Porsche '960' - Ferrari 458 rival

[m444ttb]

Picked up a copy of CAR as I was bored and there was an article on page 14 (Jan '13 issue) about a mid-engined junior supercar to rival the Ferrari 458 and McLaren 12C. Apparently it will fit in between the 911 Turbo and 918 in the Porsche line up. 0-60 in 2.5 seconds, 4 wheel drive and a mid-mounted flat 8 engine sound interesting!

Am I going mad or did 960 stories do the rounds some time ago as a totally different sort of car?

[dom9]

There has been a fair few threads on this...

It sounds like badge engineering on the next generation of Audi R8 - which isn't a surprise.

I am interested if it is more 'sporty' that the R8 and looks like a Porsche but I have my concerns.

Could it really compete with the likes of the F458? I am not so sure but I am waiting to see.

And, if it can't, I hope it comes in reasonably cheaper!

[m444ttb]

Apparently it will be built off a modular platform for mid-engined cars that will serve everything from entry level Porsches to a V12 Lamborghini.

CAR estimate (based on what?!) a £200k price tag that would make it £21k and £24k more than the 458 and C12 respectively!

[Callughan]

I thought P had said they were not going ahead with this and GT2 filled the gap.

Will be good if they do, enough diesel and hybrid Porsches.

[Carl_Docklands]

Pistonheads got the the scoop from the horses mouth:

"We have always a lot of ideas, at the moment I think this is a good idea but it's not the near future. We've just launched a new 991. Now we have Boxster and Cayman, then we have 911 variants, turbo, GT3 and so on, then the 918 next year. I think we have so many sports cars now that we don't have any need for a model above the 911 GT2 though."

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...