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Old May 4, 2019 | 03:12 PM
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does lwb pana have 3 real seats in back? i thought it was more captains chairs that recline type setup
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Old May 4, 2019 | 11:54 PM
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so 911 and pana coupe would be same price? to me smarter move would be to make the panamera a normal 5 seater instead of 4 or even dumber, 4 and 1/2. lots people buy sedans to fit 3 in back. pana gives up sales to amg and m for no reason
Really? I can't remember the last time I have seen a sedan on the road with three people in the back. I would argue people who want to fit three in the back buy a large SUV or minivan. I can't think of a single sedan that honestly seats three adults comfortably in the back seat. Three adults in the back seat of a sedan is useful for nothing more than taking coworkers for a quick trip from the office across town for lunch. I would never stuff three clients in the back of a sedan.
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Old May 5, 2019 | 11:13 AM
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It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which people will deny the existence of a market opportunity for a vehicle which doesn’t happen to fit their wants or needs or preferences. If you can’t understand the differences between a 2 door Panamera coupe and a 911 then I don’t know what to tell you.
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Old May 5, 2019 | 11:43 AM
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Really? I can't remember the last time I have seen a sedan on the road with three people in the back. I would argue people who want to fit three in the back buy a large SUV or minivan. I can't think of a single sedan that honestly seats three adults comfortably in the back seat. Three adults in the back seat of a sedan is useful for nothing more than taking coworkers for a quick trip from the office across town for lunch. I would never stuff three clients in the back of a sedan.
now here i was all this time wondering why ever single 4 door car in the history of the world, other than panamera, seats 5. now i know, its so people can take coworkers to lunch! yup, now i know
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Old May 5, 2019 | 11:46 AM
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It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which people will deny the existence of a market opportunity for a vehicle which doesn’t happen to fit their wants or needs or preferences. If you can’t understand the differences between a 2 door Panamera coupe and a 911 then I don’t know what to tell you.
people who would buy a 2 door panamera but not buy a 992 is such a miniscule niche, i doubt porsche would ever come close to recouping the cost of developing the coupe. 992 is already a luxury gt car same as a pana coupe would be.
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Old May 5, 2019 | 06:02 PM
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people who would buy a 2 door panamera but not buy a 992 is such a miniscule niche, i doubt porsche would ever come close to recouping the cost of developing the coupe. 992 is already a luxury gt car same as a pana coupe would be.
You're grossly overestimating the cost of adapting the Panamera platform for two doors, and grossly underestimating Porsche's margins.
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Old May 5, 2019 | 06:19 PM
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It looks like they’ve already spent the money. But we’re talking about a multibillion dollar company here.
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Old May 5, 2019 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by pokingaround
You're grossly overestimating the cost of adapting the Panamera platform for two doors, and grossly underestimating Porsche's margins.
i thought something as basic as a manual transmission certification takes a year and costs huge numbers. making a 2 door version should be a big time job to get certified
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Old May 6, 2019 | 09:47 AM
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i thought something as basic as a manual transmission certification takes a year and costs huge numbers. making a 2 door version should be a big time job to get certified
Maybe, maybe not. But you’re also ignoring the size of the market. It’s not competing against the 911 but against the S class coupe, 6 (now 8) series coupe, and even other high end GT cars with two seats as there are no doubt some who might like (but don’t necessarily need) an actual back seat.
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Old May 6, 2019 | 10:16 AM
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sorry but I see the 992 as competitor to mb s, bmw 8, aston, Maserati, etc. p coupe is redundant imo
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Old May 7, 2019 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 95spiderman
sorry but I see the 992 as competitor to mb s, bmw 8, aston, Maserati, etc. p coupe is redundant imo
And some of those have back seats.
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Old May 7, 2019 | 04:06 PM
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yes they all have small uncomfortable almost useless rear seats. just like a 911
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Old May 7, 2019 | 04:11 PM
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yes they all have small uncomfortable almost useless rear seats. just like a 911
The 911rear seat is useless. A joke. Not comparable to the others. The ones in the S and 6/8 are absolutely usable. One in a Panamera coupe would be more so.

Your continued inability to to see beyond your myopia is astonishing. Tell you what - I will bookmark this, and happily cede the last word to you, as an insistence upon it is a sure sign of a feeble mind and an even weaker argument.
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Old May 7, 2019 | 04:21 PM
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hahaha and an advanced mind like you most certainly have, turns a disagreement into name calling?
happy to be feeble in that case
lets see what Porsche decides to do and then we will know who is correct.
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Old May 7, 2019 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 95spiderman
yes they all have small uncomfortable almost useless rear seats. just like a 911
yep

911 in all generations has a nearly useless back seat.

Coupe sedans like the S63, M6, M8 have useable seats which are inconvenient to access but still able to fairly comfortably seat an adult.

That is the whole point of the panamera and potentially a panamera coupe. Basically like an S63 coupe fighter that actually puts priority of performance over softness.
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