Ok…

well thanks for getting my hopes up, LLN. but my 2 cents is that the hot hatch… mmm no. the other possibility, yes.

a hot hatch would be amazing.. as long as it’s rear wheel drive, something like a better-looking 1-Series

Yeah, the last “entry-level” Porsche was the Boxster. We all remember how entry level that turned out to be.

Yeaaa!!! put Porsche badges on the R32 and double the price.

Many thousands of years ago, Porsche DID in fact offer some entry-level options, like the 914 and 917. Even the 924 was an entry-level baby brother to the 928. You got decent performance and fun, and the Porsche name, but not the hefty price tag that you get now. There was an article a few weeks ago talking about the possible revival of the 914 or 917 or something along those lines. This VW-based platform could very well be just that. If they keep the price tag below $20k, they will definitely have a winner on their hands.

But a hatchback Porshe would sell like hot-cakes.. Although.. POrsche is gunna have to regulate the Market of these… once they go cheap they wont ever go back.. Examp: Schwinn bikes

TT chassis midengine 2.0t.

914 was labeled Porsche in US. In Europe it was Karmann. Although it was a good VW, as a Porsche it was pig with lipstick (I reckon I watch too much political debates).

Beatusmongous: I think you meant “912″, not “917″. The 917 was Porsche’s “entry-level” two-time Le Mans winner, two-time Can-Am series winner, and closed-course land speed record holder. The 912 was a content-reduced 911 with a 4-cylinder engine.

I hope the Porsche GTI doesn’t rattle like my ‘07 MkV.

A rear-entry level Porsche would more aptly describe such a vehicle as this is where prospective buyers would be taking it.

Where’s the 928 they were promising? Here’s an idea… Call the RWD model a 944 – Has better appeal to buyers and have it start under 30k to compete with the 1 series and to do that, use the 2.0L from the GTI… People won’t care that it’s a VW engine if it cost less than a A4 or an A5 coupe.

Yeah dear grandson, Porsche used to be an Exotic car manufacturer when I was young
Not one of the Toyota’s competitors.

Madcapp has that spot on… prepare for an R32, or whatever VW it is, with a porsche badge and 10 grand over the VW sticker price.

They could absolutely do another 914 for Honda S2000 price, that would be a great car to have. You people don’t know ANYTHING about Porsche; they are the people’s car in Germany, and for many generations were just as affordable and common as VWs. There is no unwritten law that says all Porsches must be $63k and up, the 914 and 912 were very affordable cars in their time, as was the 944.

IM WILLING TO BET ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THERE WILL BE A PORSCHE VERSION OF THE VW HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE EOS….PORSCHE WANTS A PIECE OF THIS NEW BULL**** HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE MARKET…SO SAD THEY’RE GONNA WATER DOWN THE BRAND RIGHT BEFORE THE OVERPRICED PANAMERA COMES OUT.

Making an entry level hot hatch/convertible based on a Beetle is just going back to the roots and no harm is done. Porsche practically owns VW as far as I know, so they can do whatever they want to do.

So many speculations, so little actual information…
We’ll get news about Porsche doing motorcycles and baby pacifiers tomorrow, so stick around for more “news”!

I think people are confused over what is meant by “entry-level”. Entry level does NOT mean this will be competing with fords, chevys, and toyotas. Entry level means entry level for Porsche, not the car industry as a whole.

You absolutely will not see any porsche coming out in the near future under 20K. That is ludicrous. Even to say this would start at under 30 would be stretching it I think. Look for Porsche to use the VW 2.0T, and for a price starting in the low to mid 30s.

Of course, as with porsche, just as with the other german manufacturers, watch the price of this “entry-level” car to skyrocket past 50K fully loaded.

Been Good, yes, I was mistaken. 912, not 917. And I should know, too. One of my good friends in high school used to restore them and make quite a bit of cash on the 912 and 914.

i want a porsche minivan.

The illustration looks like a Saturn Sky and Porsche Boxster love child.

with a dash of Lamborghini

I hate porche

that was deep raven, that was deep
but yeah porsche sucks

Drawing looks like the next-gen Saturn Sky, nothing like a porsche would look.

Sorry Desert…I didn’t see your post! You got something there.

Raven37-You hate Porsche? LOL you don’t even know how to spell it.

IMO this needs to be similar to a 914 to be successful. In other words a true sports car. Make it a lightweight Lotus competitor. Whatever you do, don’t make it another “hot hatch”. That would be Porsche trying to be VW, and not in anyway Porsche.

We all know it will look nothing like the illustration when it debuts… just expect a small Porsche for a lower price than whatever is the lowest now… For example: the “entry level” 1 series that is $2k less than a 3 series – which is still more expensive than a freaking G35 or a TSX or an IS!

Well… my $20,000 Cobalt SS can outrun Boxsters already… so I guess I’ll just add this “entry level” Porsche to the kill list.

Gotta love making rich douches feel bad.

The Solstice and Saturn Sky are the tops in this class. Anything lower than those are entry level.

RaineMan, outrunning Boxters isn’t much to brag about. My minivan outruns them when getting on the freeway. I’m not saying my minivan is fast, but that Boxters are slow.

Boxster isn’t slow, just not fast, it can’t be faster or it will enter other segment. And RaineMan, anyone who brag about a Cobalt over any Porsche, just thinks like you, that acceleration and is the only thing that matters, not even the S2000 stands up with the Boxster, they’re different, true, but please don’t compare them..

P.S. Sorry if I sound like a Porsche-aholic but I can’t stand some American talking about cars when they don’t have any base at all. The best things that US brag about are normally things brought from abroad and renamed, Cobalt ad minivans, that’s what you’ve got.

Actually, Rafa, my minivan is a Japanese minivan…

…built in the US.

And you’re right, Boxters aren’t slow. A stock Karman Ghia is slow. So is a Smart ForTwo. Boxters are just not fast. That was a better way of putting it.

Which left you with… Cobalts.

I admit Boxster are not fast.

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There is a lot of different Boxters, from 204 to 295HP. They are not supposed to be as fast as 911, so they’re not, and it’s on purpose. The Boxter is a true Porsche : mid/rear flat 6, rwd, good chassis, good quality. To compare it to a Cobalt SS is just ridiculous.

By the way I’m French, and if Porsche sells in the USA, you’ll never see a Chevy here. Well, in theory they now sell some, but it’s just in theory.

The price is normal when you consider the €/$ rate. I’m not saying that Porsche are cheap here, but they certainly are good value for money. Don’t forget we’re talking about a sports car, not a revved up pathetic compact.

Boxster with an s, damn’ germans !