Autocar reports that Porsche is working on two-door coupe and convertible versions of the Panamera.

The two new models will likely mirror the current Panamera's powertrain lineup.

Both will have a backseat and could debut as early as next year.

Porsche's lineup has been rapidly expanding as of late, and a new report from Autocar says that the brand is working on two-door coupe and convertible versions of the Panamera. These new models would mark yet another expansion of the Panamera lineup since the sedan's debut in 2009; the Panamera Sport Turismo wagon variant was added to the lineup when the second-generation Panamera arrived. Rumors have circulated for a while about this two-door Panamera, which would act as a rival for BMW's new 8-series.

While Autocar doesn't say that Porsche has confirmed the model's existence quite yet, the report asserts that "senior figures at the firm have not denied" the rumors, either. Last we had heard, a Panamera coupe and cabrio weren't a priority for Porsche, but Autocar's internal sources say that the cars are far along in development and could debut as early as next year. Both models will get a four-seat layout with a small back seat, but there's no word whether the coupe, illustrated above, will keep the regular Panamera's liftback or use a traditional trunk instead.

Like the four-door Panameras, the coupe and cabrio will ride on Volkswagen Group's MSB platform, which is also used by the Bentley Continental GT. The two-doors will likely share the sedan's powertrains, including the hybrid models—the two plug-in hybrids make up more than half of all Panamera sales in Europe—but we wonder if the two-door models could receive higher-performance trims than what the four-doors offer.

It remains to be seen whether the new two-doors will receive major styling changes relative to the Panamera (and aside from the deleted rear doors), but we wouldn't be surprised if Porsche positions these models as separate from the Panamera family. Maybe Porsche could name them, we don't know, 928? We're just brainstorming here.

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