Is Porsche Really Considering A '918 With Back Seats' 700 HP Hybrid Panamera?

You'd think that Porsche's four door saloon reached its zenith, after the Turbo variant clocked an incredible time on the Nurburgring. Well, not necessarily.

Currently, the 550PS/542hp and 770Nm/568 lb-ft 4.0-liter Panamera Turbo is Porsche's top spec sedan, capable of sprinting from 0 to 60 mph (97km/h) in 3.6 seconds (0.2 seconds less if it comes with the Sport Chrono package) and achieving top speed of 190 mph (305 km/h).

Perhaps that might not be enough for Porsche and we're not talking about the Turbo S that's rumored to boast around 600PS (592hp), but a much powerful variant, that will reportedly borrow the 918's high-performance hybrid technology.

That's a bit of a stretch, yet Motor Trend reports that the daddy of all Panameras is described as a 918 with back seats, will use a hybridized variant of the Turbo's 4.0-liter V8 and "likely" develop 700hp and 800 lb-ft (1084 Nm) of torque.

Four seats and nearly 700 HP? Why not – Ferrari is already there. Speaking of which, why not make that hyper-Panamera a shooting brake, too?