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Mar 6, 2026 | 12:57 PM

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C8 SUV Impossible?

Porsche thinks it can:

The Sportscar Utility Vehicle.

Your life demands more space.
But your heart still longs for the thrill.
With the unmistakable roar of a twin-turbo V8, the 2026 Cayenne GTS has your answer. 0-60 in 4.4 seconds. 171 mph top track speed. Designed with a driver focus, the latest model delivers a visceral, emotional ride for all five passengers.
Feel your pulse quicken at the distinctive GTS styling. The adrenaline builds with every agile turn. At the sweet spot of sports car performance and SUV proportions—who says you can't have it all.

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Mar 6, 2026, 01:44 PM

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How many more 2 seaters do we need?

How many more SUV's do we need? I'm surrounded by them at every red light...

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Mar 6, 2026 | 01:08 PM

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I suppose someone may stick Vette emblems on one... meh.

Mar 6, 2026 | 01:28 PM

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I suppose someone may stick Vette emblems on one... meh.

So Porsche can build it but Corvette cannot? How many more 2 seaters do we need?

Mar 6, 2026 | 01:44 PM

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How many more 2 seaters do we need?

How many more SUV's do we need? I'm surrounded by them at every red light...

Mar 6, 2026 | 01:49 PM

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Its possible Chevy might have kicked the can to the C9 generation however.

Mar 6, 2026 | 01:55 PM

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Most silly idea Ive heard in a long time.

Mar 6, 2026 | 01:56 PM

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How many more SUV's do we need? I'm surrounded by them at every red light...

The 2026 Cayenne GTS is not the typical grocery-getter that is stopped at every red light. Obviously nobody wants that, but 0-60 in 4.4 seconds? Yeah, I will take that.

Mar 6, 2026 | 01:57 PM

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Most silly idea Ive heard in a long time.

So Porsche is known for being silly? I did not know that.

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Mar 6, 2026 | 02:07 PM

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That's a dumb idea. Go buy an Escalade.

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:12 PM

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I'm sorry, but anything with the name Corvette on it should have only two seats and two doors.

It's something every Corvette from '53 #1 to what's rolling off the assembly line today has in common...

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:16 PM

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I guess is Lamborghini (Audi) can make the urus anything is possible

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:18 PM

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Wow, if only this topic had been discussed before!

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Mar 6, 2026 | 02:26 PM

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That's a dumb idea. Go buy an Escalade.

Right, just what everyone wants: a pick-up truck that corners like a boat.

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:30 PM

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The 2026 Cayenne GTS is not the typical grocery-getter that is stopped at every red light. Obviously nobody wants that, but 0-60 in 4.4 seconds? Yeah, I will take that.

GM has the Blazer EV SS for that......

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:31 PM

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Right, just what everyone wants: a pick-up truck that corners like a boat.

Do you think a Corvette SUV is going to be built on a Corvette chassis?

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:33 PM

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I do not see the M/R layout lending itself to an SUV. I do see a F/R layout being morphed into one. However, GM is in a transition from the Alpha 2 to the VSS-R. That is likely going to preclude any possibility of this until the CT5 (and maybe even the Camaro) debuting on the new platform. At that point, GM may consider it (either on the VSS-R or VSS-S). There is also a rumor they are working on an Alpha 2-2 platform (Instead of the VSS-R).

My gut tells me that an SUV worthy of carrying the Corvette badge--would have to be on the VSS-R platform, not the VSS-S. Buyers would want it to sit on the same performance underpinnings as the CT5/Camaro style offerings; not just be some kind of glorified, rebadged Traverse.

If it does happen, I hope that the suspension lift will also fit the C8/C9.

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:34 PM

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Well Corvette regards Porsche as its main rival and Ferrari as its benchmark. The Purosangue will soon have a high performance version to go with the base model. Meanwhile, Corvette has nothing.

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:36 PM

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Do you think a Corvette SUV is going to be built on a Corvette chassis?

They could copy the Purosangue.

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:38 PM

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GM has the Blazer EV SS for that......

An EV Corvette? Not on this planet.

Mar 6, 2026 | 02:40 PM

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Corvettes were always front engine with manual trans too, until the weren't.

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