Monday 6th December 2010

Is Porsche Readying A New Supercar for Detroit?

Porsche promises big things for its return to US show after four years away

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Not the Detroit show car. Probably

Porsche is expected to show off a new supercar at the Detroit motor show in January, marking a return to the US show after a four-year absence.

"We'll have something spectacular to show there," Porsche spokesman Hans-Gerd Bode told financial website Bloomberg on Friday, though Porsche is remaining tight-lipped as to the exact nature of what it will reveal. "You'll have to wait and be surprised," said Bode.

It's widely expected that the mystery Detroit star will borrow significantly from the universally praised 918 Spyder unveiled at the Geneva show earlier this year.

The smart internet money, however, is currently speculating that, unlike the hybrid 918 Spyder (which is getting its own limited production run), the Detroit show car will be a more conventionally powered car.

A 'sister' model to the 918 would make sense, as it would allow Porsche to capitalise on the warm reception and high demand it has experienced for the 918 Spyder. We'll just have to wait until January to find out for sure...

[ZOLLAR]

I do love that 918 very "futuristic" .
What are the alloys made of they look lilke plastic?

[Mubble]

A GT2 RSXX?

[Or888t]

ZOLLAR said:

I do love that 918 very "futuristic" .
What are the alloys made of they look lilke plastic?

To do with some nostalgic, thing going back to the 1st car they ever made ( electric powered )
I only found this out watchin promo vid's for the 918

Good stuff about the "New Supercar for Detroit" thing though.

[Or888t]

Mubble said:

A GT2 RSXX?

[ZOLLAR]

Or888t said:

ZOLLAR said:

I do love that 918 very "futuristic" .
What are the alloys made of they look lilke plastic?

To do with some nostalgic, thing going back to the 1st car they ever made ( electric powered )
I only found this out watchin promo vid's for the 918

Good stuff about the "New Supercar for Detroit" thing though.

Really?, never knew that!.
Learn something new everyday

[Or888t]

ZOLLAR said:

Or888t said:

ZOLLAR said:

I do love that 918 very "futuristic" .
What are the alloys made of they look lilke plastic?

To do with some nostalgic, thing going back to the 1st car they ever made ( electric powered )
I only found this out watchin promo vid's for the 918

Good stuff about the "New Supercar for Detroit" thing though.

Really?, never knew that!.
Learn something new everyday

http://www.youtube.com/user/Porsche#p/c/2C22F2E596...
And it was "too fast" with a top speed of 30mph, as it was believed that "it would send the horses crazy".

[Roberty]

918 look with the Carrera GT engine, that would do me!

More likely yet another 911 though, I do love Porsche but just how many 911 variants do you need?

[insideimsmiling]

Its good to see Porsche producing real sportscars, like it a lot

[Roberty]

insideimsmiling said:

Its good to see Porsche producing real sportscars, like it a lot

They have to spend all those Cayenne Dollars somewhere! Good to see them going in the right direction.

[ajprice]

ZOLLAR said:

Or888t said:

ZOLLAR said:

I do love that 918 very "futuristic" .
What are the alloys made of they look lilke plastic?

To do with some nostalgic, thing going back to the 1st car they ever made ( electric powered )
I only found this out watchin promo vid's for the 918

Good stuff about the "New Supercar for Detroit" thing though.

Really?, never knew that!.
Learn something new everyday

[ZOLLAR]

ajprice said:

ZOLLAR said:

Or888t said:

ZOLLAR said:

I do love that 918 very "futuristic" .
What are the alloys made of they look lilke plastic?

To do with some nostalgic, thing going back to the 1st car they ever made ( electric powered )
I only found this out watchin promo vid's for the 918

Good stuff about the "New Supercar for Detroit" thing though.

Really?, never knew that!.
Learn something new everyday

Funnily enough looking at the badge on the front i think i have the ferrari version from the same company!.

[Agoogy]

Roberty said:

More likely yet another 911 though, I do love Porsche but just how many 911 variants do you need?

You say that, but as someone I read recently quite rightly said...
"How many Mondeo variants do you need?....or 3 series, A4, Megane etc etc..."

Its a car produced in varying states of tune and spec... its the fact that the media focus and celebrate each an every fine tweak as something amazing to behold...
I've not seen What Car? put the 1.8LX 2.0Ghia, 1.9Tdi Estate, 1.8 5door, 2.5 4 door on the front cover month after month in the same way...

Thats said Porsche clearly get more bang from their marketing buck by drip releasing each variant. No harm in that...

[Hitch78]

Lots of internet rumours today suggesting that it is a Mazda 6 competitor with strong MkII XR2 references. Apparently there's some chap called 'sipie' who they're desperate to win over...

[Roberty]

Agoogy said:

Roberty said:

More likely yet another 911 though, I do love Porsche but just how many 911 variants do you need?

You say that, but as someone I read recently quite rightly said...
"How many Mondeo variants do you need?....or 3 series, A4, Megane etc etc..."

Its a car produced in varying states of tune and spec... its the fact that the media focus and celebrate each an every fine tweak as something amazing to behold...
I've not seen What Car? put the 1.8LX 2.0Ghia, 1.9Tdi Estate, 1.8 5door, 2.5 4 door on the front cover month after month in the same way...

Thats said Porsche clearly get more bang from their marketing buck by drip releasing each variant. No harm in that...

It's a fair point well made but at the end of the day it's not a just another Ford or Vauxhall its something far more special.

But then again choice is good but surely a lot of this stuff could just be options and not an entirely new model.

[Joe911]

It's not the new GT3RS 4.0 500bhp, is it?

[1000TCR]

Agoogy said:

Roberty said:

More likely yet another 911 though, I do love Porsche but just how many 911 variants do you need?

You say that, but as someone I read recently quite rightly said...
"How many Mondeo variants do you need?....or 3 series, A4, Megane etc etc..."

Its a car produced in varying states of tune and spec... its the fact that the media focus and celebrate each an every fine tweak as something amazing to behold...
I've not seen What Car? put the 1.8LX 2.0Ghia, 1.9Tdi Estate, 1.8 5door, 2.5 4 door on the front cover month after month in the same way...

Thats said Porsche clearly get more bang from their marketing buck by drip releasing each variant. No harm in that...

And that is exacly what Lotus should have done instead of sending out pictures of the next 5 models at the same time!

[soad]

Joe911 said:

It's not the new GT3RS 4.0 500bhp, is it?

Who knows? Is that a supercar, though?

[vinnyor]

http://images.pistonheads.com/nimg/22832/tclay-L.j...

Looks very like the photo used for the Wind Tunnel story from last week?

Edited by vinnyor on Monday 6th December 15:18

[Marwood79]

vinnyor said:

http://images.pistonheads.com/nimg/22832/tclay-L.j...

Looks very like the photo used for the Wind Tunnel story from last week?

Edited by vinnyor on Monday 6th December 15:18

...You mean the Porsche F50?

[10JH]

Mubble said:

A GT2 RSXX?

That would be awesome.

Edit: It would also mean there would be 21 911s on sale!

Edited by 10JH on Monday 6th December 19:23