REPORTS OF A more affordable entry-level Porsche have surfaced more than a few times this year, focusing mostly on speculation that Porsche is considering a Speedster version of Volkswagen’s Bluesport concept.

Now, following recent reported comments from Porsche Development Head Wolfgang Duerheimer, the odds are firming that the sportscar manufacturer is working on a model [...]

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THE VOLKSWAGEN BLUESPORT story is shaping up to be an on-again-off-again affair. Recently the car was believed to have been mothballed thanks to the global financial crisis.

Now, reports out of Europe suggest that Volkswagen is still considering the Bluesport for production. The concept’s project leader, Marco Fabiano, told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport that [...]

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FIRST IT WAS ON, then it was off. Now it appears that a low-cost lightweight Porsche model could be back on the cards again, with German media outlet Automobilwoche reporting that the marque is still considering a ‘cheap n’ cheerful’ (well, relatively) entry-level model to sit beneath the Boxster.

Rumblings of such a car have existed [...]

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The Concept Bluesport was heralded as a new direction for Volkswagen, a mid-engined diesel-sipping roadster that promised fun without the fuel bills. Now, it appears the global financial crisis has forced VW to mothball plans for a production version of the concept, as uncertain economic times diminish the business case for such a car.

That presumably [...]

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Following  the recent rumours that Audi is preparing an ‘R2′ version of the VW Concept Bluesport roadster, comes whispers that Porsche is eyeing a version for itself. Taking cues from the original 356 Speedster, the new car would sit on the mid-engined Bluesport architecture.
VW’s parent company Porsche would seem to want to get the best [...]

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When Volkswagen debuted its handsome Concept Bluesport at the recent Detroit Auto Show, speculation predictably turned to how long it would take Audi to capitalise on the car’s all-new mid-engined architecture.

Now, according to British rumour-mongers Auto Express, it appears we might not have to wait very long at all for the next arse-engined Audi.

AE says [...]

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In an interview with Britain’s evo magazine during the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen’s R&D head honcho Dr Ulrich Hackenburg revealed that the German giant is looking at the feasibility of launching a sports range that follows the company’s BlueMotion philosophy.

With the strong showing of Volkswagen’s BlueMotion range at Geneva, it’s clear that a large part [...]

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Just when you were starting to think that the small sportscar segment was looking a little boring, along comes this pearl from Volkswagen – the Concept Bluesport. VW took the covers of this very ‘production ready’ and purposeful looking roadster concept in Detroit overnight, and what a stunner it is.

Volkswagen claims that its vision in [...]

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