The Porsche 960 Supercar Will Be Here In 2019 With A Flat-Eight Heart

According to reports, the long-awaited mid-engined Porsche 960 will arrive in three years
The Porsche 960 Supercar Will Be Here In 2019 With A Flat-Eight Heart

Rumours of a mid-engined Porsche supercar to sit above the 911 Turbo S and below the 918 Spyder have been flying around for some time, but a new report claims to know roughly when it’ll be here. According to Car magazine, the ‘960’ - a trademark which Porsche applied for last year - will most likely be arriving in 2019 following the expected release of a new 911 in 2018, and it’ll be quite a beast.

We’re apparently looking at a £200,000 price tag - pitching it in with the likes of the Ferrari 488 and McLaren 650S - and an unusual engine layout: a flat-eight. As ever with Porsche this means a nice motorsport heritage tie-in thanks to the flat-eight 907 and 908 race cars of the 1960s and 70s, but the layout will also bring benefits such as a lower centre of gravity. It’s thought to feature clever variable compression ratio technology, giving smoother running and better efficiency. The company is allegedly already testing the engine in a heavily modified Cayman.

Car’s report suggests a four-wheel drive layout will be used, potentially with hardcore rear-wheel drive versions appearing later on, plus an all-new platform. Excited? You should be…

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Tommy4320

Oh the Porsche,wizard of automotive industry.

04/28/2016 - 16:20 |
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StuttgartMadness

This thing sounds so awesome!

04/28/2016 - 16:23 |
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Anonymous

This is allegedly sorta what it might look like maaaaybe.

04/28/2016 - 16:26 |
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Anonymous

this sounds like something really awsome can’t wait to see some actual art albeit a few years away from now

04/28/2016 - 17:40 |
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Georg Blink - RevolutionArts

I am sold :D

04/28/2016 - 18:32 |
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Anonymous

i have seen pictures of the 960 and it looks a lot like the Porsche Mission E concept

04/28/2016 - 19:38 |
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Anonymous

That must be where the extra 2 flat cylinders are going from the boxters

04/28/2016 - 19:42 |
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Anonymous

Flat 8. Whatever. it will be a diesel hybrid the way porsche is going.

04/28/2016 - 20:00 |
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Porschephile

Finally! Porsche is going to rule them all. In all seriousness, this car is going to be monstrously good and probably gonna use the R8/Huracan aluminium/carbonfiber architecture. However, I can’t think of a faster Porsche because the 911 GT3 RS decimates the Ferrari 458 Speciale. It’s still a rumour at this stage; let’s all hope for the best!

04/28/2016 - 20:29 |
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ltxVTECLife

wait…. ONLY 200K?????? how is it cheaper than the previous 918???

04/28/2016 - 22:16 |
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