KF:

and what did Porsche, Jaguar etc. all the last years? Porsche developed for the 996 the first brand new engined and modified this engine until the end of the 997 MK1. So what is the problem? The VH structure has the best rigidity. 


The "problem" is not the platform but the execution of this particular model. This car looks and feels as yet another variant of the very same car. DB9, Virage, DBS and now the AM310 are essentially all the same car but with different details, engine output and name. I guess you know better than anyone that they do feel different but if it boils down there are basically just two cars that are very interesting, the DB9 and DBS. The Virage should, to me, be the worthy successor of the DB9 and not an additional model. I cannot yet see the point of the AM 310 judging by these pictures but maybe this will be different once seen in person.

Porsche, since the 996, has launched yet another engine generation yet an entirely new chassis for the 981 and 991 series.