I've always associated Porsche as a thoroughbred supercar brand. Ok, they've made some not-so-supercar lemons in the past, but on the whole the marque is tops second only to the exotic Italian beasts.
The 911 is the most developed multi-generational family of supercar ever. In fact the numbers 911 and 996 are synonomous with an example in thoroughbred development. They might have gone a little bit mad lately with the GT2, but Porsche goes crazy sometimes, like they did with the 959. In recent times they've also done well with the phonomenally successful Boxster, which is classic Posche to me. And we can only drool as we wait for the Carrera GT hits the showrooms - what an awesome Ferrari-eater.
Then they have to go and ruin it all and produce an SUV - named the "Cayenne" (pronounced ki-ann). Now don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against SUVs, but can you possibly imagine an SUV with the Porsche badge? I can't.
By producing an SUV, what they're effectively doing is joining the likes of the Executive marques, like Merc/BMW/Volvo. I see this as regression and devolution.
Can you possibly imagine a Jeep with a Ferrari badge? My point exactly. Same applies for Porsche.
And the Cayenne's marketing campaign is putting forth that the new SUV is an extension of the Porsche lineage. What bollocks. It's a 100% deviation from what I know Porsche to be and what I love Porsche to be.
Just compare this:
Porsche Carrera GT
and this:
Porsche Cayenne
YUCKS!!! And rumor has it a pickup version of the Cayenne is going to be released as well. And the only target market for the Cayenne is the US Market, and Porsche is leaving it's European roots behind.
*sigh*
Porsche is supposed to be all about Supercars, not SuperSUVs.
The 911 is the most developed multi-generational family of supercar ever. In fact the numbers 911 and 996 are synonomous with an example in thoroughbred development. They might have gone a little bit mad lately with the GT2, but Porsche goes crazy sometimes, like they did with the 959. In recent times they've also done well with the phonomenally successful Boxster, which is classic Posche to me. And we can only drool as we wait for the Carrera GT hits the showrooms - what an awesome Ferrari-eater.
Then they have to go and ruin it all and produce an SUV - named the "Cayenne" (pronounced ki-ann). Now don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against SUVs, but can you possibly imagine an SUV with the Porsche badge? I can't.
By producing an SUV, what they're effectively doing is joining the likes of the Executive marques, like Merc/BMW/Volvo. I see this as regression and devolution.
Can you possibly imagine a Jeep with a Ferrari badge? My point exactly. Same applies for Porsche.
And the Cayenne's marketing campaign is putting forth that the new SUV is an extension of the Porsche lineage. What bollocks. It's a 100% deviation from what I know Porsche to be and what I love Porsche to be.
Just compare this:
Porsche Carrera GT
and this:
Porsche Cayenne
YUCKS!!! And rumor has it a pickup version of the Cayenne is going to be released as well. And the only target market for the Cayenne is the US Market, and Porsche is leaving it's European roots behind.
*sigh*
Porsche is supposed to be all about Supercars, not SuperSUVs.
Facebook
Twitter