By Leftlane Staff
Wednesday, Aug 2nd, 2006 @ 4:24 pm

This week, spies at Porsche ’s test center in Germany reported seeing a prototype vehicle wearing a 1995 Porsche 928 body, but with heavy modification and a pile of measurement equipment inside. The car appeared to be a testbed for a new platform, with a wider stance than the old 928. As many enthusiasts know, 928 was a front-engine V8 grand tourer that Porsche built between 1978 and 1995. Following Porsche’s announcement that it plans to build a front-engined four-door coupe called the Panamera in 2009, speculation began that the automaker could also offer a two-door version of the vehicle. In February, Road and Track reported that Porsche would build such a car for the 2010 model year — a 12 months after the Panamera goes on sale. In March, a Porsche spokesperson told Germany Welt am Sonntag that the automaker was considering a fifth model to follow the Panamera. Stay tuned…

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