http://carpoint.msn.com/advice/standardart.aspx?contentid=4021262&src=msn
I remember it looked okay in the prototype stage.
fukk that, Toureg all the way!
I remember it looked okay in the prototype stage.
fukk that, Toureg all the way!
huh? the Cayenne is that... ugly?
- Thread starter andylawcc
- Start date
I really don't see what is so bad about it. I suspect it's one of those vehicles that will never look as good in pictures as it does in person.
Besides, it hauls ass.
Isn't that what Porsche is really about?
Viper GTS
Besides, it hauls ass.
Isn't that what Porsche is really about?
Viper GTS
4000+ lb SUV's that can hang with a Lightning?
And seat 3x as many while doing it?
I'll take one.
Besides, you & most everyone else here tore the 2003 Accord a new asshole over it's re-styling.
Then when you went & looked at them you decided they weren't so bad, & that you might even like them.
Viper GTS
NFS4
No Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
- 72,636
- 47
- 91
What does a Cayenne which costs twice as much as a Lightning pickup have to do with anything?
For $80,000 give me a REAL Porsche...a 911 Carrera 2.
And I must make an edit...the mofo weighs over 5,000 lbs. GEEZ, what a f*&king PIG!
I assumed 2 for the L & 6 for the Cayenne, I dunno if there is a middle seat on the Lightning. Even if there is, it's essentially double. I wouldn't want to be in the middle in a Lightning, but the Porsche is probably relatively comfortable for 5.
The comparison was strictly in performance, obviously they're in a totally different class. But everybody recognizes the L as a high-performance vehicle, & the Cayenne is just 1/10th of a second slower to 60 mph.
For that much mass, & the ability to seat 5/6 people, that's pretty fvckin' impressive.
Viper GTS
The comparison was strictly in performance, obviously they're in a totally different class. But everybody recognizes the L as a high-performance vehicle, & the Cayenne is just 1/10th of a second slower to 60 mph.
For that much mass, & the ability to seat 5/6 people, that's pretty fvckin' impressive.
Viper GTS
Remember those old VW pickups that looked like the front half of a Rabbit with a truck-bed attached to the back?
Well, to me, this looks like the front 1/3 of a 996 spliced onto a BMW X5.
They really need to black-out that trim around the windows. That alone would do wonders for the look.
I also remember it looking a LOT different in the brochures I saw several months ago.
Well, to me, this looks like the front 1/3 of a 996 spliced onto a BMW X5.
They really need to black-out that trim around the windows. That alone would do wonders for the look.
I also remember it looking a LOT different in the brochures I saw several months ago.
Companies do not make vehicles solely for the fun of it. They are in the market to make money.
If you don't like them doing that, you've got some serious issues.
They have identified a potential market (a rich one), and have supplied a product they believe will be profitable (the fastest SUV).
I say more power to 'em, & I'd be happy to drive one.
Viper GTS
NFS4
No Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
- 72,636
- 47
- 91
I don't like the fact that they are ruining their brand name by cashing in on a vehicle that owes nothing to its heritage. Would you rave over a Ferrari SUV? Some things JUST don't go together.
Hyundai and $100,000 sports car don't go together
Ferrari and $50,000 pickup don't go together
And the Cayenne is DEFINITELY not in keeping with the Porsche name. Sure, car companies are out to make a buck, but with a company like Porsche, the enthuiast tone of the company is greater than in a bueracratic mess at GM or Ford...or at least I thought it was until now.
Also, it offers no manual transmission. That AIN'T a real Porsche in my books.
I for one think it's a beautiful SUV and would love to be able to have the opportunity to drive one or see it.
Most of us will probably never see it on the road and I cant imagine that they will make that many of them, but still. If I had money to burn and a family I would like to have one of these, I would drive the nice 911 when it was just me and than when I had the family I would drive them around in the Cayenne
Quit your bitchin, it's a great thing for them to have. If you dont like it make sure the next Porsche you buy is a 911... Just my 2 cents
-Spy
Most of us will probably never see it on the road and I cant imagine that they will make that many of them, but still. If I had money to burn and a family I would like to have one of these, I would drive the nice 911 when it was just me and than when I had the family I would drive them around in the Cayenne
Quit your bitchin, it's a great thing for them to have. If you dont like it make sure the next Porsche you buy is a 911... Just my 2 cents
-Spy
BTW, the type of person who would buy this is me when I'm 50+
I would pull up to those damn kids in their Civics scooting around like it's some kind of race car and totally smoke their @ss, it would make me feel young again
-Spy
I would pull up to those damn kids in their Civics scooting around like it's some kind of race car and totally smoke their @ss, it would make me feel young again
-Spy
Rather than thinking of it as diluting the Porsche name, think of it as giving those who want the passenger moving prowess of an SUV a Porsche option.
For the people that can use a two-seater sports car as a daily driver, the 911 will be there. For those who want something to blast around in when it's more than the driver, their date, & two cm³ of luggage, the Cayenne will be there.
This isn't replacing Porsche's heritage, it's augmenting it. Why limit themselves to the weekend driver market when they can provide a balls-out daily driver as well?
Viper GTS
For the people that can use a two-seater sports car as a daily driver, the 911 will be there. For those who want something to blast around in when it's more than the driver, their date, & two cm³ of luggage, the Cayenne will be there.
This isn't replacing Porsche's heritage, it's augmenting it. Why limit themselves to the weekend driver market when they can provide a balls-out daily driver as well?
Viper GTS
NFS4
No Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
- 72,636
- 47
- 91
Well, I've ridden in two 996 911's. Both would make fine daily drivers. Trunk space is small up front, but fold down the rear seats and you can haul some groceries and sh!t
Even so, the 911 has got to be one of the most civilized sports cars on the market. The 911 is FAR from just a weekend racer.
It's not about passenger moving. It's about pandering to mainstream suburban soccer dads who don't know a damn thing about cars except "Porsche = leet". Proof being the fact that it only comes with an auto. A Cadillac SUV was bad enough.
Why didn't Porsche just make a wagon? They are destroying their brand image, and the Cayenne WILL be seen in the future as one of the great mistakes of automobile history.
phew, I thought those "repost nikpiks" will hunt me down...
and to please the both worlds:
VW Toureg or Audi Magellan
anyways, just as long as Porsche doesn't make pickup and cars that's smaller than a Civic, my respect is still on.
oh, btw: I read in one magazine, Porsche will use that V8 engine in another new car name C3 or E3 or something like that.
and to please the both worlds:
VW Toureg or Audi Magellan
anyways, just as long as Porsche doesn't make pickup and cars that's smaller than a Civic, my respect is still on.
oh, btw: I read in one magazine, Porsche will use that V8 engine in another new car name C3 or E3 or something like that.
Siddhartha
Lifer
- Oct 17, 1999
- 12,505
- 3
- 81
TRENDING THREADS
-
Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)- Started by DisEnchantment
- Replies: 25K
-
Discussion Intel Meteor, Arrow, Lunar & Panther Lakes + WCL Discussion Threads
- Started by Tigerick
- Replies: 23K
-
Discussion Intel current and future Lakes & Rapids thread- Started by TheF34RChannel
- Replies: 23K
-
-
Facebook
Twitter