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In the 1980s, a new breed of high-performance sedans emerged letting speed-hungry motorists take all-you-can-eat turns at the horsepower counter. Porsche wanted a slice of the pie, and strong 928 sales encouraged it to look into adding a more spacious model to its range. Called 989, its answer to the BMW M5 was a 911-like sedan it spent over three years developing before consigning to the automotive attic. Here's what could have been.
Porsche planned to take on BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but it insisted on forging its own path to the luxury sedan segment. Starting with a blank sheet of paper in 1988, its stylists penned a shapely four-door with a long front end characterized by headlights positioned nearly horizontally, wrap-around turn signals, and the complete lack of a grille. Its roof line sloped like a 911's into a rear end with pronounced wheel arches and individual lights relatively close to the 928's. Inside, the 989 received Porsche's familiar analog instrument cluster and four seats.
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Porsche planned to take on BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but it insisted on forging its own path to the luxury sedan segment. Starting with a blank sheet of paper in 1988, its stylists penned a shapely four-door with a long front end characterized by headlights positioned nearly horizontally, wrap-around turn signals, and the complete lack of a grille. Its roof line sloped like a 911's into a rear end with pronounced wheel arches and individual lights relatively close to the 928's. Inside, the 989 received Porsche's familiar analog instrument cluster and four seats.
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