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No Porsche Pajun Until 2019… at Least

A lot of Porsche-related rumors are being reported right now, including ones about a Cayenne coupe and a new baby sportscar called the 718. However, when Stuttgart officials actually do make a statement, they tend to say that development funding is rather tight after the Macan. We're thus inclined to believe the latest report from British media, clearly stating one fact: no Pajun baby sedan will be made until at least 2019.
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The Pajun sedan was supposed to come out around 2017 or 2018, but has been pushed back because Porsche has a number of other projects on the table. Among other things, this includes the all-new Panamera, already under development, and potentially a whole range of hybrid sportscars.

The yet unapporved Pajun project will thus not reach its production state until 2019. According to CAR Magazine, the decision was made by Porsche's parent company Volkswagen Group, who needs Stuttgart cavalry to back up a yet unknown market attack.

This falls in line with other recent reports. In an interview for Autocar magazine, Porsche CEO Matthias Muller said the Pajun is "a difficult decision, because Porsche has just taken a huge step getting into the Macan market — not just developing the car but doubling the factory capacity, including the body shop and paint shop. It has been a huge effort for the whole company."

Since the Pajun is unlikely to reach production for another five years, talking about its development is a bit premature. However, CAR states powertrain development should primarily focus on V6 units.

Some believe that people will buy just about anything with a Porsche badge, even an Audi Q5 with a different body. However, after we drove the Macan, we found it was everything the sportscar Porsche promised it would be. If they say they need another 5 years, all those Chinese customers will just have to wait.

Porsche's sales have gone up 8% to 87,000 cars in the first half of 2014. of that total, the Panamera registered 13,500 orders in the same period, a massive 28% increase. Which makes us wonder: just how important are these secret projects if a mass-market car like the Pajun is being pushed back?
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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