Comments on: VW to borrow Porsche Panamera platform for premium offering

By: 928dreamer

928dreamer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:59:24 +0000

Porsche is really taking it hard on this one. They spent more on developing this car than any car in its. history. Sure, many think it is ugly, but the fact remains that it performs like no other luxury sedan. In other words, like a Porsche.

I think VW and company are enjoying making Porsche pay for its earlier indescretions. When they cancelled the Panamara, I knew that the platform would soon be snatched up to make future VWs, Audis, or Bentleys. The tech is just too good. Not only did VW in essence get to buy back all its shares for pennies, it also inherited the most profitable car company in the world AND recieved a high tech, top of the line performance sedan platform. As a company, Porsche it no doubt crying its eyes out on this one.

I just worry that VW will take it too far and ruin the future development of its high performance sports cars. The Cayanne and the future Panamara were likely to make up a good percentage of Porsches profits, allowing them to continue to make the good stuff such as the Cayman and the 911 variants.

By: Borat

Borat — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:23:46 +0000

auckyourassyourself, good point!

By: suckmyass

suckmyass — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:07:05 +0000

A4, Borat, and company….

Why does the simple appreciation of cars and commentary upon them always devolve into some middle-school fever dream? Your comments are inane, pointless, and homophobic. Please, get over it.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:18:31 +0000

Seriously if anyone can make sense of his comment for me and translate it would be much appreciated. Cause I’m baffled.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:16:52 +0000

…and cmon, mom jokes? I think the last time those were even offensive Toyota still made the Supra.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:15:18 +0000

For such an old man you sure type like a prepubescent arab.

By: Borat

Borat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:32:11 +0000

Hey former A4 homo and current stud, I am pleased to learn about your success in life. You boyfriend who drives Silverado enjoys seeing you in your GLI much more manly then A4 mobile. Perhaps I am old, but you ain’t to bright. Insulting older man; may be insulting your own father. You really don’t know who dropped the seed that spawn you. do you? Take son. I’ll send the check to your momma, when I have a minute. She wasn’t all that bad.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:22:30 +0000

And if a Smart is a “penis shaped car” then best of luck ever pleasing a woman with your gear. News flash: she’s been faking it.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:21:26 +0000

Also, I’m not following your “dreamer” comment. I have already had an A4, which i traded for an MKV GLI, and also have a Silverado SS. I don’t dream.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:19:06 +0000

I’m well aware you’re too old, your comebacks are about as dry as the bran flakes you had for breakfast.

By: Borat

Borat — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:04:31 +0000

beatusmongous, you want to drive Smart and I am a fagot? OK. man in Smart turns me on. That penis shaped car on wheels makes want to drive my rod up its tailpipe! OK happy now?

Now funny story just for you beatus, since you have young daughter. When my daughter was about 4-5 she came to me and asked “papa, what’s fagot?”. The first reaction of course – lets go ask mommy; but after look on mommy’s face, I said lets read dictionary. Thanks got Webster described fagot as a stick or bunch of sticks tied together.

By: SomeGreek

SomeGreek — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:31:33 +0000

qpt_dude,
“$130k is too expensive for a Porsche…”
Stupid.
“…with a failed car”
Stupid.
“I could get a Mercedes AMG or Maserati nicely equipped at that price.”
Stupid.
“And of course, it’s terribly ugly.”
“The Panamera reminds me of a Ford Taurus wagon. Therefore, it should be killed along with all of its technology.”
Go ahead Porsche… Throw away the tens of millions it cost you to produce the Panamera…
Cause qpt_dude doesn’t like it.
If i’d called you retard it would be an insult for the retards, dum schoolboy.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:20:06 +0000

Borat, come out of the closet already. Many of your recent posts have been about gay sex. You might as well admit it.

By: Borat

Borat — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:16:57 +0000

A4 dreamer, my remarks were not in any shape or form solicitation of your services. Go play with other boys meat, I am really to old for you and as I mentioned, I am a proud male lesbian.

