New Porsche sedan

Porsches are ugly, ugly cars.

 

My uncle has one and I have never understood the mystique behind them either.

 

Boxsters are glorified Miatas and FFB is going through mid life crisis...

$125,000 starting price...

 

The starting price for the S is around $90k. There's going to be 3 versions of it. The $120-$135k price will be for the Turbo.

Personally I think Porsche's design doesn't translate well to 4 doors. When I first saw the spyshots of this car, I thought they just elongated a 911 or Boxster.

 

I like the way the Cayanne (sp?) looks but this sedan looks like a boxter front with a station wagon rear.

 

With the huge sales numbers put up by the Lexus LS, BMW 7's, and Mercedes S class, it's really a wonder it took them this long to come up with a four door.

 

I like Posrches but not sure how I feel about this one. At same angles it looks like a Crossfire.

 

Gross. Looks like a Pontiac Grand AM with a Miata front end. Stick to what your good at. This is like Chuck Hayes trying to become a pure shooter. Not a pretty sight.

 

The reason is that at one time Porsche was known for one thing - performance sports cars. That all changed when they wanted to make a buck off "the common man" and come up with SUV's that outrun their 911 Turbos and a bastardized 911 called the Boxster that people could afford and still claim "I drive a Porsche". Now a Porsche sedan? *shudder*

 

But is it faster than the M5? Because if not then why try Porsche.

 

I am a fan of some of the older Porsche's including the non-911's. Some of those 80's models still look like cars from the future. I do like that sedan, very surprised it translated that well actually.

I don't get the Porsche hate from you guys. I am a Corvette owner (Stingray) and you don't see me getting my panties in a wad.

 

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Not a fan of the Boxter, but this Sedan is looking class. Real nice design.

 

including ziggy's panties?

 

I don't see this car as being better than similar models by Lexus, Infiniti, or BMW.

 

i'll say that i like the final design much, much more than the the early spyshots, but i agree w/ you completely... the porsche design just doesn't translate well into a 4-door sedan. the cayenne, however, is very nice.