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If Porsche made a pick up truck

You think it will sell in the cities or suburbs? For sure, they wouldn't be buying too many in Montana, Idaho or Texas. I am thinking Honda's Ridgeline, or Toyota's direct competition taking shares of the American mid to small size truck market and take advantage of the hood badge. Look at how well their pepper mobile or the Macan is selling.

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They need to make an El Camino like vehicle!!!!!
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If Land Rover couldn't make a sales success with a truck, Porsche won't. Besides, the chief appeal would be the US market and truck buyers here hate change and furriners in equal amounts. People have gotten "buy American!" notes left on their Teslas.
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They made a tractor.
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A Porsche pickup would be $180,000, and be such a niche market few would be sold. They have more varied and optioned vehicles than they can supply efficiently now. Two ranges of SUV, three lines of sports cars, an electric car, and multiple hybrids. Heck the 911 alone must have 25 variations from the Rally versions, GT3RS full on track car, 911 race car versions for IMSA or Le Mans, to the very base bottom end 911 that is still $120 grand.

If they honestly though the market could support a $180,000 to $250,000 pickup they would build it.
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Imagine a Porsche 1 ton pick up would win in the AX with a stack of plywood in the truck bed.
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Who would put a load of manure / mulch / clean fill in it?
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Could it fit a hot tub in the back? Or would I still have to tow it?
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Could it fit a hot tub in the back? Or would I still have to tow it?
I think you'll need to tow the Porsche.

If Porsche builds a truck, it will sell. As said above, it will probably be $100k+. This will be the standard Mall Crawler/Boulevardier for the high makamaka types.
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Supposedly the Ford Raptor sells like hotcakes in Texas.

Many trucks are an image sale. Sounds about right for a P-truck.
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For me...it would have to be priced close to the Ridgeline or I would pass. (not smash)
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If they make one, it'll never haul livestock feed.
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They need to make an El Camino like vehicle!!!!!
If porsche made an el camino GT1, strangely, I WOULD hit buy it now

It would be beautiful and right. Nevermind it might backflip at speed and dump manure all over the highway.

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If they make one, it'll never haul livestock feed.
A 350 with diesel levels of hp and torque would be quite something.
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If Porsche made a pickup truck
Would the Porsche pickup suck?
Would it suck upon a road?
Would it suck squashing a toad?
Would it suck just one small bit?
While hauling a Porsche piece of ____?
If Porsche made a pickup truck
Would Porsche pickup suck?
Yes, if Porsche made a pickup truck
The truck that Porsche made would suck.

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If Porsche made a pickup it would:
Cost way too much
Be built on a VW platform
Weigh 2-3 tons
Have too much tech
Not be serviceable except at the dealership
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Not in in my driveway

I love my air cooled Carrera but the Porsche I fell in love with and respected doesn't exist anymore.
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If they make one, it'll never haul livestock feed.
Ummm no.



My son hauling bales with our 04 Cayenne S… a pickup would definitely be better for us.
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