Before the Panamera came into fruition Porsche had more four-door sportscars than ever. None of them was produced though.
I first heard about the new Porsche sedan back then in 1990, when even a 4-door Ferrari was rumored to get on the stage in 1995. Nothing happened.
People were waiting patiently for this car for the first 10 years, then their patience ended, I guess, and all of the sudden all kinds of renderings and illustrations started to float around the world, and Porsche woke up as a four-door manufacturer.
Lets take a look what could've been the Panamera.
The first Porsche saloon you see pictured above was based on the late 1960's 911. It was a one-off custom creation built by California coach builder Troutman-Barnes with the blessings of Porsche.
This is the Porsche 989 4 door sedan prototype that never made it to production. It was to be a front engine, rear drive V8 like the Panamera. The engine and drive-train were based on the then 928 coupe.
Notice how close the front headlights and bumper design are to what would be the 993 and how the rear end and tail lights look very much like the 996. You can also see a resemblance in the rear quarter and roof line on the Panamera. Porsche’s sagging sales in 1989 through 1991 probably played a large part in keeping the 989 from making it into production; it however still had an impact on two later Carrera models.
I first heard about the new Porsche sedan back then in 1990, when even a 4-door Ferrari was rumored to get on the stage in 1995. Nothing happened.
People were waiting patiently for this car for the first 10 years, then their patience ended, I guess, and all of the sudden all kinds of renderings and illustrations started to float around the world, and Porsche woke up as a four-door manufacturer.
Lets take a look what could've been the Panamera.
The first Porsche saloon you see pictured above was based on the late 1960's 911. It was a one-off custom creation built by California coach builder Troutman-Barnes with the blessings of Porsche.
This is the Porsche 989 4 door sedan prototype that never made it to production. It was to be a front engine, rear drive V8 like the Panamera. The engine and drive-train were based on the then 928 coupe.
Notice how close the front headlights and bumper design are to what would be the 993 and how the rear end and tail lights look very much like the 996. You can also see a resemblance in the rear quarter and roof line on the Panamera. Porsche’s sagging sales in 1989 through 1991 probably played a large part in keeping the 989 from making it into production; it however still had an impact on two later Carrera models.
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