Is Porsche About To Make A 928 Successor?

Rumour has it Porsche is cooking up a GT coupe to succeed the old 928, along with a Cayenne coupe

02 May 2018

Is Porsche About To Make A 928 Successor?

You can’t help but feel sad that the legendary Porsche 928 was never replaced. The Panamera may be a kinda/sorta successor, but unless it’s a coupe, it just doesn’t count, does it?

However, it looks like the 928 is about to be resurrected properly for a 2019 debut, reports Auto Bild. Panamera-based test mules have been spotted already, sporting what look to be ‘false’ rear doors. The German publication admits the name is a matter of “pure speculation” at this point - Porsche may not choose ‘928’ for the name, perhaps opting for ‘929’ instead.

A big coupe would be something of a surprise from Stuttgart, but as evidenced by the Sport Turismo, Porsche is keen to do the unexpected in these SUV-obsessed times. And speaking of SUV-obsessed, here’s something a little more predictable on the way from Porsche, according to the German publication: a Cayenne ‘coupe’.

Imagine this, but with less headroom for rear-seat passengers...

The likes of the BMW X6 and Mercedes GLC coupe are among the most nonsensical of all SUVs, but that doesn’t stop people buying the things. Porsche’s take on this weirdly successful SUV sub-genre is expected to appear later in the year.

No prizes for guessing which of these two future Porsches has a place in our fantasy garage…

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

I’d much rather have a 928 successor than a 911 turbo tbh

YES

Please have pop up headlights

too bad those don’t meet pedestrian safety standards…. let’s just get rid of pedestrians

Pop up headlights would be an awesome thing for it to have or pop downs like (insert list of cars). However, I once had a nightmarish thought of a Lamborghini Muira with pop up headlights from the 928.