Preview: Porsche GT Coupe based on Panamera sedan
03-16-09, 06:51 AM
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Preview: Porsche GT Coupe based on Panamera sedan
The car is almost certainly in production and should be on the market late next year as a 2011 model
Preview: Porsche GT Coupe based on Panamera sedan
Posted Fri Mar 13 2009
Back in 2003, Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking gave a speech where he hinted at the possibility of a new 2+2 coupe. In the years that followed, no other mention of such a vehicle was heard until the confirmation of development plans for the recently revealed Panamera sedan. But is the new Panamera four-door coupe the same car Wiedeking was first hinting at all those years ago?
The Panamera would easily lend itself to a proper two-door coupe body, and Porsche would be smart to spread development costs for its new front-engined rear-drive platform by launching more models based on it. The new car could also serve as a successor to the V8-powered 928 – something fans of the classic GT have long been longing for since its demise in the mid 1990s.
The new car would likely be called the GT Coupe but unlike the Panamera it would be an all-out performance model rather than a comfortable tourer. This computer generated shows what a two-door version of the Panamera would look like, revealing a stylish grand tourer with classic Porsche proportions.
Engine options would likely mirror those of the Panamera, which means a range of V8 powertrains as well as a new V6 unit. Power outputs would range from 300hp (225kW) in the base GT Coupe and top out at 500hp (368kW) in the range-topping Turbo model.
The car is almost certainly in production and should be on the market late next year as a 2011 model.
Posted Fri Mar 13 2009
Back in 2003, Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking gave a speech where he hinted at the possibility of a new 2+2 coupe. In the years that followed, no other mention of such a vehicle was heard until the confirmation of development plans for the recently revealed Panamera sedan. But is the new Panamera four-door coupe the same car Wiedeking was first hinting at all those years ago?
The Panamera would easily lend itself to a proper two-door coupe body, and Porsche would be smart to spread development costs for its new front-engined rear-drive platform by launching more models based on it. The new car could also serve as a successor to the V8-powered 928 – something fans of the classic GT have long been longing for since its demise in the mid 1990s.
The new car would likely be called the GT Coupe but unlike the Panamera it would be an all-out performance model rather than a comfortable tourer. This computer generated shows what a two-door version of the Panamera would look like, revealing a stylish grand tourer with classic Porsche proportions.
Engine options would likely mirror those of the Panamera, which means a range of V8 powertrains as well as a new V6 unit. Power outputs would range from 300hp (225kW) in the base GT Coupe and top out at 500hp (368kW) in the range-topping Turbo model.
The car is almost certainly in production and should be on the market late next year as a 2011 model.
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03-16-09, 09:30 AM
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ok course no one knows what i really looks like.
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03-16-09, 07:14 PM
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I hope they don't screw up the exterior as bad as they did with the sedan. First hybrid Ferraris , 4 door Porsches, and now Porsche coupes based on sedans. Buy your sports cars now man because nothing will be the same in th future. I think we are all heading toward a single car that does it all. Hybrid, massive power, insane luxury, and handles like a Exige
03-16-09, 07:16 PM
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I hope they don't screw up the exterior as bad as they did with the sedan. First hybrid Ferraris , 4 door Porsches, and now Porsche coupes based on sedans. Buy your sports cars now man because nothing will be the same in th future. I think we are all heading toward a single car that does it all. Hybrid, massive power, insane luxury, and handles like a Exige
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