Porsche Panamera

Axeman · 07-10-2007, 12:50 PM

What a beauty!!

http://www.leftlanenews.com/spied-porsche-panamera.html

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

Here's hoping the car's wearing a disguise. Lotsa disguise.

Axeman · 07-10-2007, 01:02 PM

I know I'm old school..but what are they trying to accomplish? A 4 door 911? Do they want to compete with AMG/BMW?
I'd take a stock 993 TT any day of the week over this thing.

9dreizig · 07-10-2007, 01:07 PM

FUGLY

Zef · Zef's Garage

At least, it's not a !"/$%?&* SUV....!

Axeman · 07-10-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally posted by Zef
At least, it's not a !"/$%?&* SUV....!

Wait for the final model...maybe they'll lift it up about 8" and put Cayenne wheels on it!!

the · 07-10-2007, 01:55 PM

It's very predictable what it will end up looking like.

It will look like a 997 photoshopped into a 4 door, with whatever adjustments are necessary to make the engine fit in the front.

Porsche has absolutely zero design creativity these days.

red67 · 07-10-2007, 02:22 PM

a pure money spinner.
but funny its got a towing hook!?!
do you reckon the 'Porsche Caravanera' is next from porsche design for it to pull?

plain fan · 07-10-2007, 03:08 PM

Wow, I didn't know Porsche paid to use the Dodge Charger as a design study!

gunlover05 · 07-10-2007, 03:47 PM

if you look closely, they've got coverups and design elements to trick the eye....if you look past them with your imagination, a stretch 997 appears....not my cup of tea regardless...

Doug&Julie · 07-10-2007, 04:37 PM

OK...I'll be the first I guess...I like it. Can't wait to see it in final guise.

tc-sacto · 07-10-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by Doug&Julie
OK...I'll be the first I guess...I like it. Can't wait to see it in final guise.

Well there ya go. Some people liked the Pontiac aztek as well. So I guess it doesn't matter what kinda pos you put out these days...someone will like it/buy it.

I guess I can kinda get my idea around a four door, but good god can't they make a better looking car. Does everything have to look like a 911. They are certainly diliuting ther appearance of the 911 in my opinion.

pwd72s · 07-10-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by Doug&Julie
OK...I'll be the first I guess...I like it. Can't wait to see it in final guise.

Write the check if you wish...

EarlyPorsche · 07-10-2007, 05:29 PM

I really like that. I am glad there is still one company left that can design without just slapping body kits on and that is Porsche. This is why the 997 won so many design awards, most importantly the design award of the year when it came out. I think I will probably look into that if its made. I am all about heritage but if Porsche stuck with that we would all be driving variants of the 356, so I say bring out the new blood too.

Axeman · 07-10-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by tc-sacto
Well there ya go. Some people liked the Pontiac aztek as well. So I guess it doesn't matter what kinda pos you put out these days...someone will like it/buy it.

I guess I can kinda get my idea around a four door, but good god can't they make a better looking car. Does everything have to look like a 911. They are certainly diliuting ther appearance of the 911 in my opinion.

Well I am old school as I said so even the 996 doesn't look like a 911 to me (they can call it whatever they want). The 997 GT3 doesn't look bad in my opinion but I wouldn't call it a 911. And I agree why try to make every car now look like a 996/997? I mean when we first saw the secret pics of the Cayenne, it looked like a Hyundai Santa Fe. so might as well keep going away from the 911 shape anyway, the purists won't care. As a company I understand that they're smart and they're one of the only ones out there who is profitable so they will make whatever is going to sell.
It just tells me that people will want the old cars that much more and our air cooled will go up in value even more!

Wil Ferch · 07-10-2007, 05:46 PM

If one can accept the concept....why not just dust off the 989 ??

For pics...see here under "external links" ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_989

- Wil

BeyGon · 07-10-2007, 06:26 PM

I just don't think it is so bad, I like the little horizontal scoops behind the front wheels, I hope the headlights turn out better, they are covered up, I don't really like the rear wing as it is but who knows what it will really look like. The back looks like it has some British in it, but what the heck, it doesn't look Japanese.
If I could buy one, and wanted a four door, but then, I can't and don't.

Eric Coffey · 07-10-2007, 06:49 PM

This is what it should have looked like IMO:

tc-sacto · 07-10-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by Eric Coffey
This is what it should have looked like IMO:

Is that the new sloped nose dodge magnum?

Eric Coffey · 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by tc-sacto
Is that the new sloped nose dodge magnum?

Ha, yeah. But at least that rendering looks a bit better than the current Panamera's slab-sided "Pregnant Lexus" motif. Even with the "covert" body cladding, it's not hard to see that it won't be very sporty/exciting looking, unless they make some serious changes. Then again, you have folks that think the 996 is a step forward in styling over the 993, so go figure...