I will not be able to read replies as I have gouged my eyes out.
 

This fills a niche that has previously gone unfilled:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227323449.jpg

2 door body double....

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227323848.jpg

it is not so ugly as to be worth a Predator strike, but...http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227324421.jpg

Apparently, the Porsche stylists have never looked beyond a Porsche dealership for ideas.
And what is in the showroom does not translate well into a four-door sedan.

Perhaps a visit to an Aston Martin dealership is in order.

Further proof that "Everybody wants one"...:rolleyes:

Looks like a cayenne, only shorter.

Add it to the list of cars I won't be buying.

Well.....
I'd take it over a Dodge Magnum but still, no thanks.

Makes the BMW X6 look like a good idea.

http://connectpoliticditto.files.wor...008/05/bmw.jpg

What niche, soccer moms gone wild?

Insert picture of flaming Hindenburg...

Awful...

Hey, let's consider price...a "mere" $100K and up...:rolleyes:

Exactly. All their styling of these things during the 2000s is the same: Take a picture of a 996/997, give it to a 12 year old with a Photoshop program, stretch a bit here, make taller there, add a few doors, and voila, you have a sedan. Or an SUV. Or whatever.

That 4 door sedan is horrible. It is not only ugly, but it is a stupid idea trying to make a giant front engined sedan look like a rear engined sports car. Pure styling gimmickry.

Porsche exploits the history of the 911 too much. If they want to make a 4 door sedan, they should make a groundbreaking car, which looks to the future. Not some goofy retro derivative-mobile.

The first pic is horrid. The second pic reminds me of a 1980's Lotus.

That second pic is a Ferrari.

I like it.

They could have had something . . .

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227336534.jpg

Or this:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227336640.jpg

How did it end up the way it is now?

http://www.mikelobban.ca/forumpics/f...%20manatee.jpg

I think they made some huge, huge styling compromises for rear passenger headroom and possibly luggage space in the rear. Which was dumb. They are being ran by marketing people over there.

Its very reasonable to think that the PAG marketing office is carefully scouting the reactions on the picture they have released. Its also likely that many of those, like here on Pelican, are negative. How much does that concern Porsche? Or do they estimate that those on boards like this are not the people that will afford or be interested in a car like that anyway? That people buying that car are well off gentlemen, momentarily bored with the BMW, casually looking into the Porsche sales office going - hey why don´t I try that one for a while, charge it to my Master card!

They should have known this design looks uglier than a horse's ass. Why submit the photo for reactions? Is PAG really this stupid?

Why the hell are they building a 4-door if they dont want to accommodate rear headroom and luggage space? Agreed it is ugly, but it should be able to hold 4 people by design, else just buy a 911.

I think the Z4 is an ugly car yet BMW has sold lots. Beauty is in the eyes...

I can understand how some folks think the Z4 looks good; I actually like it.

But, the picture of the Panamera in the OP is just plain ugly - that thing is out of proportion, awkward and . . . silly. I keep thinking it's a joke and hoping PAG will surprise everyone with a car that looks more like the two concepts I posted previously.

The Z4 has very buzy styling elements, but it has proper proportions for a sports car. The basic shape is pleasing to the eye, but it has very polarizing details. People either love it, or hate it.

The photo above shows a car with miserable proportions. No amount of detail work can change that.

The sad thing for me is that introducing a car this unsightly makes me less interested in the Caymans I've been eyeballing lately.

Maybe not the best of economic times to release a new car unless it's one of those exclusive uber-expensive, Saudi-specific, luxo-vehicles. A load of these could join the thousands of imports sitting at the port of entry (here in the states).

Sherwood

Automotive butt plug?

You don't think the Z4's nose is too long in comparison to its rear?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227370577.jpg

I predict the Panamera is going to be a big seller when the economy turns around.

I'm not saying it's NOT ugly, but it does kind of have the same hunchback styling cues as previous Porsche "diversions":

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227323449.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227370694.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227370710.jpg

Are you insulting the 944s and 928s!?!?!?!

Here's a couple more pics:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227394785.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227394808.jpg

Ok, I only hate the side profile.

I only hate the side and rear views....

Now, why couldn't they just cut a deal with Maserati (or buy it from the F people) -- you stamp out beautiful Q-portte bodies; we fill them with German non-breakable sports coupe/sedan mechanicals. Then we split the profits.

the rear pic doesn't look THAT bad..

I hate the "shark gill" vent on the side of the front fender... it has been done by everyone from Range Rover and Jag to Hyundai and Saturn. Doesn't fit in with the rest of the car IMHO.

What is it, some sort of BizzaroWorld Corvette? :confused:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1227399361.jpg