918 Spyder
The 918 Spyder is scheduled to go on sale later this year, joining a line-up that includes revamped versions of the Boxster roadster and Cayman sports car that were made lighter and faster to shore up Porsche’s reputation for performance. The carmaker plans to roll out the compact Macan SUV in showrooms in early 2014, and it introduced a new version of the Panamera four-door coupe at the Shanghai auto show in April.
After the Macan enters the fleet, Porsche is considering adding a smaller version of the Panamera and a $250,000 sports car that would challenge the Ferrari 458 Italia.
Mueller said the Macan is targeted to contribute about 50,000 units to Porsche’s annual vehicle sales. The model will help Porsche and VW to reap cost synergies 1 billion euros starting in 2015, he said.