RE: Porsche Cayenne
Sunday 17th February 2002
Porsche Cayenne
Is Porsche about to jeopardise its future with the Cayenne?
Discussion
Well Ted, super rant (once again, etc).
One thing I'm not sure though is wether the Cayenne is a waste of time for Porsche or not.
Personnally, I would NEVER ever think of owning such a truck, whatever the performance, but now I am only a sporst car enthusiast.
IMO Porsche is trying to secure a way of making big money other than the everlasting 911 (and let's admit it, one day or another they will have to scrap it, sorry bennno). Porsche can't sell twice as many 911 as they do now in the US, but they wish they could, so they're offering a new model to its market.
Maybe this is the first part of some 'hitlerian expansion', as you say, but if it can help Porsche afford the developpements and manufacturing of stripped-out racers (remember the almighty 968CS, 911RS) and the return of new front-engined range, then I say 'hail, do it!'.
I understand it seems very odd to introduce a new model while the company does extremely well now; but remember the variations on the four cylinder theme: Porsche was economically close to demise because of many different models offered in the range. Now they seem to be taking the opportunity to introduce a new car while they are very wealthy.
Well, just wait and see I suppose...
One thing I'm not sure though is wether the Cayenne is a waste of time for Porsche or not.
Personnally, I would NEVER ever think of owning such a truck, whatever the performance, but now I am only a sporst car enthusiast.
IMO Porsche is trying to secure a way of making big money other than the everlasting 911 (and let's admit it, one day or another they will have to scrap it, sorry bennno). Porsche can't sell twice as many 911 as they do now in the US, but they wish they could, so they're offering a new model to its market.
Maybe this is the first part of some 'hitlerian expansion', as you say, but if it can help Porsche afford the developpements and manufacturing of stripped-out racers (remember the almighty 968CS, 911RS) and the return of new front-engined range, then I say 'hail, do it!'.
I understand it seems very odd to introduce a new model while the company does extremely well now; but remember the variations on the four cylinder theme: Porsche was economically close to demise because of many different models offered in the range. Now they seem to be taking the opportunity to introduce a new car while they are very wealthy.
Well, just wait and see I suppose...
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And what are you going to say about the new Ferrari SUV (due out in 2004)?
I have never rated ferrari high in my heart but now they have reached the deepest...
What is more, ferraillerie may not need, unlike Porsche, to develop a new car: don't they belong to Fiat ?
>> Edited by thom on Thursday 21st February 10:45
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