Porsche has held off making an official announcement about its fifth model line — a four-door coupe to be called Panamera — until the Frankfurt show in September. But tidbits keep leaking out in Europe.

German news magazine Der Spiegel has revealed details of the car, claiming the body of the front-engine, rear-drive coupe-sedan will be built by MagnaSteyr in Austria. The magazine reported the body shells would be trucked to the factory in Leipzig, Germany, where Porsche^s successful Cayenne luxury SUV is assembled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Panamera is expected to use the same engines and transmissions as the Cayenne, plus other compatible systems, including all-wheel drive on its top-range versions. The new car will be powered by the Cayenne^s 4.5-liter V8 in both normally aspirated and turbocharged forms, with the flagship version using a "softened" edition of the midengine Carrera GT^s 5.7-liter, 40-valve V10.

A concept is likely to be shown at Frankfurt in September, with the full-production version ready to go on sale in 2007.

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