Rumormill: Porsche planning road-going RS Spyder?
2007 Porsche RS Spyder - Click above for a high-res image gallery
L'Automobile, our new favorite purveyors of outlandish stories and Photoshopped speculation, is reporting that Porsche is considering building a road-going version of the RS Spyder to fill the vacuum created by the dearly departed Carrera GT.
According to the French rumormongers, the RS Spyder's road-legal progeny will measure in at 183 inches (about eight inches longer than a 911) and will consist of a carbon fiber monocoque to keep weight to a minimum. A version of the Spyder's 3.4-liter V8 would be mounted amidships, but will be de-tuned from its current 503 hp (at 10,000 rpm) to around 400 hp.
Naturally, we're suitable skeptical about the report, particularly since it's lacking some basic information about the powerplant (is this the new direct-injected engine?) and there's no word on the transmission, running gear or even a possible debut date. Regardless, we can dream, and as far as fantasies go, an LMP2 car for the road is good starting point.
Gallery: 2007 Porsche RS Spyder
[Source: L'Automobile]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Franz 8:25PM (5/18/2009)
I gotta say it: unlikely, but YES PLEASE!!!
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XGM 11:46PM (5/18/2009)
Hmm I was saving up to buy a Caparo T1 one day (hopefully), but this seems pretty good too. Now if only Audi could do the same with the R10 with its awesome engine sound.
Sean Flanagan 8:33PM (5/18/2009)
Hey, they built the Carrera GT around their never-used racing V10, so I don't see why this couldn't happen.
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xpolarx 9:12PM (5/18/2009)
Agreed...could this be the fabled 'GT1' that's supposed to be dropping some time in the next few years?
Temple 8:40PM (5/18/2009)
Hey, Acura... *wink* *wink*...
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Cameron 9:02PM (5/18/2009)
+infinity
JDM Life 9:32PM (5/18/2009)
Lexus already has this ball running ;)
JDM Life 9:34PM (5/18/2009)
* Rolling
pirate 9:17PM (5/18/2009)
haha no way, this could be glorious
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JDM Life 9:33PM (5/18/2009)
The funny thing is...you already know what 80 percent of it will look like.....
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Davin Black 9:48PM (5/18/2009)
This would almost redeem the Cayenne and the Panamera. Almost.
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larry a 9:54PM (5/18/2009)
No effin way, I'm spending all my income for the next 3 years on one
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Alex 10:13PM (5/18/2009)
Quick Porsche question thats been bothering me for the past few days. I know ZF the company that makes transmissions has a duel clutch one and Porsche has their PDK. Are there two duel clutch transmissions that go in Porches because on the ZF web site there is a page that has to do with Porsche's or is the one that ZF(/Bosch) created is just PDK.
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jon 10:26PM (5/18/2009)
please please please please please please please!
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Affalterbach 10:48PM (5/18/2009)
Hell Yeah! This could very well be a Ferrari FX70 competitor.
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D Fisk 11:14PM (5/18/2009)
Bring back to racecar first. I miss seeing in the races.
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mcampasini 11:23PM (5/18/2009)
a new porsche hell ya im tired of the 911 anyway.
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wushu 11:38PM (5/18/2009)
Porsche AG needs to make a higher performance Cayman --- anything else is a delay tactic. Hopefully, the new Porsche CEO, Martin Winterkron, will finally lay the 911 to rest so Porsche engineers no longer have to hold back the Cayman. I'll all in favor of a new Porsche CEO if that what it takes to get a Cayman with a 3.8L engine. Wendelin Wiedeking ought to be impeached and tried for not letting this happen under his regime.
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sparrk 4:08AM (5/19/2009)
the 911 is fine , learn to drive.
Andre Neves 11:44PM (5/18/2009)
This just in! Nissan announces the GTR has already lapped the "ring" faster than this is.
jk
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