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2017 Porsche Panamera GT3 RS Rendered As the Racing Sedan We'll Never Get

It's been a while since we came up with an answer to a question nobody asked, but here we are, back in the game. As for the question, here goes nothing: If Porsche can play Frankenstein with the 911 GT3 RS, using the Rennsport Neunelfer's body to build 2017 911 GT2 RS mules, why can't we do the same thing?
2017 Porsche Panamera GT3 RS rendering 17 photos
Photo: X-Tomi
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We see no reasonable reason for refraining from such shenanigans, but, since we wouldn't be ready to sacrifice such as rear-engined machine even if we owned one, the result will be a digital one.

In fact, the rendering seen here should serve as a pretty good answer. Coming from digital artist X-Tomi, the image mixes the 2017 Panamera and the 911 GT3 RS PDK.

While some might like to throw rotten Pokemon balls at such a pixel rearrangement, we can't help but applaud the quality of the melange work. To be more precise, the second-gen Panamera has been gifted with the following GT3 RS bits: the front apron, front wings (air extractors obviously included), the wheels and the generously-sized rear wing.

Wing aside, the Rennsport aero bits seem to suit the Panamera rather well, which only comes to confirm our initial conclusion on the lavish Zuffenhausen machine, namely that the 2017 Porsche Panamera finally stands for the four-door 911 we've always wanted.

On a more serious note, we have to talk about the future real-world Panamera derivative that best suits the role shown here. Nevertheless, ever since the facelifted first-generation Porsche Panamera showed up, choosing the best Panamera derivative for a dedicated driver became extremely complicated.

With the Panamera GTS losing its naturally aspirated, heavenly-sounding V8, it's difficult to check out this badge and not see it as something inferior to the Turbo/Turbo S label.

And when the 2017 Panamera Turbo holds the Nurburgring sedan record, with a lap time of 7:38, an upcoming Panamera GTS would have to make driver involvement wonders to justify its existance, pricing matters aside.
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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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