Porsche is still planning to build a four-door convertible version of the Panamera, a series of patent applications obtained by Autocar has revealed.

Recent comments from Porsche insiders indicated the car had been cancelled, but renewals and fresh patent applications in the United States indicate otherwise.

The new car has a practical four-door body that, without a traditional B-pillar, has required substantial stiffening to the Panamera’s floorpan and bulkheads to ensure sufficient structural rigidity and integrity.

Bringing a four-door convertible to showrooms is a bold move that carries far higher development costs than a two-door open-top car. But with car makers seeking to establish unique selling points for all their models, it’s one that could provide Porsche with a valuable advantage.

Retaining a four-door layout allows the convertible to offer the same interior space as the saloon, although the boot is likely to be compromised by the need to accommodate the roof. The design of car’s rear end suggests the roof will be a fabric hood.

The Panamera’s windscreen has been altered with greater rake and, as seen on one of the patent drawings from Porsche in-house designer, Grant Larson, it also gains additional supports within the small quarter windows low down on the A-pillar.

While other car makers have considered four-door convertibles, the required stiffening and added weight have often proven stumbling blocks.

But advances in high-strength steel and tailored blanks (sections of steel in varying thicknesses) have reduced costs to a point where they are now being considered as part of new-model plans by many car makers.

autocar.co.uk

Stando ad autocar questi dovrebbero essere i primi sketch per la Panamera Cabrio.. vedremo..

... Sono interdetto.. mi fa semplicemente schifo.

Spero che abbiano depositato quei disegni solo per impedire a qualche "tuner" di farla...

Secondo me sono PS fatti in modo amatoriale, utilizzando come base le immagini che Porsche ha depositato per registrare il design della Panamera...

Una Cabrio a 4 porte?? mi sembra improbabile

Son ps mi sa

Una Cabrio a 4 porte?? mi sembra improbabile

Si torce guardandola...

Una Cabrio a 4 porte?? mi sembra improbabile

ah!

dimentichi la Mercedes Ocean Drive!

E' uno scherzo vero?

L'idea di una Panamera Cabrio 4 posti reali potrebbe essere intrigante, e in ogni caso molto gradita al mercato americano, ma quelle 4 porte sono semplicemente un no sense.

Naaaaaha....

Un pachiderma cabrio?

Mica ci credo che la fanno...

Modificato 11 Marzo 201015 anni fa da Jack.Torrance

si vede palesemente che è un PS riuscito male.....