The Porsche Panamera could get a coupé version soon as the company looks to reach 150,000 sales a year by 2015. The aim would be achieved by broadening the Porsche offering and the development of the Panamera could prove as important as the emergence of the Cayenne SUV.

The Panamera coupé, currently called the Panamera GT, would be a front engined model which would mark Porsche’s re-entry on the market after its final front engined model, the 928, was abandoned back in 1995. According to the (persistent) rumours, Volkswagen has also specified that the Panamera GT should not compete with the Bentley Continental GT, which will be significantly lighter than the current model (and would likely appeal to a different customer, anyway).

With the Panamera GT and the small central-engine spider which Porsche will develop with Volkswagen, we will see a third option that will widen the range: the compact SUV, or “Baby Cayenne” as it has been known. Its development was shelved by Porsche, but if it manages to be comfortable positioned alongside the Audi Q5, it could be a key model in Porsche’s drive to achieve more sales.

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