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

No official word has been given that a new VW/Porsche developed model is on the way, but our new speculative rendering offers a glimpse at how a new sub-Boxster Porsche [...]

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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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SINCE THE ARRIVAL of Volkswagen’s Bluesport Concept in January, speculation has been rife that the mid-engined platform could be used to spin off a new smaller, lighter, cheaper entry-level car for Porsche. In fact, just last month, the new model looked set to go ahead.

Porsche however has now driven a nail into the Speedster’s coffin, [...]

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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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