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Originally Posted by fatmike
Yep, I think Porsche will have a winner with this SUV.
But as sportscar fans, this is about the worst thing that we could have ever hoped for. Porsche doesn't car about making sportscars anymore. We are irrelevant.
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Porsche stopped being Steve McQueen a long time ago.
They're now a luxury car brand that make two sports cars on the side.
The Boxster/Cayman and the Carrera. And one toy for billionaires the 918.
When you think about it that's exactly what BMW, Merc and Audi do as well.
Most of their business comes from the same, SUVs, little SUVs and sedans, coupes. Actually you could make the argument that Porsche sell one sports car (akin to the 550 or 911), the Boxster/Cayman and that the Carrera, given how deep its gone into the grand touring category, is now the Panamera coupe. The 911 of the air-cooled era was not a grand touring car nor did it makes its legend as one. The Boxster/Cayman are more like Steve's 911 than the 991.