Porsche 356 Engines by Year

The 356 was Porsche's first production car. Its flat four grew from 1.1 to 1.6 liters across the 356, 356 A, B and C, with Super and SC versions, and the four-cam Carrera engines at the top. Ratings for European-market engines are the maker's DIN figures where no US rating was published.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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356 (pre-A, 1950-1955 (1950–1955): 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955

356 A (1956–1959): 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959

356 B (1960–1963): 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963

356 C (1964–1965): 1964 · 1965

356 (pre-A, 1950-1955 (1950–1955)

1950 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.1L / 66 flat-four 369	40 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet

1951 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.1L / 66 flat-four 369	40 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 506	44 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet

1952 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.1L / 66 flat-four 369	40 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 506	44 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.5L / 91 flat-four 546; 527 early 1952	55 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, America Roadster (1952-53)

1953 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.1L / 66 flat-four 369	40 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 506	44 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.5L / 91 flat-four 546; 527 early 1952	55 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, America Roadster (1952-53)
1.5L / 91 flat-four 528	70 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet

1954 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.1L / 66 flat-four 369	40 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 506	44 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 589	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.5L / 91 flat-four 546; 527 early 1952	55 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.5L / 91 flat-four 528	70 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet

1955 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.3L / 78 flat-four 506	44 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 589	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.5L / 91 flat-four 546; 527 early 1952	55 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster, Continental (US 1955 badge)
1.5L / 91 flat-four 528	70 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster

356 A (1956–1959)

1956 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.3L / 78 flat-four 506	44 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 589	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.5L / 91 flat-four 547/1	100 hp gross	Carrera 1500 GS Coupe, Speedster, Cabriolet
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)

1957 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.3L / 78 flat-four 506	44 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.3L / 78 flat-four 589	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.5L / 91 flat-four 547/1	100 hp gross	Carrera 1500 GS Coupe, Speedster, Cabriolet
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)

1958 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)

1959 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)

356 B (1960–1963)

1960 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/7	90 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Roadster (1960-62)

1961 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/7	90 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Roadster (1960-62)

1962 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/7	90 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Roadster (1960-62)
2.0L / 120 flat-four 587/1	130 hp gross	Carrera 2 Coupe, Cabriolet

1963 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/1	60 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/2	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Speedster (1956-58), Convertible D (1959), Roadster (1960-62)
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/7	90 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet, Roadster (1960-62)
2.0L / 120 flat-four 587/1	130 hp gross	Carrera 2 Coupe, Cabriolet

356 C (1964–1965)

1964 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/15	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.6L / 97 flat-four supercharged 616/16	95 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
2.0L / 120 flat-four 587/1	130 hp gross	Carrera 2 Coupe, Cabriolet

1965 356 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 flat-four 616/15	75 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
1.6L / 97 flat-four supercharged 616/16	95 hp gross	Coupe, Cabriolet
2.0L / 120 flat-four 587/1	130 hp gross	Carrera 2 Coupe, Cabriolet

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