CloseFor the Los Angeles Auto Show, Porsche has announced "the world premiere of a model boasting impressive performance and dynamic looks, exuding unadulterated driving pleasure."
Has anybody an idea of what it will be ?
The only thing I know is that it is not the Boxster or the 991 four wheel drive...
Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting. Steve McQueen
Nov 4, 2011 1:51:23 PM
I was just going to post the same question: performance, looks and driving pleasure... its got to be a sportcar 
Porsche at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2011
US premiere of the new 911 Carrera and a world premiere
Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is despatching two new stars to the Los Angeles Auto Show 2011: the Porsche press conference in the Convention Centre on 16 November at 12:05 p.m. (PST) will put the spotlight fair and square on the debut of the new 911 Carrera on the American continent and on the world premiere of a model boasting impressive performance and dynamic looks, exuding unadulterated driving pleasure.
Nov 4, 2011 2:45:44 PM
Ferdie:
Still guessing that it will be the debut of Boxster and / or Cayman. It would be quite a surprise if the latter would be presented first, the convertible version successively.
It is not the Boxster (info from Porsche staff)
Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting. Steve McQueen
reginos:
It can only be the new sub-918 mid-engined junior supercar.
Presenting anything else will be a joke, given the expectations created by the description.
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"Form follows function"
You said it all. Just... We can most probably expect an joke...
By that I mean that even some kind of mid engine future sportscar study will be a joke. At least for me.
KresoF1:
reginos:
It can only be the new sub-918 mid-engined junior supercar.
Presenting anything else will be a joke, given the expectations created by the description.
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"Form follows function"
You said it all. Just... We can most probably expect an joke...
By that I mean that even some kind of mid engine future sportscar study will be a joke. At least for me.
Can you please elaborate Kreso? Are you saying your dissapointed with what your sources have confirmed regarding the sub-918 supercar? I have extremely high expectations for this car so I hope that is not the case. Or is this the world premier of the 550 spyder (sub-boxster mid engine sports car)?
sub-918 sportscar is not ready yet. In fact it needs at least 2 years of development until we see some mules.
So, Porsche can show us either some sub-918 design study or 550 as you predicted. In both cases it will be a joke since very high expectations are created by Press release as reginos correctly pointed out.
BTW, little info about new R8(some things are published today in Auto Bild which are accurate according to my source) V10 NA, at least 550ps and 7 speed DCT.
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987 Boxster production finished back in June so how can they still show the 987 at LA? 997 cabrio production is still going and my dealer says he is ordering those models now for February delivery. The 987 Cayman is staying in production until March so it certainly won't be that model and it would be crazy for Porsche to show a new 550 model before the launch of the 981 Boxster as the 550 will be a cheaper car to buy and could steal 981 sales if shown first.
To add further intrigue Autocar were reporting that Porsche may delay the introduction of the sub 918 V8 car as they want to develop the platform for it and not use the second generation R8/Gallardo platform which they have had no input into. I would take that with a pinch of salt though as Autocar said that could mean delaying the introduction to 2020.
The only other model that could be conceivably displayed to test the market reaction is possibly the Cajun as an early styling exercise? Now they have access to the Q5 a reskin of that model should be possible for a show display car.
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