保时捷卡宴轿跑车合成图近日曝光，考虑到第三代卡宴将于明年下半年发布，因此，其轿跑车版本不会早于2018年推出。该车将成为宝马X6和奔驰GLE轿跑车竞争车型，与其他两个竞争车型相比，卡宴轿跑车价格比标准版更高，而实用性则更差。而从合成图看，该车将采用类似2017款Panamera的尾灯组。实际上，该车为了与这两款车有更大区别，一定会在车身各个地方采用不同的设计。更顺滑的车顶不仅使后排头部空间更局促，而且影响到行李箱容积，与非轿跑车版本的卡宴相比较，这是一个失分的地方。有人说，卡宴轿跑车版本不仅是一辆卡宴的变体车型，而且还将衍生出纯电动版本，其核心硬件将来自Mission E。保时捷为了掩人耳目，曾用Panamera车身的原型车测试卡宴电动版的动力系统，同时测试了制动能量回收系统。如果真是这样，通过提供纯电动版，该车将超过另外两个竞争车型以及未来的揽胜Sport轿跑车。不过，这款车预计不会在2020年之前亮相，要知道，Mission E量产版也要等到2019或2020年才会发布。

 

Porsche Cayenne Coupe render tries to predict the future

After seeing our spy images of a 2017 Porsche Panamera prototype with a significantly increased ground clearance, Motor1 reader Jonathan decided to try and envision the so-called Cayenne Coupe. Bear in mind the model is unlikely to come out sooner than 2018 taking into account the regular third-gen Cayenne is pinned for a launch in the second half of next year.

 

The model will have to battle the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe in the niche of crossover coupes created for people that want to stand out. As it’s the case with its two rivals, the Cayenne Coupe is going to be more expensive and less practical than the standard model.

 

While the attached speculative render shows the vehicle with the 2017 Porsche Panamera’s taillights, the real deal will grab them from the 2018 Cayenne with some changes here and there to further separate the two. The sloped roofline will have a negative impact not only on rear headroom, but also on the trunk’s capacity which will decrease compared to the equivalent non-coupe Cayenne.

 

Some are saying the new derivative will be more than just a coupe-ified Cayenne as it will allegedly spawn a full-electric version with hardware adapted from the production-ready Mission E. The weird-looking Panamera prototype we mentioned in the beginning reportedly had an electric powertrain and Porsche was testing the regenerative braking system. If it will turn out to be true, the model will have the edge over its two rivals (and the upcoming Range Rover Sport Coupe) by offering a pure electric version. That being said, we are not expecting the EV model to come out this decade taking into account the Mission E is not due until late 2019 or early 2020.