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Old 10-02-2008, 03:33 AM
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Default Porsche cancels Panamera

... and licenses the Reventon four door, aka Lamborghini Estoque ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQYy2KA9DXM
Old 10-02-2008, 11:04 AM
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looks like a gallardo had a baby with a dodge charger srt8.


either way it looks better than the fugly panamera
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Hey, it's a 4 door 1997 Camaro Z28!
Old 10-02-2008, 11:56 AM
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Not sure I like ANY of the new 4 door sports cars coming out, nor quite understand why, but as long as they don't vary too far from this concept this one is far better than the Panamera.
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At the costs of those things they should just give you two of the coupe
version you were thinking about. If you were cosidering a panamera then
Porsche should give them 2 GT3's.
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Some of the bloggers would have us believe the Panamera is an ugly duckling. Compared to Quattroporte and Rapide, I think Porsche needs to, let's say, "emphasize its personality" ... ?

But here's some shots of the Panamera caught on the road. I guess there's still hope.

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-s...sche-panamera/

I just don't see how anyone can make this look like something I'd want in the driveway:

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By the way, does anyone know he music that was put on the soundtrack of that YouTube clip (the clip itself is from Lambo, but they provided it in silence.)
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The Panamera is just EXTREMELY UGLY. It looks like a Cayenne (a VW by the way) with a chopped roof.

This new Lamborghini, well if I were on the market for a high performance sedan under $300k, this car and the 4.7 Maserati Quattroporte would be my choice. It is a good looking car, I like the Italian flag, carbon rear diffuser, wheels, the rear arches, the low front end...
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The rear of the Lambo looks better than the rear of the Panamera. Maybe Porsche should copy it now that it's all in the family.
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why didn't they cancel it before they spent all the bucks to send out the Panamera notebooks?
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Well if you think about it Mercedes and AMG did a mini van thingy
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Originally Posted by GT3 Chuck
why didn't they cancel it before they spent all the bucks to send out the Panamera notebooks?
I would rank the Panamera "blank notebook" marketing collateral as arguably the worst I've ever seen.
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Originally Posted by Carrera GT
I would rank the Panamera "blank notebook" marketing collateral as arguably the worst I've ever seen.
no $hit...makes you wonder doesn't it
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im glad they canceled it....... nobody wants it
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The Mercedes CLS55 AMG or CLS63 to me is nice looking 4 door sports car, and man does it move...
The Panarama looks like CRAP.


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