The Real Reason Why Porsche Took So Long To Give Us A Four-Door Sedan - Storyboard

The Porsche 928 never replaced the 911 but it almost led to a sedan way before the Panamera

It was a four-door Porsche 928 study that, eventally, led to the 989 sedan concept

The 989's design was inspired by the 911, but featured an FR layout

An all-new, 80-degree V-98 was developed that would have destroyed the BMW M5 and Mercedes 500E, at the time

Due to financial trouble and the 928's decline in sales, we did not get a 4-door Porsche sedan until the 2009 Panamera

Meanwhile, Porsche's 4-door SUV was successfull enough to save the company from bankruptsy

The future of the Panamera could be similar to that of the 989

In 2024, Porsche discontinued the Panamera Sport Turismo

While Panamera sales are on the decline, the Taycan continues to be a popular performance EV

Porsche may have another EV sedan in the making

In 2015, Porsche introduced the Pajun Concept, which was intiially meant to be a hybrid

The Pajun was initially delayed until 2019, but it may come out in the next few years, following other new Porsche EVs

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