The New Porsche 928

[BMWDave]

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What do you think?

[Raza]

I can't really read the French, but if this is a photoshop, the artist drew too heavily on the Aston V8 and BMW 650ci.  The 928 is more the people's Porsche than the Boxster is--therefore don't expect such flashy styling.  If there ever is a successor to the 928 or any other front engine Porsche, expect something very different than we're used to seeing.  This car has to compete with the 350Z and S2000.

[BMWDave]

I can't really read the French, but if this is a photoshop, the artist drew too heavily on the Aston V8 and BMW 650ci.  The 928 is more the people's Porsche than the Boxster is--therefore don't expect such flashy styling.  If there ever is a successor to the 928 or any other front engine Porsche, expect something very different than we're used to seeing.  This car has to compete with the 350Z and S2000.

I completely disagree.  The 928 was typically priced even higher than the 911.  In 1995, the last year of its run, it was 81K new.  That was a LOT more than a 911 of the same age! The 928 was a GT car, pure and simple, that could be sporty at times.  It was designed to compete with Ferrari GT cars.  The Boxster is the car that competes with the cars you mentioned.

[Rupert]

Raza- Are you thinking 924 or 944?

[BMWDave]

Raza- Are you thinking 924 or 944?

He must be :mellow:

[BMWDave]

Anyways, back on topic.  I think this car looks very good, although I do see some Aston V8 and BMW 6er styling cues.  

Simply put, there is no reason Porsche shouldnt have a 928esque car in their lineup now.  The old 928 was QUITE a capable performance machine, and sharks with boost are known to run 4.2 sec 0-60s.  Porsche would have a lot to live up to.  

[Catman]

Looks really awesome but I think it's a chop.  The wheel wells are too tight for a production car.  If the car took a bump while turning the front fenders would fall off.

[ifcar]

This looks like a chop of the Porsche sedan sketches. And the rear looks terrible.  

[J86]

The French says nothing about the car, just "Good evening, here is some photo of the new 928, I am in love!"

[TBR]

It's ugly and it won't happen, it just doesn't make sense when they already have two sports coupes, one of which is a very capable GT.

[Colonel Cadillac]

I wouldn't mind if they made a version of this to compete with the 575M, but it seems like Porsche is putting too much in similar markets (Caymen:911).

[Raza]

Raza- Are you thinking 924 or 944?

He must be :mellow:

Yes, I most definitely am.  I must have been confused by the visual similarities:



In any case, I do think a new front engine 924/944 cheaper Porsche would be a great idea.