Porsche Survival

[grantsfo]

Porsche has gone from a motorsports company that made sports cars to a street car company who makes expensive factory race cars.

They ceased to make mostly Sports cars a couple years ago. They are more of a luxury sedan and SUV maker now. Sports cars a small part of their product line up. big news for them is release of the new Macan SUV. Not a lighter better mpg more affordable sports car.

Although this has happened across most manufacturers. Seems to me the sports car generations who fueled British, Italian, Japanese and German roadster craze are dying off. New generations don't seem to be intersted in sports cars as much as technology etc.

One thing I will say is Porsche has left us guys who are enthusiasts withmoderate budgets to go after old used Porsches or align to other companies who offer sports cars at reasonable prices. I left the Porsche fold after 35 years last year when I bought my Nissan 370z. Nissan seems very engaged in grassroots motor sports than Porsche is now.

The aftermarket for my 370z is so much better than anything I could do with my Boxster.

[WhipE350]

Just a thought...are the advances in technology so bad? Cars are safer, faster, handle better, likely will be more reliable and maybe last longer. Haven't folks been upset with each new iteration of a model. I understand to sell cars to a larger public they offer lots of comforts and gadgets that I know I as a roadster owner really wouldn't want, but then I likely wouldn't be driving it daily. Doesn't some of the increase in size and advances in performance safety come from the racing cars anyway?

I donno I like the change, it gives us all a historical selection of cars to choose from. I wonder if it is true that Porsche really doesn't care about their sport car lines, they put a huge commitment and risk into such change.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by WhipE350

Just a thought...are the advances in technology so bad? Cars are safer, faster, handle better, likely will be more reliable and maybe last longer.

Interesting that "more fun" didn't make your list... That's the problem with "technology"