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Front-engined Porsche 928 coupe coming in 2010?
Porsche may be planning an allnew coupe for 2010, according to a report
in the latest issue of Road and Track (subscribe). According to the
report, the car will be based on the Panamera Porsche's four-door car,
due in 2009. The Panamera and 928 will be front-engined with rear- and
all-wheel-drive. Interestingly, Porsche in the early 1990s planned a
four-door model of the 928 called the 989, but those plans were scrapped.
Pictured right is an artists' rendering of how the new 928 could look.
The rear appears to take inspiration from the original 928, with sunken
taillights and smooth lines. The 928 was, which was Porsche's flagship
model between 1977 and 1995, had a 50/50 weight balance and a selection
of large V8 engines. R&T says the 2010 928 will get powerplants ranging
from 350 to 550 horsepower. source:
http://www.leftlanenews.com
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Computer-enhanced image by Larson
Porsche's Front-Engine GT
After stirring up the faithful by doing
the unthinkable (building the Cayenne SUV), Porsche is looking to
add another model to its lineup that may appease a certain subset
of Porschephiles, those long-ignored fans of the 928. Porsche has
made no secret that it wants to use its V-8 engine developed for
the Cayenne in other models, and a return to a front-engine V-8
2+2 GT, or even a 4-door sedan, is in the cards.
The new Porsche 2+2 would allow the
Stuttgart factory to battle back against Aston Martin's DB9 and
Ferrari's 612 Scaglietti. Porsche's twin-turbo V-8 would likely
pump out 450-500 bhp and deliver that power to all four wheels.
Sources say the platform for this car may come from the VW Group,
with many pieces common to the Bentley Continental GT, which would
help keep costs down.
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Porsche’s anticipated fourth model line has a name: Panamera.
Registered by Porsche at the same time as the Cayman moniker it is
applying to the upcoming Boxster-based coupe, the new name is expected
to grace a concept version of the car, which insiders describe as a
combination of coupe and sedan, at the Frankfurt motor show in
September.
Due out in 2008, the Panamera has been conceived as successor to the
928. Designed with space for four adults, it is also tipped to come
clothed in a four-door body in a move that will pitch it into direct
competition with cars like the Mercedes-Benz CLS and Maserati
Quattroporte.
Power for the new car is set to come from the same 4.5-liter V8
engines as those offered on the Cayenne. They include a naturally
aspirated version with 340 hp and a turbocharged unit with 450 hp. An
even more powerful model with more than 500 hp is also in the
pipeline. Up to 20,000 examples of the Panamera are expected to roll
annually from Porsche’s Leipzig factory in Germany, where it will be
produced alongside the Cayenne.
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