Porsche 911 “Quatarga” Long Wheelbase Is a Four-Seater Sports Car in Panamera Alternative CGI

Given the fact that the Targa iteration of the Porsche 911 makes for the vast model range’s lifestyle offering, this doesn’t usually get as much aftermarket attention as siblings like the Turbo or the GT cars. Nevertheless, the current 992 Targa seems to be determined to change that. And the latest example of this involves a rendering portraying a Porsche 911 Quatarga, an elongated beast aiming to play with how people see the Panamera.

As we mentioned when discussing the recent 992 Turbo Florio, German manufacturer Ruf’s RWD take on the Targa, this body style is already the heaviest in the range.

We’d imagine that, even with top-tier engineering, a long wheelbase iteration with an added pair of doors, which is precisely what we have in this… OEM+++ rendering, would affect the driving dynamics.

This four-seater retains the removable cloth top as part of the technical masterpiece that is the 992’s Targa roof mechanism, while packing a fixed roof up front.

And while digital artist Sugarchow (aka sugardesign_1) did a brilliant job at portraying the contraption—he named it Quatarga—the sheer recipe used for the vehicle will inevitably split opinions as far as the aesthetics go.

Even so, if such a model ended up delivering a spicier driving experience compared to the Panamera, it could find its way into the garages of eccentric Porschephiles.

The Panamera is getting more and more difficult to throw into the market

You see, the Panamera, which was already a more difficult sell compared to the extra-practical Cayenne, now faces what is arguably an even greater threat, which comes from the Taycan EV.

As is the case with the ICE (internal combustion engine) model, the battery-powered one can be had in standard or sporty wagon configuration, with the only body style unique to the Panamera being the long wheelbase version. And the fact that the Panny is approaching the end of its second generation’s life cycle doesn’t help.

With the exploding interest for battery-powered cars, Porsche’s global delivery figures for 2021 show that the company moved 41,300 Taycans and just 30,200 Panameras, which places this in between the 911 (38,500 units) and the 718 (20,500). Of course, SUVs reign, with the Cayenne having convinced 83,100 customers, while the figure climbs to 88,400 for the Macan.

Porsche itself used to build four-door sportscar concepts decades before the Panny came about

The idea of a building an Autobahn blitzer that could fully cater to the transportation needs of four occupants has been with Porsche some 25 years before the original Panamera was introduced in 2009.

Back in 1984, the German caramker came up with an elongated 928, which had gained 10 inches (25.4 cm) of wheelbase and was renamed 942. This was further tweaked, receiving a pair of coach rear doors and turning into the Study H50. And you can see in sitting in America’s Petersen Automotive Museum via the second Instagram post below (props to imagephotomotorsports, who placed the car in the same frame as an original 1960s Targa!).

Before the decade was over, Porsche switched to the 911 for this sort of shenanigan, but only on a visual level. As such, the 1988-launched 989 concept, which essentially resembled a 911 with an extra pair of doors, had a front-mounted, water-cooled V8 (like the 928, including the beast that is this custom example packing 2,600 hp).

And while it didn’t make it intro production, its styling language can be see on the 996 Neunelfer, which made for the first water-cooled iteration of the 911—you can check this out in the same museum via the third Insta post below (lens tip to ta_automotive).

All things considered, we’d give the 992 Porsche 911 Quatarga a 3/10 as far as the RPM (Real-world Project in the Making) Potential goes, even though the idea of a rear-engined four-seater is as exotic as they get.

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