Ten new Porkers by 2010
Newswheel staff :: 11 October 2006 :: Filed under Porsche, Europe & UK, US
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Including a compact ute and reborn 928
US rag Motor Trend has drawn together the various strands of thought on Porsche’s product plans to come up with a comprehensive list of what we can expect between now and 2010. Highlights include a reborn 928 coupe based on Panamera oily bits, a lightweight Cayman RS and a replacement for the Carrera GT…
For the record, therefore, Motor Trend’s top ten Teutons are:
- 911 Turbo Cabriolet. Ultimate chestwig chariot. ‘Nuff said.
- 911 Targa. No news here. Glass-roofed 911 goes on sale soon in four-wheel drive form only.
- 911 GT3 RS. Despite Porsche’s announcement that the RS will recieve the same 415bhp 3.6-litre flat-six as the boggo GT3, Motor Trend reckons the car will actually be fitted with a 3.8-litre unit.
- 911 GT2. In short, the daddy. An 11 per cent power boost over the standard 911 Turbo translates into 525bhp. Add in a raft of weight saving measures and you have a presumably quite nippy road vehicle.
- Panamera. Porsche’s portly looking new four-door saloon. Due in 2009 and powered by the same V8 lumps as seen in the Cayenne SUV. See Newswheels passim for more details.
- Cayman RS. Stripped out, hard core coupé. Porsche’s desire to maintain the 911’s top dog status will keep the Cayman RS pegged at 3.4-litres and 295bhp.
- 911 new model (998). Details few and far between for now. But a capacity bump to four litres and more use of lightweight materials such as aluminium are safe bets.
- Compact SUV. Obvious route for Porsche would be a vehicle based on VW group technology and sharing a platform with the upcoming Audi Q5. However, MT reckons a three-door with distinctly 911 overtones could be on the cards.
- 928 new model. Motor Trend indicates that this front-engined coupé based on Panamera mechanicals has yet to be given the green light. Given that the Panamera itself isn’t due out until 2009, the new 928 will do well to hit the road before the end of 2010.
- Carrera GT new model. Work on a new carbon-fibre ultra car not due to begin until the end of the decade. Extremely unlikely to be on sale by 2010.
Conspicuously absent, of course, is any news of updated Boxster models. However, the odds of Porsche defenestrating its hugely successful modular platform sharing approach are surely slim to none – the 998-vintage 911 will likely give birth to a new mid-engined roadster.
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