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MrFreight said:
Hi
As per April 2012 edition of a Porsche Specialist Mag :-
It is expected to be based on the AUDI Q5 but will be available only in 3 door form with a much raised ride height.Apparently styling is clearly influenced by the 911 (!!!!!)
Looks like the Engineers failed to read the "specialist mag" - sure that car pictured above has 4 doors?As per April 2012 edition of a Porsche Specialist Mag :-
It is expected to be based on the AUDI Q5 but will be available only in 3 door form with a much raised ride height.Apparently styling is clearly influenced by the 911 (!!!!!)
I will stick with the Q5 as a shopping car.
Whilst its always nice to see Porsche making the GT3, 911 Turbo etc it has to be accepted that without models like the SUVs Porsche might be in real trouble.
So be thankful that they can still make the sports cars, and invest money to make hyper cars which make very little profit over dev costs etc.
There are also the race series - incl the support races to F1. Easy to forget what all these sales support..
I have a LOI on a Macan, as an ex-997 owner I dont feel bad one bit, because I cant run a 997 right now - its not practical for me - but I still like to support the brand. TBH my only concern is VW getting greedy and trying to push margins... time will tell.
So be thankful that they can still make the sports cars, and invest money to make hyper cars which make very little profit over dev costs etc.
There are also the race series - incl the support races to F1. Easy to forget what all these sales support..
I have a LOI on a Macan, as an ex-997 owner I dont feel bad one bit, because I cant run a 997 right now - its not practical for me - but I still like to support the brand. TBH my only concern is VW getting greedy and trying to push margins... time will tell.
wtdoom said:
In 5 years Porsche will be like Mercedes and BMW . They already sell more suv's and saloons than sports cars .
Pity .
Thank god for mclaren
... For now. If Porsche, Lambo, Maserati, Bentley, Aston and Jaguar can go the SUV route then why not McLaren. SUV's are cash cows, every car co would love to have a runaway success like the Cayenne.Pity .
Thank god for mclaren
Rrroro said:
wtdoom said:
In 5 years Porsche will be like Mercedes and BMW . They already sell more suv's and saloons than sports cars .
Pity .
Thank god for mclaren
... For now. If Porsche, Lambo, Maserati, Bentley, Aston and Jaguar can go the SUV route then why not McLaren. SUV's are cash cows, every car co would love to have a runaway success like the Cayenne.Pity .
Thank god for mclaren
Its all getting a bit much now though .
anonymous said:
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Mclaren have delivered a car in the spirit of Porsche for me . It's form over function , daily usable , still exciting , well built , not a bling ferrari , hasn't missed a beat and its still rare . 911 is now a mass produced gt car and I made no mention of gearboxes ?The manual gearbox will die not because of Porsche or mclaren but because people are just not buying the damn things .
Dr S said:
Another nail into the coffin of the Porsche brand. I am waiting for the moment they offer heightenend suspension for the 991...
Wrong! Whilst I won't be buying one of these it's pretty obvious that the sales will finance the good stuff that I will want to buy.Porsche are keeping themselves alive and would, without stretching the metaphor too far, be buried along time ago without entering these segments.
Hmm... perhaps not great news if true... Porsche are looking to launch the car at Frankfurt which is about 11 months away...
I was hoping for Geneva which is in March.
Also - there is talk of no 4 cyl engines for the first 12 - 18 months. Not that I am bothered by that as I wanted a V6 anyway but it might hurt sales.
Thoughts?
I was hoping for Geneva which is in March.
Also - there is talk of no 4 cyl engines for the first 12 - 18 months. Not that I am bothered by that as I wanted a V6 anyway but it might hurt sales.
Thoughts?
red_slr said:
Thoughts?
Gives me a bit longer to save up.Had my name down for a while now (should be top of the list at OPC?). Hoping launch car will be the 308hp v6 diesel that is in the Audi SQ5. 0-60 in 5s should get the kids to school on time
Edited by Phooey on Tuesday 23 October 11:25
FWIW, the thought of a Macan with a decent 4 pot turbo-diesel doesn't frighten me as much as I thought it would. Providing supply is limited, I might actually see myself looking at one as a practical daily. The combination of rock-solid residuals (limited supply...) and economy + decent enough drive and cabin for around £35k - £40k appeals.
Personally, I will want to see where a well specced Panamera is in 12 months time, especially the Petrol.
Personally, I will want to see where a well specced Panamera is in 12 months time, especially the Petrol.
Helicopter123 said:
Providing supply is limited, I might actually see myself looking at one as a practical daily. The combination of rock-solid residuals (limited supply...) ....appeals.
Read that Porsche have recently revised the projected Macan production from 45,000 to 75,000 units p.a.! Koln-RS said:
Helicopter123 said:
Providing supply is limited, I might actually see myself looking at one as a practical daily. The combination of rock-solid residuals (limited supply...) ....appeals.
Read that Porsche have recently revised the projected Macan production from 45,000 to 75,000 units p.a.! SS7
wtdoom said:
In 5 years Porsche will be like Mercedes and BMW . They already sell more suv's and saloons than sports cars .
Pity .
Thank god for mclaren
I've thought for a while that Porsche are now at the position that BMW was in the 80's and 90's. Prestige and sporty and every-day rare. Not necessarily a bad thing - more choice for more people.Pity .
Thank god for mclaren
BMW are now the Ford of the 90's.
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