Porsche sold 97,000 units worldwide last year, making their goal to increase units to 200,000
a rather daunting task.

However, Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller has a plan to more than double the company’s annual sales
in just seven short years, which includes launching at least one new model every year,
so a Panamera Coupe is more than likely to hit the streets somewhere in the near future.

“Each year we want to celebrate a major event, namely bring a new Porsche to market,” Mueller said.
“We are also revising and improving existing products and looking to see what would bolster Porsche’s
image in terms of healthy growth.”
The Cajun compact SUV and 918 supercar will be included in those plans, but Mueller all but confirmed
that an entry-level model and more Panamera variants will also be part of Porsche’s future product strategy.
“For 2014, I could imagine a legitimate successor to the Porsche 550 — namely, a small mid-engine sports
car,” he said. “Actually, I couldn’t imagine a better name for a small roadster like that than the 550.”
Mueller added: “I can imagine a long-wheelbase version of the Panamera, especially for growing markets
such as China and Russia. We also think that a plug-in hybrid concept would fit well with the Panamera.
And there are many more ideas out there, like a two-door Panamera that makes even more of a coupe-like
impression, and so on.”
Mueller also revealed Porsche will make a decision on a new model to slot between the 911 and forthcoming
918 by mid-year.
Porsche hasn’t announced any official sales targets for 2011, but Mueller admitted he wants to see the
company cross the 100,000 unit mark.



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i think a coupe make total sense (look at the several coupes in Mercedes lineup. also Maserati, Aston, etc...). You could argue it looks better than the 4 door. I'm waiting to see what the remodel looks like of the 4 door version. I'm sure they will clean it up a bit. thanks for sharing the pic.

 

horrendous!

 

I wish this freakin car would come out and put an end to the ongoing 'debate' between my wife and I on getting the P-Car that best fits my constant desire for a 'Sports Car' while balancing the needs of the family. While our P2S is a fantastic car, it's not a sports car. I almost traded the P2S on a Spyder last week (and lease an Explorer as my DD), but we decided to hold off. A deal involving a 2-dr Panamera might have ended up differently.

Of course, a 2-dr Panamera probably won't perform like a 911 or Boxster, but it might just resolve some situations around this house. Let's see what the next 2 years brings us...

 

agreed, guys. a 2-door coupe would be a true winner for Porsche and would perfectly fill the gap between a 911,
which in reality is more or less a 2-seater and the full size Panamera.
Maybe Porsche officials are hesitating, because they fear it could harm 911s sales, but i think they are wrong,
it would add a lot of sales imho. As Sarum said the car world is loving 2-door 4-seaters, like the S5, DB9,
Continental GT, MB CL, 6-series etc.

 

I could see having a coupe and a 4 door Panamera in the garage.

 

*cough..cough*... 928 ...*cough..cough*

 

I think it looks great, alot like the ferrari shooting brake concept that's been floating around. Obviously there is a market for this car, the question for porsche is how big of a market is it. The CL really has very little room in the back seat, it would have to sized more like the maserati for it to make sense to me.

 

To ME where the coupe makes sense is to the car owner who wants to be able to take their car on extended road trips and/or carry 2 golf bags like some of the other cars out there.

For my needs and my $$ if I could only afford one "play car", the car needs to fit all of my needs of being user friendly and like many people like me, being able to carry 2 golf bags is a requirement.

 

Find a dealer with a 2010 there taking 20k off sticker..that can help you fall off the fence

 

this

but its too long. would love to see a new version of the 28

 

Coupe version of Panamera....you mean a 911? lol....

 

i got to say the concept of a panamera coupe seems counter intuitive. wasnt the point of the panamera to make a 4 door porsche? now you want to make a 2 door version of the first 4 door porsche sedan? baffling to me.

 

I was at the Chicago auto show last week. Porsche had some VP's present so asked about a convertible Panny in the future. The reply was "does the 750 Bimmer or S-class come as a convertible"? So then I asked about shrinking the Panamera to a coupe. The reply was "We have the 911, Caymen and Boxster for that niche". That's when he hinted that the Panamera will "only get longer" in the future.

 

see, now that makes sense, optho. chicago- nice weather recently, hope you still were able to have fun.