Well we know it is coming, but we finally have the first solid, rolling evidence of the new four-cylinder Porsche Boxster->ke570.

Our spy photographers->ke166 have captured a new mule doing the rounds at the Nürburgring. While there are no visual cues that this taped up convertible->ke144 is only running on four-cylinders, our spies report that the exhaust note was anything but the traditional flat-six wail the usually exits the rear of the Porsche->ke1.

While there have been some rumors that the upcoming four-banger Porsche may be using a more traditional in-line design engine than a flat-four setup, our spies were only able to catch it for two laps, so there was not enough listening time accurately gauge the engine note.

Beyond the engine note, this appears to be a fairly standard Porsche Boxster with some tape and sensors collecting loads of fancy data for the German->ke2091 engineers to salivate over.

If you ever really doubted all of Porsche's plans to bring a four-cylinder car to market, this should finally put all those doubts to rest. We may even get shots of the new four-banger Cayman->ke5 soon as well.

Expect to see a full announcement before the end of the year, with an on-sale date early in 2015.

Click past the jump for more photos of the new Porsche Boxster

Spy Shots

May 8, 2014 - First Testing Session

Porsche Boxster