curve lover

Craig-- Not much, in comparison to most auto manufacturers.

curve lover

In respect to previous campaigns, they're putting quite the effort (& funds) behind the Panamera push...

curve lover

No more videos with blue 993s to pleasantly distract
(... just Panameras in the dust)

kevjandon

Ok, this is the most awesome collection of cars being DRIVEN I've ever seen. Just plain WOW.

Don't worry about the paint chips. The desert driving and debris flying is all photo shopped in. They drove that tree on the tarmac they were on. Then the cars and paths were cut and placed on a computer generated dusty track.

Uhh the Gmund, 959, American Roadster, Speedster, Gulf, RSK, Just absolutely awesome to see these cars running and driving. Thank you Porsche and the private collectors for doing/filming something like this and thank you for posting.

What is funny is the Panorama IMO is the re-birth of the 944/928 but with 4 doors yet not one 928 or 944 was in the video that I could see. I did see a 914-6 squeeze in there though. Sadly, I think Porsche missed the window with this car.

CamsPorsche

I don't know guys...the people of Dubai are certainly buying up these 4-door Panamera and demand exists for it. Just look at how many Cayenne's have sold for Porsche in the past 4-5 years (almost the bread and butter for the company). Now that people are all "SUV's are bad for the environment" etc. then you'll see people switch to this car.

What would you rather shuttle your VIP's or business colleagues in: A BMW 5 or 7 series, Mercedes S Class or the Panamera?

Panamera.

Still its not a 911 or a 993 in the looks dept.

curve lover

Kev-- Good comments about the digital editing. I bet 25% of the 'cars' are even computer animated, such as the opening Gmund Coupe shot that quickly branches to a 6-car formation ... of CGI Porsches.

Agree about the Speedster, too. Very diggable (even though it's not a blue 993 or 550 Spyder ).

928: Check the following vid @ :30 to :31 seconds.
Good eyes: point me to the 914-6?
944: I'm thinking it's absent. Anyone see a 968? What other production lines are missing?

kevjandon

In the second video of your first post. At 40 to 44 seconds. It is white.

I love these videos, I could watch them all day long. I missed that 928. The sound of the Gmund car in one of the other clips reminds me seen of the Hudson Hornet in the disney cars movie.

Disney at 33 seconds in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ef17...eature=related

Very cool stuff. Porsche should make a movie!

curve lover

^^ Thanks, Kev!Next best thing to a movie ... plus, BLUE'S BACK!

JPP

Looks like this is shot in Jerry's car collection storage hanger ....?

curve lover

Jean Paul -- ^^ What I was thinking, especially with the final frame featuring his BLUE 550 Spyder.

However, with the thread-starting commercial shot at an airport: may have been conveniently filmed in Torrance, CA, IIRC.
Besides, Seinfeld could then plausibly deny Panamera ownership
From "Arena993's caused a Smurfy resurgence in the paint industry" thread...

curve lover

914 deserve mention in this video?

kevjandon

Sadly the 914 was only a Porsche in the USA.

I know a guy with a Euro 914-6 and it VW/Porsche badges on it.

jaholmes

I bet all of the cars are Jerry's. Except, maybe the Panamera.

JPP

Just saw one for sale here in the states, purchased 25 years ago from France with Sonauto 'dealer' badge on the left and the Uber-rare 914-6 VW-Porsche badging on the right. Original car, right down to the yellow fog's. Illness forcing sale in the mid $20's. Needs to go to someone with appreciation for what it really is, the car that dominated LeMan's for 3 years. Did I mention it is also the rarest of the rare 1972 model, one of 260 built worldwide and only 5 know in the U.S. ??

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=102081



It wouldn't surprise me if Porsche 'gave' a Panamera to Jerry to try out. You can't buy publicity like that ....