Porsche to Share Panamera and 911 Platforms with VW Group

Yes, all hail porsche design studio.

You're right, they have just way too many luxury car brand under its belt - same it goes to BMW with its premium brand. If I were VAG i would transform the Seat brand to produce something like Kia or Hyundai - cheap cheerful car with European style, engineering and reliability. Why don't they just build the rear-engine rear wheel drive UP! like the Mitsubishi i?

you assume VW is GM and platform sharing means rebadging. you are wrong. the 911 can come with a mid engine (911 GT1 for example) and a mid engine 911 can be shared with Lamborghini, Audi or something like the VW Nardo or a Bentley sportscar. WCF didn't mention that Michael Macht (Michael Might in English) said Porsche will not share their engines with the rest of the VW group. the only reason the 911 works is because the low center of gravity of the boxer engine. so there will not be any other car based on the 911 with a rear engine.

Yes you're right scratchy996, after all Porsche launched the first mid-engined Boxster more than a decade ago and later the first water cooled rear-engined 911 was launched. Both cars shares the same platform, egg headlamps and the plasticky interior. But the platform has evolved and the Cayman was born too. The 911 platform could easily modified to a mid engined layout. I wonder the Panamera platform could do wonders too, we're talking Porsche here where they kept their car's lifecycle pretty long.

@nederina: SEAT could definitely be achieving more. If Suzuki is open to it, a deeper partnership could be very productive, Suzuki sharing VW tech and platforms and collaborating on designs with SEAT (+ Skoda): Much better than trying to establish SEAT/Skoda in markets where it's unknown/minor (North America for one). SEAT + Skoda can make the most of the synergy by similarly leveraging VW + Suzuki tech/platforms in markets where it has a stronger base to grow from. I presume Suzuki's AWD system is cheaper than VW's - this would be a great way to offer AWD at a good price while at the same time not 'competing' against VW itself. Skoda's 'sedan hatch-back' could definitely be interesting, say on an update to Suzuki's new Kizashi. On topic, Panamera : 4-door Lambo/Veyron? (/shudder) ...I see more useful collaboration on a new "ultra light sportscar"

With Japanese going premium by chasing the European establishments.. the last thing we need is the Korean, Indian and Chinese offerings that is made affordable but ultimately dull. Suzuki and VW is a good start, the last thing we need is a Polo based Swift, Fabia, A1, Ibiza.. They should get down to basics which I believe the Lupo replacement Up! is.

@ Pepito060666 what does this platform sharing have to do with the GT-R???

I git a feeling that the next Bentley Continental and the Volkswagen Phaeton might use the Panamera chassis. Front-engine, all-wheel drive, fits all the powertrains, Hybrids and EVs. Sounds like VAG recipe to me. Audi won't allow other brands to touch its Aluminum Space Frame chassis but Lamborghini, which the Estoque will be based on the next A8.

yes , 911 for everyone !

you need to get your eyes checked then.

seat exeo is based on the older, reworked Audi A4 model, it's not a rebadge of the current A4. how many 964 with low mileage do you find ? it's about demand and offer, 964 are already classics, classics with low mileage are expesive. and you think VW can make a 911 and be competitive with only VW parts ? are you that naive ?

Even worse: rebadging previous generation cars! I agree with 964's being classics. Actually all air-cooled are, that is one of the points I was trying to make: 996's and later will -in my opinion- not become classics, porsche wanting to make money got in the way. (not a bad thing: since otherwise they would probably not be around anymore) If you have time, check central europe's selling sites: you'll find 996's below 993, 964, 930... money, regardless of mileage. and thanks for calling me naive by referring to someting I never said: be careful with your insults please.

turbo aero kit , you can find it in the car configurator on the Porsche website.

Hell, the 914 didn't just have VW Hubcaps in some markets, it also wore a VW badge in some markets! In Europe it was marketed as a "VW-Porsche" 914 and came in two models: the 914/4 with a VW Flat 4 engine, and the 914/6 with a Porsche Flat 6. As for dilution of the Porsche brand, has VW ownership of Bentley and Lamborghini done any real damage to those storied brands? In fact the opposite, with Bentley and Lamborghini both in the most successful periods of their existances.

there was a Porsche 914 with a flat 6 and a VW/Porsche 914 with a flat 4. the flat6 was 100% Porsche and badged as a Porsche.

get over it , Veyron uses parts from VW , what's the big deal ? it's not like every Golf or Skoda will be cheaper versions of the 911. VW will be using only parts that make sense financially, they won't fill the cheap cars with the cutting edge expensive sportscar technology that makes the 911 be a 911.