By: Audi RS5

Audi RS5 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:00:21 +0000

Porsche has difficulties breaking into new designs due to its customer/fan-base, making vehicles like the Panamera and Cayenne difficult for them to sell compared to other companies. The 928 and 944 “flopped” because it wasn’t what the Porsche majority wanted to see, it wasn’t 911-like. Sure there are people that like the “odd” Porsche designs but let’s face it there aren’t enough of them walking into dealerships and laying down the cash.

By: qpt_dude

qpt_dude — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:11:05 +0000

SomeGreek, I called the Panamera ugly and overpriced. How does that give you a headache? It’s not like that hasn’t been said before about Panamera. I actually had a headache trying to read your horrible english.

By: Audi RS5

Audi RS5 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:40:44 +0000

I’m reading Bosley, was on internet siesta so to speak in Ingolstadt. We’ll wait and see on that 4-door R8.

By: SomeGreek

SomeGreek — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:45:51 +0000

qpt_dude your so idiot you nearly caused me a headache. Thank God i didn’t read your post to the finish.

By: F50

F50 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:51:56 +0000

Lamborghini could use it to make a new GT car to fight the DB9, M6, etc. and use some of the Estoque’s design on it.

By: A4

A4 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:16:43 +0000

Cute, Borat. Who is the grown child again?

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:10:23 +0000

It must be German Thanksgiving. Why else would VW be picking off all the meat and leaving just the bones.

By: reedfast

reedfast — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:00:45 +0000

alright, the way i see it, this is the 2017 vw cc, or the next a7, s7 and rs7 from audi. remember, the panamera is not going to be discontinued till 2016.

By: Borat

Borat — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:00:46 +0000

I reckon it is homosexuality VW boardroom style: this time Porsche is in submissive position. It was nearly other way around few short months ago. It almost makes gay porn obsolete.

By: xcatchmyshadowx

xcatchmyshadowx — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:00:16 +0000

so VW is finally profiting from Posche not just the other way around, good stuff.

By: scratchy

scratchy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:57:45 +0000

so , another rumour about unconfirmed rumours … what’s new ?

By: qpt_dude

qpt_dude — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:50:08 +0000

$130k is too expensive for a Porsche but also too cheap for a Bugatti.
The Panamera reminds me of a Ford Taurus wagon. Therefore, it should be killed along with all of its technology.
If I was in the market for a super luxurious sedan, I wouldn’t even take a glance at the Bugatti sedan because it would share a platform with a failed car. Why do I think Panamera will fail? It’s $130k. I could get a Mercedes AMG or Maserati nicely equipped at that price. It’s been discontinued before the first one’s even been delivered. And of course, it’s terribly ugly.
Porsche should have stuck to making sports cars. They should have spent money on a Carrera GT successor instead of SUV’s and sedans.

By: A4

A4 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:34:45 +0000

So this article tells us a whole lotta nothing then?

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:34:06 +0000

Wow VW…way to bend Porsche over and not even have the common decency to lube up first. Guess that’s what Porsche gets for the attempted (and failed) take over!

By: Bosley

Bosley — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:15:26 +0000

If Audi RS5 is reading, I told you the 4-door R8 would come down the pipeline sooner or later! Using the 10-cylinder because of the added weight/size? Huh? I’m tellin’ ya, you heard it hear first, it’ll happen, mark my words.

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:58:28 +0000

I hate VW, I love Audi, Bugatti and specially Porsche.

By: eff1Fifty

eff1Fifty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:44:18 +0000

Lol, u may need a little help, gimme a call

I would like to see this head toward Audi

By: atoms

atoms — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:40:39 +0000

I will build a 6 foot shoe horn just to see Bugatti try to fit the W16 into the chassis

By: vwoom

vwoom — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:35:34 +0000

VW, why not use it for the next gen Phaeton.

How about a Phaeton CC…

By: aesir

aesir — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:25:25 +0000

Ugh…. as a Porsche fan I like this car… really too bad to see this happening to it.