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Porsche 550 Spyder may live again

The 550 Spyder.

Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller hinted in a newspaper article in Germany yesterday that the 550 Spyder could return -- and slip in under the Boxster in the line-up.

"I can imagine that such a modern version of the famous 'James Dean' Porsche would be well-received by our customers," the daily newspaper Handelsblatt quoted Mueller as saying.

"A small open top two-seater would be good for us," he said, adding however that any new version of the classic two-seater race car would not be a retro model.

Porsche has already confirmed it is scoping the possibility of adding a small mid-engined sports car to the stable.

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