Porsche 4 door!

camaro chris · 03-15-2005, 02:01 PM

Porsche Panamera: Concept version of automaker's fourth model line due this fall
GREG KABLE
Posted Date: 3/15/05

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.

Secrecy surrounds the mechanical basis for the new car, though the Stuttgart rumor mill suggests Porsche chairman Wendelin Wiedeking has forged links with Volkswagen on a new rear-wheel-drive platform program in a move similar to that undertaken with the Cayenne and Touareg. Volkswagen chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder is interested in adding a new rear-wheel-drive model to the Volkswagen lineup between the Passat and Phaeton, and after the recent breakdown in talks with Maserati, it seems additional cooperation with Porsche may be in the cards.

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 turbo****charged 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.

Full article and pics at auto week http://autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101990

atomicshark · 03-15-2005, 02:04 PM

Why couldn't they make the rear suicide doors blend in more so it looks like a coupe. Saturn and Mazda were able to pull it off, I know Porsche could.

camaro chris · 03-15-2005, 02:12 PM

yeah the rear isnt the best, but its not that bad.

and btw there are other pics you have to go to the autoweek forums to get them.

**paul8488** · 03-15-2005, 02:13 PM

Oh I dunno... that looks sexy! I guess they wanted it to clearly be a four door, but with a difference. Love the rear end on that. This is much more exciting than any Porsche SUV ever could be.

johnd89 · 03-15-2005, 02:22 PM

OH, NO!
the 928 altough a very capable car, never was succesful! no front engine porsche was ever well received...
that looks like a sick photoshop, please don't do it! the suv is enough heresy allready.

powervette · 03-15-2005, 02:48 PM

Rest In Peace Porsche!

pupp1 · 03-15-2005, 03:22 PM

It took a minute to sink in.At first I thought it was ugly, but after taking another look, it's not so bad.
In fact, I give them a thumbs up for breaking out of the ordinary.
This car may do very well when it comes out.

AdmiralViscen · 03-15-2005, 03:34 PM

Wow, THAT is ugly. Wow.

camaro chris · 03-15-2005, 03:43 PM

heres a front view.

**paul8488** · 03-15-2005, 03:56 PM

Okay well one is a photochop... if not both... this red one has normal door handles, while the other looks like suicide doors. The front-engine thing makes it a bad idea perhaps, but I think the styling is perfect.

camaro chris · 03-15-2005, 04:02 PM

good eye. althoug it may be possible one is an earlier concept.

1BadPig · 03-15-2005, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnd89

OH, NO!
the 928 altough a very capable car, never was succesful! no front engine porsche was ever well received...

Having owned both a 911 Carrera (1976 3.0L) and a 928S (1986½) I have to say the 928 exceeds the 911 in everyway. The 928 was killed by the "purists" that says Porsche should be air-cooled... I guess they lost that argument today. The 928 had to go upmarket towards the end of its life cycle. My 928S looked every bit as fresh as any of the sports car today. I often get comments like "That's a 18 year old car?" or "That's a Porsche? I thought all Porsches look like a bug." This car (photochopped or not) does not even live up to be the successor to the 928. Porsche needs to go back to the ol' drawing board.

johnd89 · 03-15-2005, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1BadPig

Having owned both a 911 Carrera (1976 3.0L) and a 928S (1986½) I have to say the 928 exceeds the 911 in everyway. The 928 was killed by the "purists" that says Porsche should be air-cooled... I guess they lost that argument today. The 928 had to go upmarket towards the end of its life cycle. My 928S looked every bit as fresh as any of the sports car today. I often get comments like "That's a 18 year old car?" or "That's a Porsche? I thought all Porsches look like a bug." This car (photochopped or not) does not even live up to be the successor to the 928. Porsche needs to go back to the ol' drawing board.

I said allready the 928 was good! I'm a fan of the last '90's+ gts ones. they were faster than the mighty 911 turbo...
no way they gonna build this oddity, I HOPE is a bad joke!

SVT2888 · 03-15-2005, 09:04 PM

I dont know if it's just me but it looks like a Maserati Quatroporte hatch.

camaro chris · 03-15-2005, 11:00 PM

yeah i see what you mean svt. personally i really like the car.

03-15-2005, 02:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
camaro chris 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton NY Posts: 3,656	Porsche 4 door! Porsche Panamera: Concept version of automaker's fourth model line due this fall GREG KABLE Posted Date: 3/15/05 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. Secrecy surrounds the mechanical basis for the new car, though the Stuttgart rumor mill suggests Porsche chairman Wendelin Wiedeking has forged links with Volkswagen on a new rear-wheel-drive platform program in a move similar to that undertaken with the Cayenne and Touareg. Volkswagen chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder is interested in adding a new rear-wheel-drive model to the Volkswagen lineup between the Passat and Phaeton, and after the recent breakdown in talks with Maserati, it seems additional cooperation with Porsche may be in the cards. 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 turbo****charged 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. Full article and pics at auto week http://autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101990 __________________

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atomicshark 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 4,429	Re: Porsche 4 door! Why couldn't they make the rear suicide doors blend in more so it looks like a coupe. Saturn and Mazda were able to pull it off, I know Porsche could.

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camaro chris 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton NY Posts: 3,656	Re: Porsche 4 door! yeah the rear isnt the best, but its not that bad. and btw there are other pics you have to go to the autoweek forums to get them. __________________

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paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 13,344	Re: Porsche 4 door! Oh I dunno... that looks sexy! I guess they wanted it to clearly be a four door, but with a difference. Love the rear end on that. This is much more exciting than any Porsche SUV ever could be. __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*

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johnd89 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In front of the PC! Posts: 1,960	Re: Porsche 4 door! OH, NO! the 928 altough a very capable car, never was succesful! no front engine porsche was ever well received... that looks like a sick photoshop, please don't do it! the suv is enough heresy allready.

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powervette 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Heart of Europe Posts: 2,208	Re: Porsche 4 door! Rest In Peace Porsche!

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pupp1 News Contributor Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,141	Re: Porsche 4 door! It took a minute to sink in.At first I thought it was ugly, but after taking another look, it's not so bad. In fact, I give them a thumbs up for breaking out of the ordinary. This car may do very well when it comes out.

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paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 13,344	Re: Porsche 4 door! Okay well one is a photochop... if not both... this red one has normal door handles, while the other looks like suicide doors. The front-engine thing makes it a bad idea perhaps, but I think the styling is perfect. __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*

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