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My only hope is that Porsche is very carefully watching its now-family-tied R8 sales to see whether they are justified in doing the development necessary to take the 911 in a new direction (or just introduce a new, 911TT-priced mid-engine line and let the 911 do what the market decides). If R8 sales weaken after the must-haves get theirs, then I am pessimistic that the PAG financial wizards will follow it..



Why would they bother? In terms of portfolio management you have the Boxster/Cayman and new VW mide-engined sports car below the 911, and above it you have R8, Gallardo, Mercielargo, and Bugatti. Why would PAG want to kill the iconic cash-cow by making it the same as other models in the portolio and compete with them? Not even Forrest Gump would do that. If you don't like the 911 because it's rear engined, then move to another family member that is either front engined (new 928 an Panamerica) or a mid-engined model mentioned above.