But, But Porsche .... I don't like the direction your going in, your becoming a foofy lifestyle brand.....

Alex J. Murphy/Robocop and now RoboPorsche: " Dead or alive, you're coming with me! "


Robocop old directives :

1. "Serve the public trust"
2. "Protect the innocent"
3. "Uphold the law"
4. "Any attempt to arrest a senior OCP employee results in shutdown"

RoboPorsche NEW directives :

1. Serve the non enthusiast techie and Chinese market
2. Protect the strong Panamera and Macan sales
3. Uphold the "personal lifestyle assistant"
4. Any attempt to care about the core sports car enthusiast that made Porsche what it is today will result in shutdown

 

 

^^ very entertaining

5. Monitor reducing carbon footprint by utilizing cutting edge Porsche app technology. Best to drive as little as possible and never exceed 3K RPM.

 

Porsche should just stop making any sort of cars if they're interested in reducing their carbon footprint. They can start opening horse stables and start making buggy's.

 

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Gasoline sports cars convert fuel into fun and yes, there is an impact associated with that, just like EVERYTHING else we humans do. Why in the world would Porsche push an app to make you feel like s#it for enjoying the sports car you bought that has NO purpose other than to be driven? ...... Or does it???... because now you can sit in the 992 working with your lifestyle coach on scoring Tinder dates......

What's next ? Toro and John Deer designing lawn mowers with an app to help avoid cutting your lawn?

 

In a nutshell, this ^^^^^^

 

I'm still really on the fence. I'm opening up to the more futuristic design, but there are some design lapses that just leave me scratching my head...especially for the legendary 911. Did not feel this way when the 991 was released, I was all-in

 

First of all the turbo engine isn't for me, but the new design doesn't sit well with me even after looking at it a lot.

Usually it's love at first sight and you know when a car design really has an impact on you. This one just doesn't bring out any excitement in me. To me, it looks like like something common and everything else. Design cues from all the other Porsche models blended into one and even many competitor styles.

I guess I'd say nothing stands out on it and doesn't look unique and iconic. More like familiar and ordinary.

Add 150lbs on top of the what, 60lbs or so from 991.1 >> 992.2, you're talking over 200lb+ increase from 991.1. Yes it's faster, but that's about it. You can buy faster for less $$. Wider, longer, and more expensive.

More common than special experience....

My take on it for what it's worth .... nothing else to offer on my end really.

 

Need I say more??

 

No...you do not. Its horrible. Absolutely horrible.

 

I can not see myself buying this car. I just don't feel enthusiastic about this. The third tail light probably has the XM-antenna mixed in there hence it is pushed up. Again not ascetically made; no I haven't seen the 992 in person, but based on the pics above - it sure looks like with very high probability the XM receiver is right below the third brake light. Again it is mish-mash design. This makes the 996 much better car. Welcome to the "modern 996".

See my other post about the console design snafu's. Oh well, back to enjoying the used 911 market.

All of this reminds me of the episode when Homer Simpson designs a car. Looks like they got some German Homer Simpson to design this car

 

I want to see a video of someone operating that parking brake switch. It looks like an ergonomic nightmare especially for something that may be used quite frequently by the manual trans crowd.

 

 

Weight, weight, weight..ugh

 

Was scanning Instagram this morning and saw a comment related to the 992 that couldn't have more clearly demonstrated the target demographic for this car. "Love it. It's looks a lot like the Panamera, in a good way!"