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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Since when has Porsche sold cars based on MPG?
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I'll state it again:
Porsche, and every other manufacturer, has to make sure their entire fleet sold averages whatever standard the governments set. Fuel economy, or carbon footprint.
So each "fuel economy" model makes room for your lusting 800 hp firebreather or that profitable 500hp turbo SUV that also makes room financially for that low-volume, low-profit 800hp firebreather.
True for Porsche. True for Toyota. True for Ford.
It's no longer the good ol' days when Porsche could survive on a couple moderately priced sports cars selling low volumes.