RE: Porsche design boss quizzed
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I think this is codswhallop from the design team. Stating the 550, 908 and 917 are who they have on the wall when they look at what the newer designs should be. The 550, 908 were all radical moves from the design of the 356 and a radical departure from the evolution of the 356 that he preaches to his design team. The 917 looked nothing like the 911 of the time and there were no components externally that were even trying to look like the flagship model of their time.
The most interesting part of design is not just copying anothers design over and over thinking 'What would Ferry do?' Even within the Porsche religion there are the Outlaw modifiers who dared to change or modify from the factory spec have themselves become caught in this blinkered view.
This car encapsulates their current view of design - The Porsche Sports Classic in dull grey, darker grey stripes and fuch wheels
The most interesting part of design is not just copying anothers design over and over thinking 'What would Ferry do?' Even within the Porsche religion there are the Outlaw modifiers who dared to change or modify from the factory spec have themselves become caught in this blinkered view.
This car encapsulates their current view of design - The Porsche Sports Classic in dull grey, darker grey stripes and fuch wheels
It was nice to see a photograph of the Head of Design as I hadn't realised they had one. Head of Tweeks, or Head of Minor Alterations, or Head of Side Light Changes ...I thought these were possibilities, but a Head of Design is a revelation. Good for Porsche, long may they prosper and contribute to the German economy...someone has to give shed loads of wonga to the Greeks.
A Porsche doesn't really appeal to me as a car, but I do like and value the fact that all Porsches can be instantly recognised as Porsches (Cayenne aside - I don't think they have a need or purpose to be in that market segment).
Most brands have a corporate look, and it rarely works on any of the models other than the first one that look was designed for. Unfortunately, each corporate look is completely different from the last corporate look.
I was a massive Jag fan until quite recently, but now there are no Jags which are obvious evolution of Jags 10 years ago, or 10 years before that.
Ironically Audi are probably one of the best at this however, and I hate Audis. Ho hum.
Whatever Porsche is doing - it works.
Most brands have a corporate look, and it rarely works on any of the models other than the first one that look was designed for. Unfortunately, each corporate look is completely different from the last corporate look.
I was a massive Jag fan until quite recently, but now there are no Jags which are obvious evolution of Jags 10 years ago, or 10 years before that.
Ironically Audi are probably one of the best at this however, and I hate Audis. Ho hum.
Whatever Porsche is doing - it works.
jamieduff1981 said:
A Porsche doesn't really appeal to me as a car, but I do like and value the fact that all Porsches can be instantly recognised as Porsches (Cayenne aside - I don't think they have a need or purpose to be in that market segment).
Porsche is a company.Companies want/need to make money.
The Cayenne makes shedloads.
Hence the Cayenne has a need as well as a purpose. Maybe the GT2 doesn't though...
ZesPak said:
Porsche is a company.
Companies want/need to make money.
The Cayenne makes shedloads.
Hence the Cayenne has a need as well as a purpose. Maybe the GT2 doesn't though...
And the development money from the profits of the Cayenne and Panamera will presumably go towards keeping Porsche solvent and developing GT2s and 3s so its good for PHers. Companies want/need to make money.
The Cayenne makes shedloads.
Hence the Cayenne has a need as well as a purpose. Maybe the GT2 doesn't though...
But...just because a company CAN make something that sells doesn't mean it should. Ferrari could have made 1000s of Enzos if it wanted to and sold them at the same price but it didn't because it believes in exclusivity. Lamborghini could sell the same branded-tat as Ferrari and Im sure they'd make money but they dont.
dandarez said:
When you quizzed these questions, did you correctly pronounce 'Porsha' or did you simply say 'Porsh'?
More to the point how did he respond with his pronunciation of the marque?
It's just a case of standard German pronunciation. Words ending in 'e' are said with an 'er' at the end, for example 'bitte' and 'danke'. More to the point how did he respond with his pronunciation of the marque?
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