RE: Pic Of The Week: 911 Turbo
Discussion
mikeg15 said:
OK, let's rephrase the question. Ever since Porsche started they raided the VW parts bin - applause.
Whenever Aston Martin do the same ( with Ford for example) - criticism.
I think that essentially the british have a love affair with foreign cars - green fields etc. Look at the vituperation that tended to greet Mclaren vis-a-vis Ferrari
Im not sure I entirely agree. The 911 is an iconic car amongst most of us because it has been around since before we were born and the basic shape hasn't changed. Anyone my age remembers the 930 turbo from his teenage years and earlier. Aston Martin hasn't got that sort of history, having chopped and changed over the years and now they really are doing the russian doll thing with the DBS/Db9 and new Vanquish. If you take the Lotus Elise, I think a lot of PH'ers feel the same sort of misty eyed romanticism for that car, which is british, because its unique and has been around in the same basic form now for 15 + years. Ditto the Caterham 7 which has been around a lot lot longer. Whenever Aston Martin do the same ( with Ford for example) - criticism.
I think that essentially the british have a love affair with foreign cars - green fields etc. Look at the vituperation that tended to greet Mclaren vis-a-vis Ferrari
mikeg15 said:
OK, let's rephrase the question. Ever since Porsche started they raided the VW parts bin - applause.
Whenever Aston Martin do the same ( with Ford for example) - criticism.
I think that essentially the british have a love affair with foreign cars - green fields etc. Look at the vituperation that tended to greet Mclaren vis-a-vis Ferrari
Porsche have never raided the vw parts bin.Whenever Aston Martin do the same ( with Ford for example) - criticism.
I think that essentially the british have a love affair with foreign cars - green fields etc. Look at the vituperation that tended to greet Mclaren vis-a-vis Ferrari
Vw and Porsche have been intrinsically linked since the very beginning. There is no shame in it at all.
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