Panarama Magazine sucks - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 02-19-2006, 12:37 PM

I definitely think there needs to be more choices as far as magazines and Porsche is concerned.
Perhaps a magazine geared at Mid-engine Porsches and higer performance 911's with an emphasis on Track/ Autocross and a detaling section.
In general I find the media has been sloooow to exploit the Porsha cult, both in print and on television.

richardda · 02-19-2006, 01:25 PM

Panarama Magazine sucks? Jeez, and I just joined the PCA and was looking forward to getting the magazine. Oh well, there a number of other Porsche related magazines out there. In addition to Excellence, there is 911 & Porsche World (UK mag, $6.99), GT Purely Porsche (UK mag, expensive at $10.75) and Total 911 (UK mag, $7.95). All of these should be available at your local Barnes & Noble or Borders. All feature frequent Boxster articles except Total 911. I enjoy all of them, though I get tired of the occasional jabs aimed at Americans and/or the US. Some deserved, most not...

Quite a few other automotive magazines feature articles on Porsches; the current issue of AutoAficionado has a Cayman S on the cover with articles on it and a Carrera S inside.

Yes, I'm addicted to car magazines...

Doug

Perfectlap · 02-19-2006, 03:45 PM

that's true I find thos jabs annoying. I thought the Britts were the Euros that actually like Americans. Something I learned on my first trip to Europe was that most people I spoke to from Italy, France, Spain, Germany really look down on the Brittish. You wouldn't believe some of the comments I heard: slobs, usophisticated, uneducated, low class, rude, ugly etc. On one ocassion in Southern Spain two tourists from London heard me speaking English and said "Americans! say do you know where I can get some dinner where there aren't any Brittish folks?"

anyhoo.... More Porsches are sold in America then are in Brittain yet most of the good magazines come out of that side of the ocean? Seems like another U.S. based Porsche magazine would do well. I don't like paying $10 for one issue when the whole annual Excellence subscription is like $20.