A few weeks ago, we reported about a possible Porsche 961 and now, in an interview with Car And Driver, Porsche->ke3831 CEO Matthias Müller has confirmed that the company indeed has plans to build a new supercar to be placed between the 911->ke282 and the 918.

Matthias Müller admitted that there would be room for a mid-engine sports car above the 911 and that this model would fit "in a price segment of 400,000 euros." He also added that this car has good chances of being built.

The new model will target the Ferrari 458 Italia and will use many components from the upcoming "modular sports architecture." This is the same architecture that will be used for next generation of Audi->ke14, Lamborghini->ke44, and Porsche sports cars. Under the hood, Porsche will place a 600 HP engine that will sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in the three-to-four-second range, while top speed will be in the 200 mph area.

Does this sound like the Porsche 961 to anyone else?

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