Let's admit it Porsche have never really had any trouble with looks from the front. The idiosyncratic upright eyes have kept them in good stead for over 50 years, the Cayenne is of course the great exception. Then came the Panamera, we wanted to love it, wanted it to be amazing, but it was MEH. Truth is, even with all the slick campaigns, Porsche can not do 4 doors and when they do they can't do rear ends, so their 2 door mantra can not be argued with. Case in point, these renderings of what the 928 of 2012 will look like. A Porsche, true to their own rules and their own history that has a rear end to die for and enough family resemblance to slide straight into the starting line-up.
The Panamera hasn't exactly exploded as the Cayenne did a few years earlier and the talk is that following a second gen version it will be scrapped and Porsche will return to it's roots of making 2 door sports cars only. But what to do with all the development and costs of extensive new infrastructure? Using the engine and platforms from the saloon the 928 will have a short gestation and we'll hopefully be seeing it on the streets as promised sliding in above the 911 to do battle with Aston, Ferrari and various other uber-tourers.
Nice.
Thanks to Autoexpress.co.uk for the classy pics.
