Spy shot of the new Porsche Panamera
09-19-2006, 06:27 PM
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09-19-2006, 09:21 PM
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A p-car with 4 doors...what's going on!! 
09-19-2006, 10:06 PM
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09-19-2006, 10:50 PM
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So sad... Ruf930, as the name says, it what they need to focus on. The Cayman was a good idea. The Cheyenne, bad idea. This thing, "worster" idea. Ferninand would turn in his grave... So sad
09-19-2006, 11:38 PM
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09-20-2006, 12:06 AM
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Agree this is the proof the Prosche is loosing the pasion and it's going after the profits not matter what. I'm dissapointed by this. Same story with the cayenne.
09-20-2006, 04:40 AM
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Like with the Cayenne, the Panamera is good for Porsche sport car buyers as it provides the big profits that will be used to fund R&D to improve the 911 and Boxter/Cayman and develop new supercars. 
Is it a bad thing that Porsche offers the highest performance vehicle in most car segments? I don't think so.
Is it a bad thing that Porsche offers the highest performance vehicle in most car segments? I don't think so.
09-20-2006, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by LowOrbit' post='336582' date='Sep 20 2006, 12:40 PM
Like with the Cayenne, the Panamera is good for Porsche sport car buyers as it provides the big profits that will be used to fund R&D to improve the 911 and Boxter/Cayman and develop new supercars.
Is it a bad thing that Porsche offers the highest performance vehicle in most car segments? I don't think so.
Is it a bad thing that Porsche offers the highest performance vehicle in most car segments? I don't think so.
09-20-2006, 05:27 AM
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though i highly disagreed with the decision on the Cayenne, i think that this car can serve a purpose with new profits for porsche to continue to invest into the sports car R&D, otherwise 911s would need to be priced like the F-cars they compete with ...i'll give it a look 