Rumours say that Volkswagen will abandon future models of the Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Panamera, as they remove SUV and sedan models from the Porsche line-up in favour of others in the VW brand portfolio.

This would see Porsche go back to its sports-car roots to the delight of Porsche purists, wanting to see Volkswagen do the boring stuff best, while leaving sports cars to Porsche speciality. I should imagine it’s all unlikely to happen; as Motor Authority points out that following the logic, all sports cars from the Volkswagen and Audi range would be removed due to a subsequent overlap with Porsche.

With a seven year lifespan of most vehicles, we’re not going to see anything drastic anytime soon. And should the Panamera prove to be a sales success, the Volkswagen Group will hardly shoot itself in the foot by removing it from the list. And there’s the intriguing possibilities of collaborative projects between the two brands, including roadster and spyder models. All will be revealed sometime in the future…

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