Porsche Panamera priced from $89,800, +planning Panamera GTS flagship above turbo ...

[Gojirra99]

Porsche is to bring out a four-door GT with V8 and V10-Motor in 2009 under the model name Panamera .
The concept will be presented by autumn at the IAA to the public.
After Cayman for the Boxster Coupé (debut on the IAA in the autumn) now Panamera for the fourth Porsche line.
The Stuttgart sportscar manufacturers protected both names on the same day (15.1.2004) at the German patent office.
At the latest by autumn this year Porsche wants to present its concept for the fourth line.
The most important first in brief:
It's a four-door and four-seated front engine car with rear- and all-wheel drive, V8 and V10-engines with a range from 340 to over 600 PS.
The prices are to be settled between 100.000 and 150.000 €.
Annually 20,000 units are focused.
The assembly in Leipzig is to begin 2009.

source : auto-motor-und-sport.de

[rominl]

i guess money talks after all..... first the suv, and now sedan...

[I8ABMR]

Originally Posted by rominl

i guess money talks after all..... first the suv, and now sedan...

imho Lamborghini and Porsche will do some damage to their names as a result of these me too models. Ferrari wont make a sedan. You can bet on that


I am not feeling it at all ( it has a freakn hatchback). It may grow on me, but I doubt it. I would rather roll in a worked LS460.

[1SICKLEX]

Originally Posted by AmethySC

Porsche is to bring out a four-door GT with V8 and V10-Motor in 2009 under the model name Panamera .
The concept will be presented by autumn at the IAA to the public.
After Cayman for the Boxster Coupé (debut on the IAA in the autumn) now Panamera for the fourth Porsche line.
The Stuttgart sportscar manufacturers protected both names on the same day (15.1.2004) at the German patent office.
At the latest by autumn this year Porsche wants to present its concept for the fourth line.
The most important first in brief:
It's a four-door and four-seated front engine car with rear- and all-wheel drive, V8 and V10-engines with a range from 340 to over 600 PS.
The prices are to be settled between 100.000 and 150.000 €.
Annually 20,000 units are focused.
The assembly in Leipzig is to begin 2009.

source : auto-motor-und-sport.de

Wow, this is HUGE news. Thanks for sharing. There were prototypes of a 4-door 996 but it never made production.

[AdrianXT]

That's really hot, but the fact that they're giving it a name is not. Why don't they just stick to numbers instead of ghey names?

[Koma]

Originally Posted by AdrianXT

That's really hot, but the fact that they're giving it a name is not. Why don't they just stick to numbers instead of ghey names?

Well.. they all HAVE names...

I like it. Very nice flowing body. Doesn't look like a sedan.

[Richie]

I like the sound of that.
Thanks for the heads up.

[GFerg]

Yeah I heard about this. Its about time. ive been waiting for official info for awhile.

[jet864]

Oh lord no. Is Porsche really becoming THIS affected by the rest of the market? An SUV followed by a front engine sedan...? I heard Ferrarri has a station wagon coming out.

James

[Gojirra99]

I actually welcome Porsche getting into sports sedan competing with M3's & M5's.

What I really want to see is they drop that abomination of the Cayenne it's not gonna happen though

[Technics]

I like what see!

Good find Sexy, uh I mean AmethySC

[BigVIPness]

When news of the Cheyenne first came out purists freaked out and panned it forever. Then it came out and what happened? It drove like a porsche and (mostly) everyone was happy. Hopefully this sedan won't disappoint.

[Stage3]

boy, that thing sure looks a lot like the Maserati Quattroporte...

[Gojirra99]

STUTTGART, Germany — The fourth model in Porsche's car line, now scheduled to hit the market in 2009, will carry a hefty price tag of between $125,000 to $175,000, Inside Line has learned.

Code-named Project D1, the successor to the controversial 928 incorporates distinctive styling elements from the Cayenne SUV and the Carrera GT sports car. The roof is tall for easy entry and exit, and the rear end is high enough to swallow a set of vacation luggage.

Despite its pragmatic proportions and bigger-than-expected dimensions, the Panamera is instantly recognizable as a Porsche. Trademark cues include Carrera GT-type headlamps, large lateral front air intakes borrowed from the 911 Turbo, a wide tailgate à la Cayenne, and a four-light boomerang greenhouse to avoid that slouchy SUV/wagon look.

It blends a front/midengine layout with a choice of rear- or all-wheel drive.

The major question remaining is who will help Porsche develop and build it. Volkswagen is the likely partner. If that plan proceeds — a big if, as some at VW are balking — the joint project could spawn four different rear- and all-wheel-drive model lines — D1: Porsche Panamera, a four-door, four-seater hatchback coupe; D2: VW Phaeton replacement, a high-roof, theater-seating full-size luxury coupe-van hybrid; C1: a new five-door VW sportback to be positioned between the Passat and the Phaeton; and the E1: Bentley Arnage, Azure DHC and Continental coupe replacements.

What it means to you: Porsche is riding its recent success and the reward is new products for enthusiasts. If VW chips in, we might have a handful of new Porsches on our "To-Do" lists.

[Gojirra99]

These CGI's looks real good to me Hope it's close to the real production car .

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