster and Cayman models, however, the automaker has shown that ICE variants will continue to be sold after the advent of electric vehicles. Could the V4 hybrid be used to transfer the two ICE engines from motorized sports cars to battery-only electric power?Only time will tell.