Porsche Panamera Official Thread (update-hybrid debuts)
03-01-05, 06:17 PM
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I actually welcome Porsche getting into sports sedan competing with M3's & M5's.
What I really want to see is they drop that abomination of the Cayenne
it's not gonna happen though 
What I really want to see is they drop that abomination of the Cayenne
it's not gonna happen though
03-01-05, 07:45 PM
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When news of the Cheyenne first came out purists freaked out and panned it forever. Then it came out and what happened? It drove like a porsche and (mostly) everyone was happy. Hopefully this sedan won't disappoint.
05-12-05, 07:02 PM
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Porsche Panamera pricing
STUTTGART, Germany — The fourth model in Porsche's car line, now scheduled to hit the market in 2009, will carry a hefty price tag of between $125,000 to $175,000, Inside Line has learned.
Code-named Project D1, the successor to the controversial 928 incorporates distinctive styling elements from the Cayenne SUV and the Carrera GT sports car. The roof is tall for easy entry and exit, and the rear end is high enough to swallow a set of vacation luggage.
Despite its pragmatic proportions and bigger-than-expected dimensions, the Panamera is instantly recognizable as a Porsche. Trademark cues include Carrera GT-type headlamps, large lateral front air intakes borrowed from the 911 Turbo, a wide tailgate à la Cayenne, and a four-light boomerang greenhouse to avoid that slouchy SUV/wagon look.
It blends a front/midengine layout with a choice of rear- or all-wheel drive.
The major question remaining is who will help Porsche develop and build it. Volkswagen is the likely partner. If that plan proceeds — a big if, as some at VW are balking — the joint project could spawn four different rear- and all-wheel-drive model lines — D1: Porsche Panamera, a four-door, four-seater hatchback coupe; D2: VW Phaeton replacement, a high-roof, theater-seating full-size luxury coupe-van hybrid; C1: a new five-door VW sportback to be positioned between the Passat and the Phaeton; and the E1: Bentley Arnage, Azure DHC and Continental coupe replacements.
What it means to you: Porsche is riding its recent success and the reward is new products for enthusiasts. If VW chips in, we might have a handful of new Porsches on our "To-Do" lists.
05-12-05, 07:14 PM
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doesnt look bad... promising... depending on how the real product looks... but i welcome porsche to do what theyre doing... u may not like the cayenne, but the SUV market has been the bread and butter as of late in north america.
It's a class above, looks better, but more money.
05-12-05, 10:18 PM
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if it uses the phaeton chasis and previous research..that thing is gonna be pretty smokin. Porsche is very much on a roll...I like how the new RangeRover Sport has handed BMW and Porsche their asses in the last few comparison tests.
