Panamera : still hideous?

[Fastdruid]

Dan_1981 said:

Used to think they were hideous but thye've really grown on me.

Like a tumour?

John D. said:

I think the later ones look great. Similar to the Cayenne (mk1 was horrid).

Well I agree that they look similar to the Cayenne. That's also minging.

[John D.]

Fastdruid said:

Dan_1981 said:

Used to think they were hideous but thye've really grown on me.

Like a tumour?

John D. said:

I think the later ones look great. Similar to the Cayenne (mk1 was horrid).

Well I agree that they look similar to the Cayenne. That's also minging.

What I mean is it has got better with the facelifts/tweaks, like the Cayenne. Not that it looks particularly like the Cayenne (beyond the common Porsche styling).

[Fastdruid]

John D. said:

Fastdruid said:

Dan_1981 said:

Used to think they were hideous but thye've really grown on me.

Like a tumour?

John D. said:

I think the later ones look great. Similar to the Cayenne (mk1 was horrid).

Well I agree that they look similar to the Cayenne. That's also minging.

What I mean is it has got better with the facelifts/tweaks, like the Cayenne. Not that it looks particularly like the Cayenne (beyond the common Porsche styling).

I know what you meant. I wasn't comparing the features, I just meant that the Cayenne is minging as well.

[Helicopter123]

Amazing car to drive, but very long so awkward around town, and the looks still a little challenging.

Cracking second hand buy IMO

[John D.]

Fastdruid said:

I know what you meant. I wasn't comparing the features, I just meant that the Cayenne is minging as well.

Ok. Read like you didn't.

[sealtt]

I think it looks OK, just a weird side profile.

Front section from a 911
Centre section from a 5 series
Rear section from an A3

[Axionknight]

A truly terrible looking car in my opinion.

[cerb4.5lee]

Axionknight said:

A truly terrible looking car in my opinion.

Completely agree and they still look as bad as they always have...I saw one yesterday and I still thought it looked terribly ugly but I do respect them as a GT car and I am sure from behind the wheel the looks soon get forgot about.

To be fair I cant think of a good looking Porsche nowadays and I have huge respect for the brand but whenever I see a Boxster or Cayman the looks go through me, the odd 911 I see appeals but I think a Porsche must be purchased for the way they drive because its certainly not the looks that lure you in.

[LotusOmega375D]

Aren't these knocking on Aston Martin Rapide prices, both new and second-hand?

Styling-wise you'd struggle to find two more different approaches to the same market!

[mybrainhurts]

An epic abortion of a car.

German manufacturers do seem to struggle in this department.

[Triumph Man]

I wonder if they would have made a better job if they had made a proper saloon rather than finishing off with a dumpy hatchback rear end?

[Guvernator]

A four door Porsche sounds like it should be the ideal car. Good at going really fast in a straight line and not too bad in the corners either, characterful engines, nice interior, right badge (for those that care about such things) with the added practicality of 4 doors\seats and a decent boot. It SHOULD be what every Porsche loving family man aspires too when a 911 is just too impractical, in fact it should be a dead shoe-in as one of my ideal cars, the market was wide open for a luxury family car which drove really well and had decent brand kudos.

Unfortunately they made it ugly as sin, the front of a 911 grafted onto the back of a Audi A3 is NOT a good look Porsche, way to score a MASSIVE own goal.

[mybrainhurts]

It's not been hit by the ugly stick...

It's been thrashed to death by a thousand ugly sticks...

[jkh112]

I will add to the cry of ugly, but only because I am thinking about buying a used one for family duties alongside my 911 and I want the prices to keep dropping.

[swampydrill]

These are one of their best sellers, i think they look better on the road than in the pic's. I have had mine for 6 months and it is far better than the XF i had before.

[k-ink]

mybrainhurts said:

An epic abortion of a car.

German manufacturers do seem to struggle in this department.

Absolutely

[crostonian]

They've grown on me too, particularly the facelift cars which have a cleaner rear end, from the front they've always looked good. O/T but to my eyes the new shape Mercedes C-Class takes the prize for most hideous saloon car, the rear and side views are awful.

[996TT02]

They are nice up to the b-pillar. Slightly F550-ish. The rest can be crushed.

[kambites]

If anything I think they look worse than ever on the road but that doesn't change the fact they're bloody good and you can't see the exterior from the drivers' seat.

[rohrl]

It isn't growing on me I'm afraid. Still looks as ugly as ever.