04-25-2014, 06:45 AM
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I always felt that the audi tt was a restyled ghia.
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04-25-2014, 06:57 AM
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A couple of guys owned a Karman Ghia back when I was in highschool. The car would trade owners every month or so. Basically when something broke and the current owner wasn't bothering to fix it. I heard the last owner had a bad day with it and left it parked in a field.
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04-25-2014, 08:26 AM
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...and then she found it and turned it into an Outlaw Karmann Ghia
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04-25-2014, 07:22 PM
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Damn Yankee
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BRAN
...and then she found it and turned it into an Outlaw Karmann Ghia.
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Gotta admit. Ghia Rat Rods ARE cool. 
Just sayin'............
TO
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04-25-2014, 08:39 AM
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I wish that VW had followed through with the GX3 concept. That would have been a very cool vehicle at an amazingly affordable price.
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'99 black 986
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04-25-2014, 09:38 AM
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Damn Yankee
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"We've decided not a build a roadster below the Boxster, [and] we will not offer an SUV below the Macan because it will not be a perfect fit... We found that we would be irritating our current customers." - Bernhard Maier - Porsche AG Board Member for Global Sales and Marketing
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source: Porsche Panorama 684 - March 2014
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04-25-2014, 09:51 AM
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Quote:
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"We found that we would be irritating our current customers." - Bernhard Maier - Porsche AG Board Member for Global Sales and Marketing
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I hate to be a snob, but damn right--good choice. Sounds like a Porsche vs VW scrimmage match went down, and the bureaucrats lost. Maybe some things are still sacred.
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04-25-2014, 10:06 AM
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WALDMEISTER
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...I actually hoped that PORSCHE would take over VOLKSWAGEN, BUT... wishing ain't gettin...
so we will see, what happens. I bet, if we are going to see an entry class PORSCHE below 40k, we definately won't see any Volkswagen or Audi competitor in that range anymore.
Is PORSCHE to become the new VOLKSWAGEN? 
BTW: Look at the brakes...they could have done the photomontage a little bit better
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Last edited by BRAN; 04-25-2014 at 10:20 AM.
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04-25-2014, 07:34 PM
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Looks like a Boxster to me.
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06-25-2014, 06:32 AM
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The only way this is remotely interesting (and not just a rebadged VW roadster concept that we've seen long ago) is if VW put in a flat 8 like the 718 W-RS that inherited the Porsche Formula 1 engine in the early 60's. Now that was a roadster... before the entire category went yuppy. ALbeit not as yuppy as a coupe with a roof hacked off.
A turbo powered four is the epitome of Volkswagenism. Does not belong in anything connected to the 550, 718 or its modern day incarnation, the Boxster/Cayman.
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Looks like a Boxster to me.
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06-25-2014, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
A turbo powered four is the epitome of Volkswagenism. Does not belong in anything connected to the 550.
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Wasn't the 550 a mid-engine, 4 cyl roadster? It seems the new '718' would be more closely related than the 6 cyl 986.
Lots of Porsche fans have been clamoring lately for a return to the 'basics'...manual transmission, lower weight, less electronic driving aids, etc. The turbo aside, perhaps they have a chance to do just that with this car. I hope they get it right, and I hope I can afford one in 2018.
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06-25-2014, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by tomonomics
Wasn't the 550 a mid-engine, 4 cyl roadster? It seems the new '718' would be more closely related than the 6 cyl 986.
Lots of Porsche fans have been clamoring lately for a return to the 'basics'...manual transmission, lower weight, less electronic driving aids, etc. The turbo aside, perhaps they have a chance to do just that with this car. I hope they get it right, and I hope I can afford one in 2018.
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Yes but the 550 was a feather. Unless its proportions are like that of Miata, a 4 cylinder is not going to cut it in a modern car at ~2,600 lbs. that hopes to meet the spirit of 550/RS60/718 power to weight ratios. However, a Lotus Elise type Porsche would be interesting but that's not what they're allegedly cooking up. VW is just looking to use the badge to dump their turbo 4 banger engines into a much higher priced/higher margin car.
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04-25-2014, 11:06 AM
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that looks fantastic.
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06-25-2014, 04:47 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Ummmm, that's a 987.1 with a smaller engine. Wanna bet how many parts are interchangeable?
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06-25-2014, 08:16 AM
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P-Lap,
Did you read the article? While it's all speculation (with some inaccurate info thrown in), it states among other things that the goal is to keep weight down on the Boxster chassis (they reference the Elise), and have horsepower in the neighborhood of 280.
I agree with you: Lower weight, more HP = that's a good thing.
I'm hoping they split the difference and come in at 2500lb and 250hp in a fun, stripped-down, driveable package.
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