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I raced up behind this car last night thinking I was about to get my first glimpse of the 992! To my disappointment, as I got closer I realized that it was a Lincoln. Then to my further disappointment I reflected on how generic the styling has become and how easily the 992 will be confused at night by a Panamera, Cayenne , Macan , Lincoln etc.
I walked my dealer lot today when my car was being serviced and there was honestly not a single new vehicle on the lot that I would have an ounce of interest in. And, by God, the new Panamera is such an ugly car in person.
I raced up behind this car last night thinking I was about to get my first glimpse of the 992! To my disappointment, as I got closer I realized that it was a Lincoln. Then to my further disappointment I reflected on how generic the styling has become and how easily the 992 will be confused at night by a Panamera, Cayenne , Macan , Lincoln etc.
So that means everytime you see a 911 all weel drive, you will think about Lincoln?
The point is other brands maybe have copied something Porsche was already used to do since ages, but if the market is going to the way “rear lights side-to-side” is not a Porsche fault! But please, don’t say that when you see a Lincoln, you think about a “992”, because that’s not true!
I walked my dealer lot today when my car was being serviced and there was honestly not a single new vehicle on the lot that I would have an ounce of interest in. And, by God, the new Panamera is such an ugly car in person.
The push towards EV is yet another misguided and stupid band aid fix that seeks to treat the symptom with half baked technology rather than fix the problem. In time, I feel it will fall flat on it's face but before it does that , the untold damage inflicted on the industry will be immeasurable. The EV mission right now is to choke out internal combustion engines in a witch hunt that seeks to rid the world of them by over regulation.
Starting next year Porsche and likely everyone else shortly afterwards will begin adding particulate filters to all their Direct Injected gasoline cars. It turns out the hugely expensive and over complicated DI fuel systems aren't as clean as they originally thought and produce huge amounts of particulate matter ( the black soot you see around the tail pipes) so they have decided to solve that problem by adding yet more expensive and complex systems by utilizing expensive particulate filters (monitored by even more sensors) to clean them up..Just another reason why the 992 will be even more of an expensive throw away once the warranty expires. The over regulation that has taken hold has these manufactures jumping through hoops before they even land from the last jump and the loser in all of this will be the one holding the keys to a 2019+ model.....
Hmm, Actually drove a tesla model 3 performance and liked it a lot. Dunno, i think it is the future and yes it makes the car an appliance, but that's why we still have sports cars.
Could Porsche’s new headlight design be any more Japanese anime?
Porsche really is turning into a German incarnation of Lexus.
Good point. Design looks more Asian import than German. Just like the Italians have their own style, Porsche seems to be morphing into something quite far from their homeland roots.
The wheel design alone on the Cayenne could easily be off a Honda, Lexus, or Toyota. Seems like they're losing their trademark look. Put some Asian import brand badging on the Cayenne and nobody would think twice.
Good point. Design looks more Asian import than German. Just like the Italians have their own style, Porsche seems to be morphing into something quite far from their homeland roots.
Well, the engine size and car design seem to be pandering for the Chinese laws and taste Chinese, respectively. But that's probably just a coincidence. Porsche would say intelligent performance courageous design changes everything. In the proper font.
11-06-2018, 11:02 AM
