Porsche Panamera

rare · 22 Nov 2008 at 17:39

People will buy it because of the badge, I am sure it will be a big hit sales wise. Looks terrible though, maybe porsche will make a new front end one day.

Gaijin · 22 Nov 2008 at 17:47

JimpsEd said:
What firm is that?

Without sounding like a clam, i'm not really at liberty to say. My company doesn't shout too much about who it works with, and i've only been there a few months and so wouldn't want to rock the boat.

It's nothing cloak and dagger or anything like that, I just think its better I don't say.

Kevin Clark · 22 Nov 2008 at 18:25

Couple more

Sarduk · 22 Nov 2008 at 18:35

Gaijin said:
Without sounding like a clam, i'm not really at liberty to say. My company doesn't shout too much about who it works with, and i've only been there a few months and so wouldn't want to rock the boat.

It's nothing cloak and dagger or anything like that, I just think its better I don't say.

You don't want to rock the boat, yet you're willing to announce that Porsche are having a hard time marketing their brand new car, on a public message board where your name and e-mail address is readily available to everyone?

Hxc · 22 Nov 2008 at 18:41

Explain exactly why you would buy this over the Quattroporte?

Sarduk · 22 Nov 2008 at 18:50

Hxc said:
Explain exactly why you would buy this over the Quattroporte?

1) Porsche reliability
2) Porsche handling
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Kitchster_uk · 22 Nov 2008 at 18:58

*WWWWAAAAAHHHHHHHH*

^
That is the sound of baby Jesus crying

JRS · 22 Nov 2008 at 19:32

rare said:
maybe porsche will make a new front end one day.

They already did. Many times over the years. So the current range look uncannily similar. Big deal. I don't know why folks rag on Porsche so much for this. Why fix what isn't broke? I'm pretty sure, given recent events, that Porsche execs don't wake up in the night wondering why their design team don't go radical with the next 911 and give it a front-mounted V12 and an enormous chrome-plated front grille....

topgun06 · 22 Nov 2008 at 19:46

Well I likes it!

Gaijin · 22 Nov 2008 at 20:27

JimpsEd said:
You don't want to rock the boat, yet you're willing to announce that Porsche are having a hard time marketing their brand new car, on a public message board where your name and e-mail address is readily available to everyone?

Yeah and who do I work for jimpsEd?

Exactly. Without the company it means nothing. I told you I don't want to say who I work for and explained why in a polite manner.

So don't be such a **** about it.

I didn't say Porsche were having a hard time marketing it at all. I wouldn't know that - being that I don't work for Porsche at all.

Jesus you'd think I'd just insulted your family or something, did you design it or something?

grudas · 22 Nov 2008 at 20:39

can't they make something different looking?

phil675 · 23 Nov 2008 at 00:15

Kevin Clark said:
Couple more

Going with the Volvo spaced out letters look I see there.

Sime · 23 Nov 2008 at 01:11

*sigh*

megakid · 23 Nov 2008 at 01:29

I like it - more than the Cayenne but then I seem to be the only mammal that actually finds the Cayenne reasonably nice!

MeAnBoY · 23 Nov 2008 at 02:29

The profile shot of the car is definately not the most flattering angle, but the other 2 pictures Kevin posted dont look too bad.

Scuzi · 23 Nov 2008 at 02:39

If I could afford it I'd be down at the Porsche dealership with a deposit tomorrow.

BigglesPiP · 23 Nov 2008 at 02:57

where is the engine?

JRS · 23 Nov 2008 at 10:35

BigglesPiP said:
where is the engine?

Front-mounted I believe.

BigglesPiP · 23 Nov 2008 at 10:36

So why the shape?

JRS · 23 Nov 2008 at 10:51

Because Porsche recognise that it's a tiny bit more important to give their cars a recognisable identity across the range than it is to placate the 'hooting dick' brigade who say OMG PORSCHE DESIGNERS ARE SO LAZY THEY ONLY DESIGN ONE FRONT END HOW DARE THEY?!?!?!