Porsche Sedan announcement official?

Guess who committed the sin of omission and forgot to mention where they heard this first....Mutts!!

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Porsche's first four-door sedan will go on sale some time in 2009 with a sticker price between $125,000 and $175,000, according to a report published on Inside Line, an auto enthusiast Website produced by Edmunds.com.

A Porsche spokesman contacted by CNN/Money called the report "speculation." There have been previous media reports that Porsche was working on such a car and Porsche has denied those reports as well.

A spokeswoman for Edmunds.com told CNN/Money the information came from "a reliable source at Porsche."

According to Inside Line, the sedan, known as the Panamera, will have a taller roof than Porsche's sports cars. The back end will be higher to hold a family's luggage for a long trip, the report said.

Buyers will get a choice of rear- or all-wheel-drive, according to the report. The car will incorporate styling elements of Porsche Cayenne SUV and the Carrera GT sports car, Inside Line said. The car will have a more tapered shape than the Cayenne, according to the report.

bgagliano - 5/13/2005 2:09:39 AM

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I am a Porsche owner several times over the past 20 some years. I am a purist and to me a Porsche is not a family SUV, ala Cayanne or a 4 door family super sedan. It is sad in a way that Porsche has to change to try and become something like Mercedes or BMW (God forbid, BMW) but it is surely going that route. Obviously, the business model had to change to support the Company in the marketplace, best of luck in the family super sedan class, I just hope they keep supporting the 911.

993Turbo - 5/13/2005 6:27:32 AM

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I don't think the new Porsche is nearly as sexy as the CLS and despite its expected performance, it will not sell well at those price level. You can get an M5 for less not to mention several other high horsepower sedans at a very modest sticker price.

DiamondJim - 5/14/2005 6:39:41 PM

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001, if you want them to credit you, you have to let them know you have a segment on fox in california. i soemtimes find it hard to find those things because you dont advertise it here, if you did, you might have gotten some credit so they could put a face to the site......