Porsche says it is open to the idea of building
accessible Porsche 911 models in the vein of the limited-run and
highly-desirable 911R. During an interview with Autocar at the press launch of
the latest-generation Cayenne, the automaker’s research and development boss
Michael Steiner said additional “purist versions of sports cars with no
limitation” on production numbers could be on the cards.
Steiner’s statement is far from confirmation that
Porsche is actively working on such a model, but he did say the carmaker found
that many of its customers enjoy a raw driving experience after launching the
911R.
An affordable and accessible 911 designed for
purists make sense and could take the shape of a mid-range model with a
six-speed ‘box, minimal weight, sound deadening and one of the company’s new
turbocharged engines. Porsche would simply need to ensure such a model wouldn’t
undermine the Boxster and Cayman family.
