New porsche 928!!

[aabirgti]

check it out it looks beautiful



Get ready for a blast from Porsche’s past! The German firm is developing a luxurious, front-engined grand tourer – a spiritual successor to the 928 built between 1977 and 1995. The ‘new 928’ will be a fifth model line, and is designed to sit above the sportier 911 in the range.

With the compact Boxster and Cayman, the 911, the Cayenne SUV and four-door Panamera, Porsche would appear to have most bases covered. But it’s notable for its absence in the front-engined GT segment. The newcomer will allow the brand to take on rivals such as the Ferrari 599 GTB, Bentley Continental GT and Aston Martin DB9. And our exclusive pictures show exactly why the curvy, Panamera-based coupé is set to stun the competition.

Essentially it’s a two-door, short-wheelbase version of the Panamera, which will help to spread the £1.1billion development costs of that model. Its front-engined layout has a number of inherent benefits, too.

A rear-engined 911 has barely more than 100 litres of luggage space, but a similarly sized GT with its motor up front would offer a useful 320 litres – a vital attribute if the new 928 is to be taken seriously as a grand tourer.

While the nose is virtually identical to the Panamera, the shortened wheelbase and 2+2 layout mean the 928 features far smoother lines at the back. One of the major criticisms levelled at the four-door Panamera was its bloated rear, but this model’s muscular haunches and neater proportions should attract a new wave of style-conscious customers.

As you’d expect from Porsche, though, driver appeal remains a top priority. The engine line-up will mirror that of the Panamera, so a 4.8-litre V8, with or without a turbocharger, producing 500bhp or 400bhp, will be available. The naturally aspirated variant is set to come with four or rear-wheel drive, while the range-topping turbo model will be 4WD only.

Thirsty V8s aren’t the only power units on the agenda. The Cayenne SUV hybrid is ready to go on sale next year, with a petrol-electric version of the Panamera following closely behind. As the new 928 shares the latter’s platform, it’s sure to get the hybrid drivetrain, too.

An Audi S4-sourced 369bhp 3.0-litre supercharged V6, coupled to a 38kW electric motor, will give the hybrid 928 fuel economy that breaks the 30mpg barrier. That will make it the most frugal petrol-powered Porsche ever, while still providing hair-raising performance.

The 928 will slot into Porsche’s pricing line-up somewhere between the 911 and Panamera. The four-door ranges from £70,000-£95,000, while the 911 starts a little lower, at just over £60,000, but stretches to £128,000 for the GT2.

With this is mind, expect the 928 to be pitched between £65,000 and £90,000 – enough to safely undercut its Ferrari and Aston rivals when it goes on sale in 2012

[NaXuN]

sesky.,....love u porsche

[bill]

really in love with this beast (y) awsome

[Skyline_Drift_Master]

Finally porsche is looking a bit better rather then frog eyed which has been going on since hitler was born...

Looks bit like Jag and Aston Martin to be honest...

[iLLDuDe786]

Wow!! looks awesome!!

[aabirgti]

reminds of db9 at the back

[internal_auditor]

Looking Good (y) :|

[bango]

Partially agreed with skyline. The rear is Aston Martinish, and the front is ferrariish. Porche, as all good makes, are legends, and the followers of those legends actually love those ''frog eyes'' as you may call them in Porche, or the lungs in BMW's front and don't want them to change. Plus I didn't like this 928.

[SLR55]

son of jaguar dad and austin db9 mother

[riz_]

Looks quite nice.

I can't understand how someone would compare this vehicle to a 599! For hype generation, may be. But in all honesty, the specs don't even come close.

[AmmarFaiz]

thank God they are changing the looks now..

[ToofaneBatameezi]

That is nice; But this is definitely not how the 928 will come from Posrche!

Coz the 928 was a Grand Tourer unlike this hottie here which looks more like a Coupe!!

[fastoriel]

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[rozzzzz]

looking really nice....to me 1 of the best model from porsche ....but as already some 1 mentioned....how its going to compare with 599

nothing in close in between them

[taz_rulez]

seen b4..but (Y)
hey nybody know about a porsche cayenne S in rawalpindi...seen it twice on mall road...can anybody post sum pix of dat porsche

[doubletrouble]

niceeee.......
like someone said...frog eyes....in this model the frog got modernized

[shirazkhan]

nice info aabir bhai keep it up
i lovely looking porsche
specially back end (Y)

[BMW7Series]

thats a really nice 1... much looking like MR2 from front...

[Storm]

i hated the old 928, drove 2 in college (GTS & S4 which belonged to my friends) and both were a bit of a disappointment. hopefully this one will be better,

[taim00r]

Looks neat!!