MJones

Not a bad start

Targa Tim

more pana turbo sales than I expect.

Meister Fahrer

Thanks -- it would be interesting to see sales by state or even metro area.

I'm not too surprised about the Turbo sales because there has been a long build up to launch.

I think it's still going to take a while til folks really "get it" with this car.

Bob Rouleau

Local dealers up here are selling them fast. Astonishing demand for the first week or two after local launch. Sales of high end cars did not tank in Canada, March April and May 2009 were record! months for BMW and Mercedes - not sure about Porsche though. Mercedes has some amazing "incentives" mind you ...

PogueMoHone

When more people have the chance to hang the tail out on the Turbo (like we did at Candlestick last weekend), the sales will explode.

The car is amazing (and yes I was one of those down on the looks and 4 seats). Biases are sometimes just that and they get in the way of great decisions.

You have to put the "negatives" in perspective. But as a reasonable driver (no track jockey) I cannot imagine anyone not liking this car. However, if it outside their economic parameters I can see why they would want to minimize it.

As always, with advice, consider the source and motivations

FlatSix911

Not buying it ... the stats reflect only early buyers with more money than brains

Wait until 3 months from now and the sales will be down ... consistent with the 30% YTD decline.

PogueMoHone

^

Have you driven it?

FlatSix911

Yep - last month at Pebble ...

Tacet-Conundrum

So you are saying that like the H2, once the people who wanted one got one then sales will drop off?

I for one will be waiting until after I get a 2010 TT before I get a used Panamera. Still weighing my options but I'm leaning toward a Turbo and let someone take the hit on depreciation.

Blade-MD

I would agree. I took my CTT in for service and the Panamera turbo was still in the showroom from three weeks ago. Compared to the Cayenne launch 6 1/2 years ago this is pretyy pitiful. At that time there were no CTT's available for 6 months. Panamera is a pretty niche market. Bring the price down to around a 100k and you'll see them move, albeit slowly. These sales reflect simply people that want to have the newest "toy".

Tacet-Conundrum

Don't think the current economy has anything to do with Porsche moving more of the Panameras?

1Carnut

I have seen this happen with new models many times over the last 25 years, with everything from the first NSX to the remodeled SL. There are always pent up buyers (and I think the majority of those 360 went to 3 or 4 areas), that have been waiting for this car, and have to have the lastest of whatever is out there. I'd bet the numbers are not a sign of anything other than that.

Bluehinder

My dealer has only sold one January allocation, has several builds in allocation with no buyers. One on the floor with no takers.

Franklin229

Folks who like to be first on the block will buy-then it will sit.

Overdraft

Was shocked to see 911 Turbo sales VS. Non Turbo sales be so similar in numbers...thought the split would be 1 to 4 or 5 Turbo v non Turbo - don't know what that means...?