2012 Porsche 928

  

CARBARN | 2012 Porsche 928 | The 928, Porsche's front-engine entry in the coupe GT market, never quite enjoyed the success of the signature sports car, the 911. Since Porsche stopped producing the 928 in 1995 after an 18-year run, the German automaker has gone without a front-engine coupe to Compete with the likes of the BMW M6, Jaguar XKR, Aston-Martin DB9, and Mercedes CL-class. Porsche Might even name it the 928.

Built on the platform That Will underpin Porsche's 2009 Panamera four-door sports sedan, the unnamed two-door Will ride on a shorter wheelbase but will of at least 60 percent share of its parts with the Panamera. The sedan's control-arm front suspension and multilink rear Likely Will get firmer tuning in keeping with the coupe's sporting pretense.

Will coupe buyers choose from a selection of Porsche's next-generation direct-injection-equipped V-8 engines. Like the 928 That preceded it, this coupe will of some rear-wheel drive, with a transaxle Helping to balance weight distribution.

Pricing for this front-engine Porsche Will Likely begin where the naturally aspirated 911's leaves off, a base version of the coupe going for about $ 100,000, with prices of higher-horsepower versions rising Quickly into the rare $ 150,000-plus stratosphere, where the Bentley Continental GT rules.