I heard a thing! [rumour]
05-29-2017, 07:43 AM
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I heard a thing! [rumour]
I was at my dealers a while back standing in front of a 981 Spyder and bemoaning the lack of a mid-engine super car to challenge Ferrari, McLaren, 'Even Corvette are doing one!', you get the idea.
Anyway, the other day I was in picking up a part and my dealer had a rumour to share, not from Zuffenhausen but from Audi, of a new shared chassis being developed for the R8; to be shared with another in the VW group for their mid-engine super car and it's specifically not for the Lamborghini Huracan successor. Which limits the possibilities of who it could be to Bentley, Bugatti and Porsche so I'm liking those odds.
I'd argue that the need for such a car is increasing if Porsche want to stay relevant to certain markets, especially given Maclaren's meteoric rise in recent years. Anyway, make of this what you will, maybe some of you who own Porsche hyper-cars might be able to pry more info our of your connections to find out how much truth there is to the rumour.
Anyway, the other day I was in picking up a part and my dealer had a rumour to share, not from Zuffenhausen but from Audi, of a new shared chassis being developed for the R8; to be shared with another in the VW group for their mid-engine super car and it's specifically not for the Lamborghini Huracan successor. Which limits the possibilities of who it could be to Bentley, Bugatti and Porsche so I'm liking those odds.
I'd argue that the need for such a car is increasing if Porsche want to stay relevant to certain markets, especially given Maclaren's meteoric rise in recent years. Anyway, make of this what you will, maybe some of you who own Porsche hyper-cars might be able to pry more info our of your connections to find out how much truth there is to the rumour.
