The Panamera family will swell
with the introduction of a Sport Turismo variant, and a third body style could
be on the cards.
Some sources suggest that executives in Stuttgart are mulling the possibility
of introducing a coupe, which with or without the 928 name would serve as a
spiritual successor to Porsche's grand tourer. These reports were given some
credence in late June when spy shots of a reported Panamera coupe surfaced
online.
It has been claimed that while a Panamera coupe was an
idea within the company, recently-spied prototypes were simply test beds for
the new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 from Bentley, set to power the next-generation
Continental GT.
The crisp styling of the new Panamera
lends itself quite well to a coupe, as shown by these renderings from
Theophilus Chin. The question is, qill a Panamera coupe ever happen? We'll have
to wait and see - but, we wouldn't bet on it.
