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Kan-O-Z · 08-12-2005, 10:22 AM

I am not totally against SUVs. Don't get me wrong they can be quite useful. We have a dog and when we travel, we have a dog as well as his stuff as well as our stuff to carry. This can get quite difficult in any car. Even station wagons don't have the same type of room. On top of that, I personally don't like the look of station wagons. This doesn't leave much choice other than a mini-van or an SUV. I do like SUVs but I am very particular. I like SUVs that are built like cars on a uni-body platform (Cross-overs). Most SUVs don't off-road and even light off-roading is ok in Cross-Over SUVs. Cross-over SUVs offer the best of both worlds, car-like ride, car-like handling, car-like acceleration, car-like gas mileage(maybe not but pretty close), and SUV like room and utility. By the way, as far as sporty(normally aspirated) SUVs are concerned, I think the FX-45 takes the cake. I think it's sportier than the Cayenne S.
Anyway, my main point I am trying to make in this thread is that it's ok for Porsche to make SUVs....as long as they pay equal or more attention and advancements to their other cars....after all aren't they a sports car company. Like I said, they can make their 500hp SUV but they also need to make a 400hp Boxster and 500hp 911. The Boxster is such a great car and with the right horsepower, it really would become untouchable by any car and be the talk of town enhancing Porsche's sports car image even further. I can't imagine anything but positive things for Porsche if they did this...I would predict even more revenues for them....even if it's not through the Boxster!

"Kan-O-Z, please don't get your feeling hurt by me quoting you...I could have easily quote a thousand others as everyone has made this assumption"
Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Not at all. Even though Porsche won't come out and state this, I think most people would agree as you stated. As a matter of fact, a lot of car companies have this problem. Mazda is one that quickly comes to mind. Their Miata is like a Boxster in the sense that if given the right power it would become a legend and build a great name for Mazda. It is purposely handicapped because of that RX-8 that I don't care for. A Miata with lets say 300hp would outperform a Vette and out handle just about any car out there. I guess when I see potential and it's purposely being handicapped, it's really sad. What makes things even worse is that Porsche is actually researching on how to make their non-sports car Cayenne even faster when it doesn't need it and the Boxster does.

Make a 3.8 Cayman or Boxster Twin Turbo with 500 horses for maybe 20-30k more than the current prices. Porsche would have the world at their feet and people would buy Cayennes and everything else even more!

08-12-2005, 10:22 AM	#20
Kan-O-Z Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 20	I am not totally against SUVs. Don't get me wrong they can be quite useful. We have a dog and when we travel, we have a dog as well as his stuff as well as our stuff to carry. This can get quite difficult in any car. Even station wagons don't have the same type of room. On top of that, I personally don't like the look of station wagons. This doesn't leave much choice other than a mini-van or an SUV. I do like SUVs but I am very particular. I like SUVs that are built like cars on a uni-body platform (Cross-overs). Most SUVs don't off-road and even light off-roading is ok in Cross-Over SUVs. Cross-over SUVs offer the best of both worlds, car-like ride, car-like handling, car-like acceleration, car-like gas mileage(maybe not but pretty close), and SUV like room and utility. By the way, as far as sporty(normally aspirated) SUVs are concerned, I think the FX-45 takes the cake. I think it's sportier than the Cayenne S. Anyway, my main point I am trying to make in this thread is that it's ok for Porsche to make SUVs....as long as they pay equal or more attention and advancements to their other cars....after all aren't they a sports car company. Like I said, they can make their 500hp SUV but they also need to make a 400hp Boxster and 500hp 911. The Boxster is such a great car and with the right horsepower, it really would become untouchable by any car and be the talk of town enhancing Porsche's sports car image even further. I can't imagine anything but positive things for Porsche if they did this...I would predict even more revenues for them....even if it's not through the Boxster! "Kan-O-Z, please don't get your feeling hurt by me quoting you...I could have easily quote a thousand others as everyone has made this assumption" Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour Not at all. Even though Porsche won't come out and state this, I think most people would agree as you stated. As a matter of fact, a lot of car companies have this problem. Mazda is one that quickly comes to mind. Their Miata is like a Boxster in the sense that if given the right power it would become a legend and build a great name for Mazda. It is purposely handicapped because of that RX-8 that I don't care for. A Miata with lets say 300hp would outperform a Vette and out handle just about any car out there. I guess when I see potential and it's purposely being handicapped, it's really sad. What makes things even worse is that Porsche is actually researching on how to make their non-sports car Cayenne even faster when it doesn't need it and the Boxster does. Make a 3.8 Cayman or Boxster Twin Turbo with 500 horses for maybe 20-30k more than the current prices. Porsche would have the world at their feet and people would buy Cayennes and everything else even more!