Don't Buy that Merc or Maserati yet! 4 door Porsha! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 05-08-2005, 04:08 PM

the alleged Panamera Porsche which from what I've read Porsche President CEO big cheese guy is 100% determined to produce. So cancel that CLS or Maserati Quattroporte order now! I guess there is a 4 door car I would buy!
(reported to be $135,000)

Brucelee · 05-09-2005, 06:12 AM

So far, I like the pics. A bit pricey though.

RandallNeighbour · 05-09-2005, 07:16 AM

The interior better be a whole lot better than what they have in the existing line (even the Cayenne) if they plan to sell any of them—the competition is strong in the "creature comforts" inside a luxury performance sedan.

Perfectlap · 05-09-2005, 07:54 AM

I think this car will be more like a Luxury SUper Car like the Quattroporte.
Like a car for celebrity types, and knowing Porsche it will be higher on Performance than luxury. Can't wait to see it on the Nurburg Ring.
I get the feeling that if they concentrate on Luxury first and performance second it will lose its appeal.

tqtran · 05-09-2005, 08:01 AM

Too bad those are the photoshop pics that have been floating around for a while....

RandallNeighbour · 05-09-2005, 08:46 AM

tqtran, how do you know?

BuffaloBoxster · 05-09-2005, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

The interior better be a whole lot better than what they have in the existing line (even the Cayenne) if they plan to sell any of them—the competition is strong in the "creature comforts" inside a luxury performance sedan.

The Mercedes CLS in particular has an amazing interior.

Perfectlap · 05-10-2005, 07:50 AM

are Mercs reliable these days? (I mean the German made ones) Whenever I go to my local Porsche dealer who is also a HUGE Merc,Aston Martin,Maserati dealer
the service waiting area is hopping with people. Just sitting there for a couple of hours I heard lots of different repair stories it sounded to me as if only a few were there for routine servicing.

MCR429 · 05-10-2005, 10:25 AM

I actually saw a story in the news not too long ago about the degrading quality of Mercedes. Most of the taxi drivers here in Germany drive mercedes benz, and not just the base models either. But recently because of degrading quality and increased maintenance costs, many of the taxi drivers have switched cars to cheaper reliable cars like-- even Kias. Not to say that the Benz isn't reliable, but for much lower costs the quality of the Benz does not outweigh the cheap reliability of the Kia, for example.

Perfectlap · 05-10-2005, 10:38 AM

yes I noticed that on my last trip to Dusseldorf. The Merc Taxis were E class(?) with full leather. Everyone in Immaculate condition.
From Merc to Kia? boy you think they could throw VW a bone.

BuffaloBoxster · 05-10-2005, 11:59 AM

You assume too much about VW's reliability. Some people (me included) have great luck, while others have horror stories to tell.

cyclocross · 05-13-2005, 01:38 PM

Well folks, it looks as if it may be real...

http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/10/Autos/porsche_panamera/index.htm

Pilot2519j · 05-13-2005, 04:49 PM

[QUOTE=Perfectlap]the alleged Panamera Porsche which from what I've read Porsche President CEO big cheese guy is 100% determined to produce. So cancel that CLS or Maserati Quattroporte order now! I guess there is a 4 door car I would buy!
(reported to be $135,000)

The Maserati coupe or roadster are pleasing to the eye. The Quattroporte is not what I would consider pleasing. The last Quattroporte looked like a car on steroids. A rather corpulent body that looked outdated from day one. The new one is sportying 4 vents on the side a la Buick. Just on that I would reject the car. That is hideous beyond ugly. Maybe Audi 8L for that type of vehicle. Not a fan of big cars at all.