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Possible competition for AM DB9, MB CL, BMW M6 etc.???

I am not aware of this being an approved PAG board project yet.
But then again, where there is smoke....and so forth...

http://www.caranddriver.com/carnews/...rsche-928.html

Anyways, here's the text:

"2012 Porsche 928 - Car News

Porsche to put out a new front-engine coupe in 2011. The upcoming four-door Panamera spawns a two-door GT.
BY TONY QUIROGA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY RADOVAN VARICAK
November 2006

The 928, Porsche’s front-engine entry in the coupe GT market, never quite enjoyed the success of the signature sports car, the 911. Since Porsche stopped producing the 928 in 1995 after an 18-year run, the German automaker has gone without a front-engine coupe to compete with the likes of the BMW M6, Jaguar XKR, Aston-Martin DB9, and Mercedes CL-class. The 911, which remains much more the pure sports car than any of the coupes, has gradually moved farther upmarket and provides a sporting alternative to those cars, but it now appears that Porsche is developing a more direct competitor for the front-engine GTs, a coupe that sources suggest will be in showrooms by 2011. Porsche might even name it the 928.

Built on the platform that will underpin Porsche’s 2009 Panamera four-door sports sedan, the unnamed two-door will ride on a shorter wheelbase but will share at least 60 percent of its parts with the Panamera. The sedan’s control-arm front suspension and multilink rear will likely get firmer tuning in keeping with the coupe’s sporting pretense. The shorter wheelbase will reduce the coupe’s weight and improve its handling, but the reduction will come at the expense of rear-seat space. As in the 911, the back seats will likely only be suitable for children, insolent teens, and mothers-in-law.

0611_upf_porsche_side.jpgCoupe buyers will choose from a selection of Porsche’s next-generation direct-injection-equipped V-8 engines. The Cayenne SUV will also get these new V-8s. Power is expected to be about 350 horses upward, with turbo versions making in excess of 500. There are rumors regarding a possible 6.0-liter V-10, which would reportedly make about 650 horsepower. Transmission choices should mirror those found in the Panamera — a seven-speed, dual-clutch DSG in the automatic role and a six-speed manual for those who insist on traditional shifting. There are no plans for an all-wheel-drive version. Like the 928 that preceded it, this coupe will be rear-wheel drive, with a transaxle helping to balance weight distribution.

Pricing for this front-engine Porsche will likely begin where the naturally aspirated 911’s leaves off, a base version of the coupe going for about $100,000, with prices of higher-horsepower versions rising quickly into the rare $150,000-plus stratosphere, where the Bentley Continental GT rules."

Thanks Donau!

Personally, i'd like to see the Cayenne's V8 carried into this vehicle. That way you could have the standard version with 345 PS and the Turbo with 450 PS.

That look's pretty hot.

they should do this, or the panamera. Not Both

Why? They both are really cool IMO.

The 928 is believed to be one of the 10 new models Porsche will launch by 2010...
http://www.germancarzone.com/showthread.php?t=6698 (Porsche plans 10 new models by 2010)

I don't want them to just make cool cars, I also want them to stay in business

I second that. However it seems to me that Porsche is becoming mainstreem, like BMW. I think were going to see porsche move to a BMW like company in the next decade. In fact investing in porsche as a long term investment might be a good idea. I wouldnt mind seeing porsche and BMW merge...that would be pretty wild.
(sorry im broadcasting)
This would be a great M6 competitor. Those PS's are really good looking.

So the 928 would be an M6 competitor
and the Panamera an M5 competitor.

My thinking goes along the lines of those of ojis and Matt. They have the potential of really looking great and I think Porsche is becoming more mainstream. I think that was part of Wendelin Wiedeking's charge when he was hired - in order to sell more cars obviously.

Matt, I think you hit the nail on the head with the 928 - 6 - series and Panamera - 5 series comparison, with the most powerful versions of each going against the M5 and M6.