Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Is This The New Porsche 928?

Porsche website shows sketch of possible Panamera-based coupe

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There have long been rumours that Porsche is planning to expand the Panamera platform's duties with a two-door spiritual successor to the 928.

Now this sketch has appeared on the homepage of Porsche Consulting, a subsidiary of Porsche Automobile SE that works on (among other things) manufacturing projects in the Automotive, construction and furniture industries.

The drawing seems to show a front-engined coupe with 911 and Panamera-esque styling cues.

Of course, this may be nothing more than a pretty drawing, but it is interesting to see a sketch that apparently relates to nothing Porsche currently produces displayed so prominently on its own website. And even more so when there are whispers that Porsche engineers are desperate for a V8 GT to directly rival Aston Martin, Mercedes and Ferrari.

It's also worth mentioning that, even if a 928 successor is in the works, this would be one of undoubtedly hundreds of possible sketches... so don't get too excited...

[DonkeyApple]

I don't like the wheels.

[Greenwich Ross]

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

[Alfa numeric]

I saw this on Autocar- couldn't it just be an early sketch for the 998?

[UH-Matt]

Greenwich Ross said:

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

Aren't pop-up headlights pretty much illegal nowadays or very hard to get through tests?

[bikemonster]

Greenwich Ross said:

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

How do you use any kind of headlight as a starter?

That just makes no sense!

[Greenwich Ross]

bikemonster said:

Greenwich Ross said:

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

How do you use any kind of headlight as a starter?

That just makes no sense!

[Parrot of Doom]

To replace the 928 it'll have to be:

a) So beautiful that its design would barely change over 20 years or so


...erm, that's it, really.

[pilchardthecat]

UH-Matt said:

Greenwich Ross said:

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

Aren't pop-up headlights pretty much illegal nowadays or very hard to get through tests?

I'd be more worried about those weird spikey things that poke out of the bonnet - no way that would get through the pedestrian safety thing

[louismchuge]

pilchardthecat said:

UH-Matt said:

Greenwich Ross said:

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

Aren't pop-up headlights pretty much illegal nowadays or very hard to get through tests?

I'd be more worried about those weird spikey things that poke out of the bonnet - no way that would get through the pedestrian safety thing

the one corner does make it look like a porsche snow plough!

[Greenwich Ross]

pilchardthecat said:

UH-Matt said:

Greenwich Ross said:

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

Aren't pop-up headlights pretty much illegal nowadays or very hard to get through tests?

I'd be more worried about those weird spikey things that poke out of the bonnet - no way that would get through the pedestrian safety thing

That's steam.

[SAndals]

If it looked like this I'd be happy.

[w8cko]

Yes please, I ALWAYS wanted a 928.

[pilchardthecat]

Greenwich Ross said:

pilchardthecat said:

UH-Matt said:

Greenwich Ross said:

It'd need pop-up headlights for starters!

Aren't pop-up headlights pretty much illegal nowadays or very hard to get through tests?

I'd be more worried about those weird spikey things that poke out of the bonnet - no way that would get through the pedestrian safety thing

That's steam.

It comes with a kettle so you can make a nice cuppa on the move?

'kin-A. Now that's what i call progress. Put me down for a nice resellable silver one.

[Hitch78]

What is Porsche Consulting? Not as if they can hire their designers out to anyone is it?

"Yes Mr Toyoda, we did read the brief. We, erm, we just felt that the car would work better with two round headlights and the engine at the back. It's always worked for us"

[Johnspex]

SAndals said:

If it looked like this I'd be happy.

Got to agree with that! I bet it won't look like that though, shame.

[DonkeyApple]

SAndals said:

If it looked like this I'd be happy.

Will there be a prize for the person who finds the original image of the Aston Martin Rapide that was photoshopped?

[Cheburator mk2]

Parrot of Doom said:

To replace the 928 it'll have to be:

a) So beautiful that its design would barely change over 20 years or so


...erm, that's it, really.

Cannot agree more... I honestly don't think that there has ever been a more timeless design, except the Miura and the GT40...

Shame on Porsche for killing it. Just imagine what a twin-turboed GTS with modern interior would be like. Aston - Smashton, MB SL, BMW M6 eat your heart out. I would put down a deposit on one...

[ShadownINja]

Johnspex said:

SAndals said:

If it looked like this I'd be happy.

Got to agree with that! I bet it won't look like that though, shame.

Nice!

[8400rpm]

Pop-up headlights would be so retro-cool.

Kinda interested to see where this goes (if anywhere). Always liked the 928, shame Porsche put their effort into the bloody Cayenne and didn't develop a nice GT car instead.

[Johnpidge]

looks like the product of a bad gang bang with a Panamera, a cockster, a gayman and a Jag XKR (they'll be the nice bits then) utter average stuff.