New 928 Confirmed (Enzo?)
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New 928 Confirmed (Enzo?)
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Why mess with a great design to begin with. A successor is nice, but I'm perfectly content - the 928 still offers everything I need in a car like that...
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I think the design fits right in their line up.
V8..Twin Turbo...etc.
Looking fwd to reading more about it.
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At least they are hopefully thinking of another 928 or 929, whatever they may call it. I was having dinner with a marketing agency exec here in ATL with the Porsche account. He mentioned Porsche did not even show up in the top ten brand of cars that young buyers would want to own when they become successful. The new generation doesn't have Risky Business, "no substitute", and the like to help boost the image (most of them don't have jobs either, and they don't value good cars, or any car for that matter, the same way). That is a hard nut for the marketing guys to crack. He talked about the success of the Cayenne. We discussed the 928. He mentioned the Panamera had feeble sales. I told him FWIW that I would like to see a new 2-door 928, and that I was really looking forward to the Panamera coupe version. He didn't seem too familiar with the Panamera coupe idea, so I left the conversation not too sure if this was really a serious Porsche initiative.
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At least they are hopefully thinking of another 928 or 929, whatever they may call it. I was having dinner with a marketing agency exec here in ATL with the Porsche account. He mentioned Porsche did not even show up in the top ten brand of cars that young buyers would want to own when they become successful. The new generation doesn't have Risky Business, "no substitute", and the like to help boost the image (most of them don't have jobs either, and they don't value good cars, or any car for that matter, the same way). That is a hard nut for the marketing guys to crack. He talked about the success of the Cayenne. We discussed the 928. He mentioned the Panamera had feeble sales. I told him FWIW that I would like to see a new 2-door 928, and that I was really looking forward to the Panamera coupe version. He didn't seem too familiar with the Panamera coupe idea, so I left the conversation not too sure if this was really a serious Porsche initiative.
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It's nice that a new 928 might be introduced, but unless I come into some serious money, it'll be a long time before I can get my hands on one (probably around 28 years from now....)
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At least they are hopefully thinking of another 928 or 929, whatever they may call it. I was having dinner with a marketing agency exec here in ATL with the Porsche account. He mentioned Porsche did not even show up in the top ten brand of cars that young buyers would want to own when they become successful. The new generation doesn't have Risky Business, "no substitute", and the like to help boost the image (most of them don't have jobs either, and they don't value good cars, or any car for that matter, the same way). That is a hard nut for the marketing guys to crack. He talked about the success of the Cayenne. We discussed the 928. He mentioned the Panamera had feeble sales. I told him FWIW that I would like to see a new 2-door 928, and that I was really looking forward to the Panamera coupe version. He didn't seem too familiar with the Panamera coupe idea, so I left the conversation not too sure if this was really a serious Porsche initiative.
If I ever become successful, one of the first things I'd buy is a 997 Turbo S. Brand new. It would look great next to my 928S. Aside the Bugatti and Atom, it's quicker than almost all the other stock super cars out there for a reasonable amount of cash.
While I love the 991 design, I don't like the fact they hide the engine which makes DIY maintenance difficult without taking it all apart. Plus you can't show off what the girl has under there. I hope they change that with the second generation models.
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Just what I was thinking. There needs to be at least a few cues from the front and rear to make the car 928. Probably won't happen because we are left with the fact that the 928 was not a popular car like the mustang, camero or charger. Marketing sells, not obscure nastalgia. The 928 was a great car in it's day but the hard reality is that it will not be selling many new cars for Porsche.
