Porsche has long been rumored to be toying with the
idea of producing a supercar to slot in between the 911 Turbo and the 918
Spyder.
Designed by San Francisco-based artist Rene Garcia,
the unnamed Porsche supercar concept envisions a rival to the likes of the
Ferrari 488 GTB, Lamborghini Huracan, and McLaren 650S.
It strikes us as a suitable big brother to the 718 and, with a removable roof panel, its design even reminds us a bit of a Koenigsegg. Plus, with racing so close to Porsche's heart, the track version looks spot-on, too. It bears all the right proportions, as well as styling cues that look unmistakably Porsche.
Though Zuffenhausen could give such a project the
flat-six from the 911 Turbo or GT3, what it would really need would be a V8
and, fortunately, it already has such an engines in stock: the 4.0-liter unit
in the new Panamera would do the trick, if they could turn it around and tune
it right for the application.
