Drove the New Macan 'S' tonight!

[Dragonwind]

Porsche does care about sports cars and they make these to help fund it. I have always HATED SUV's till the Macan. Unfortunately I didn't look at it at the NYAS so I'll check it at a PCA meeting. I think this is as close to a rally car in disguise as Porsche has come. All wheel drive, slap a couple rally lights on the front grill area and bam.

[Perfectlap]

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.

[fatmike]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

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, 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 it legend as one.

On this we agree.

Funding sportscars? Ha ha ha ha.

Porsche's next major release will be a mini-Panamera to further compete against Mercedes and BMW (and Audi)... although I am holding out for the pick-up truck...


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