james6speed

Found this on a German 994 site, and I would buy it. I think had it progressed to today, it might look something like that.

Arominus

This ones been around for a long time. That said the car closest to the 944 that's in production right now is the FRS. I'd love to see Porsche do a car in that vein, but they won't as they've moved up market and there is not enough margin in an affordable sports car (30kish) for them to bother.

james6speed

It does get your mind going though. Going through the 944 and considering many of the hard parts and underpinnings I see come from the 928 platform, and it makes you think...

What if Porsche the lot of the Panamera developments to build a 944?

Think of it as a Panamera Jr. without the fat. Take the 4.8 turbo, whack it in half to 2.4 turbo, and give a body like above. 50/50 distribution, light weight FR. Of course the price would be on par with current Cayman's but I think they would have a winner on their hands. With Mercedes now with a 4 cyl turbo pushing 400hp, there isn't a doubt that Porsche COULD do it.

Nothing against the Cayman, as it has it's niche. I just like the idea of bringing back the 944.

catamax944

It doesn't look anything like a Porsche would , looks like a Renault.

Van

I don't know - I would have said the BRZ. But maybe that's splitting hairs.

morghen

999999+

That is NOT a porsche.
An ugly Peugeot..maybe

Arominus

Ha your right, but they are the same car so I didn't think about the BRZ. If I was buying, I would buy the BRZ over the FR-S.

odonnell

I went looking for other renderings and found this:



(Credit to Deviantart user Chrisinat0r)

It obviously has some Lambo inspiration and Panamera lines, but I think I know where those pop-ups are from....

MAGK944

Posted before but I like this one:



...or something like this:

Voith

renfault 944

mhariush

I made a quick mock up of a 2 door panamera a little while back. Could work as a new 928 or 944 I guess...

odonnell

^That's a good looking mock up. They really should have tried to make it a continuation of the 928...

Dash01

Can somebody with Photoshop skills please post a 944 with Porsche Carerra GT face on it?

That would look like a Porsche, not a Renault.

Dougs951S

That would be interesting but it wont happen because Porsche would have to massively detune it. Remember, the 951 outperforming the 930 at a much cheaper price was one of the main things that killed it in the first place. Porsche would want to slot it in under the 275 hp cayman and boxster and they wouldnt reproduce the 951 just to give it a 25 hp boost over what it had in the late 80's. If they gave it more power and slotted it above the cayman/boxster, it would have to be more expensive (which isnt the nature of the 944 ) and they would still need to ensure it wasnt a match for the 350 hp 991 carrera.

That being said, a lightweight, fast spooling DOHC 2.4 liter 951 with ~300 hp and 300 ft-lbs in a lightweight 50-50 body would be a ton of fun mated to a 6 speed LSD gearbox or a 7 speed PDK box.

odurandina

DONE.

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