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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #40 on: June 25, 2007, 01:50:21 pm »
Quote from: Mitlov on June 25, 2007, 01:48:38 pm
Aston-Martins always look better than Porsches, but Porsches are always more dynamically capable.  I suspect the same will be true with the Rapide and the Panamera.

Form over function or vice versa? 
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« Reply #41 on: June 25, 2007, 01:56:57 pm »
Quote from: CMDXI on June 25, 2007, 01:50:21 pm
Form over function or vice versa? 

I think it's just that Germans have a really odd sense of style.  Ever walked through a BMW motorcycle dealership?  I mean, who is the guy who penned the F650CS and said, "yes, this is a good idea"?

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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #42 on: June 25, 2007, 02:00:49 pm »
Is that the Imperial Speeder?
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #43 on: June 25, 2007, 02:12:46 pm »
Quote from: CMDXI on June 25, 2007, 02:00:49 pm
Is that the Imperial Speeder?

No, the Empire would never paint a Speeder-Bike the color of hand soap...
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« Reply #44 on: June 29, 2007, 10:46:45 am »
I like the looks of the Panamera, I think it will sell pretty damn well and be one the "it" cars much like the Cayenne was when it came out. 
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #45 on: June 29, 2007, 12:05:44 pm »
Look at the size of that beast next to the Windstar!!!  :o

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« Reply #46 on: June 29, 2007, 03:21:00 pm »
It certainly ain't pretty...
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #47 on: June 29, 2007, 04:45:50 pm »
Quote from: Sideshow Bob on June 29, 2007, 03:21:00 pm
It certainly ain't pretty...

I'm wondering if it has some camoflauge on it.  I'm waiting for high-res, uncamoflauged photos.
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #48 on: June 29, 2007, 05:10:53 pm »
Quote from: Mitlov on June 29, 2007, 04:45:50 pm
Quote from: Sideshow Bob on June 29, 2007, 03:21:00 pm
It certainly ain't pretty...

I'm wondering if it has some camoflauge on it.  I'm waiting for high-res, uncamoflauged photos.

It definitely has, but it's still a monster.
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #49 on: June 29, 2007, 05:16:09 pm »
Yeah the camo might mask the styling a bit the just look at the size of the the thing. Its a whale! (just add a 80s whale tail too it - oh wait its already got one!)
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« Reply #50 on: June 29, 2007, 07:48:04 pm »
Quote from: Arthur Dent on June 29, 2007, 05:16:09 pm
Yeah the camo might mask the styling a bit the just look at the size of the the thing. Its a whale! (just add a 80s whale tail too it - oh wait its already got one!)

Wasn't that just a fluke?  ??? ::) :rofl2: :rofl2:
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« Reply #51 on: June 29, 2007, 09:20:26 pm »
It's big, for sure...but I thought that this was going to be a CLS/Rapide competitor, not a 3-Series/A4 competitor, so I guess I'm not surprised by its size.
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #52 on: June 30, 2007, 01:50:36 pm »
Dive   Dive DIVE...AVt is having a whale offatime...................Olde BLOWHOLE at it agin'....... :D
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« Reply #53 on: July 04, 2007, 05:49:04 pm »
Im presuming the tail is of the pop-up variety which lifts at around 75mph+, or more likely just an OTT add-on to disguise the true shape... its roumered to start at £55,000 ($110,000) in Europe, but you'll end up paying less Im sure.

I'm looking forward to the NEW 928s, now Porsche and Audi are in talks to co-develop there cars (as I'm sure you know, Porsche owns around 33% of the VW Audi group) a new 928 looks even more likely.  Apparently its to be based on a modified next generation Cayenne/Touareg/Q7 platform !
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #54 on: July 06, 2007, 10:01:54 pm »
Quote from: loser40 on July 04, 2007, 05:49:04 pm
Im presuming the tail is of the pop-up variety which lifts at around 75mph+, or more likely just an OTT add-on to disguise the true shape... its roumered to start at £55,000 ($110,000) in Europe, but you'll end up paying less Im sure.

I'm looking forward to the NEW 928s, now Porsche and Audi are in talks to co-develop there cars (as I'm sure you know, Porsche owns around 33% of the VW Audi group) a new 928 looks even more likely.  Apparently its to be based on a modified next generation Cayenne/Touareg/Q7 platform !
Too much platform sharing IMHO, dilutes each brand...
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« Reply #55 on: July 08, 2007, 12:03:32 pm »
...and resuts in Arseleets FOOT,Bunions & corns.................... :D
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #56 on: July 08, 2007, 07:26:15 pm »
For some reason a Porsche sedan is just frumpy looking. Perhaps I'm just used to always seeing them in coupe format.
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #57 on: July 10, 2007, 07:27:05 pm »
Some more spy shots (sorry if someone already posted):

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/porsche-panamera-spy-shots/
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #58 on: July 10, 2007, 08:14:23 pm »
Quote from: Bullet Blue on July 10, 2007, 07:27:05 pm
Some more spy shots (sorry if someone already posted):

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/porsche-panamera-spy-shots/

I really like it.  I'm not sure why the Panamera is getting such bad press.
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Re: Panamera is a go
« Reply #59 on: July 10, 2007, 08:18:47 pm »
The back still isn't quite right, imo...its like they couldn't bear to make it a sedan so they just stretched a 911. But as far as I'm concerned, a stretched 4 door 911 is 10 kinds of wrong.
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