Porsche about to venture into budget sportsters?

[natecooper]

It wouldn't suprise me. I mean since '93 Wendelin Wiedeking has turned the company around by doing things that many purists think were bad moves (Boxster, Cayenne). Purely from a business point of view he is obviously trying to grow the company, recently he quoted that he wants to sell over 100,000 cars per year within the next few years. A lower model Boxster sure could help this. The thing that confuses me, from what I've read, they are already making the worst margins on the Boxster compared to anything else in their line up. This means they would need to bring costs WAY down on the price of production. Hell, I'm not opposed to owning a 914 as my daily driver with my Boxster in the garage.

[porschegeorg]

I loved the way the gasoline dripped from my 914 fuel injectors directly onto
my 200 degree exhaust. Yes, let's bring back the 914. Meanwhile, I'll buy
stock in fire extinguisher manufacturers.

[Brucelee]

The issue of expanding the line is putting quite a strain on the dealer network. Many of these facilities will need to be expanded or abandoned.

Interesting issue, this strategy.

We will know the outcome by say 2012.