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Old 05-13-05 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
What are you going to sell this time ?
It depends, anything you want to buy?
Old 05-13-05 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Richie
It depends, anything you want to buy?
Umm, maybe you should try asking Chicago . . .
Old 05-13-05 | 01:58 PM
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Umm, maybe you should try asking Chicago . . .
hahaha that's very lame man, mean and low
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hahaha that's very lame man, mean and low
Haha, I think he is cool with it, someone else have joked about something similar in the Clubhouse before, you must' ve missed it.
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eh. I like it but I don't like it. It looks cool, but I always liked the fact that porsche was just a sports car brand like Ferrari and Lambo. Imagine if they came out with a 4 door ferrari or lambo how stupid that would look. Defeats the purpose of having a porsche or whatever if its 4 door.
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So is this one also a 4-door "coupe" like the CLS? Well, at least the name is betten than "Cayenne"
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
Haha, I think he is cool with it, someone else have joked about something similar in the Clubhouse before, you must' ve missed it.
haha knowing you i know if you say it it must be ok, you know better than that and of course, you know i don't have that much time for clubhouse
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
The fourth model in Porsche's car line, now scheduled to hit the market in 2009, will carry a hefty price tag of between $125,000 to $175,000, Inside Line has learned.
I don't like the idea of a front-engined Porsche but I have no doubt it'll sell if priced reasonably (125k sounds about right, but $175k sounds absolutely too much considering that the Quattroporte costs only $90k). The Germans are on a roll of whoring all their prestigious and sporty high-end brands these days.
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
. . .125k sounds about right, but $175k sounds absolutely too much considering that the Quattroporte costs only $90k . . .
I think there may possibly be 2 versions, $125K for the regular version & $175 for an ultra high performance version. If MB can charge $170K+ for the CL65/S65, I don't see why Porsche cannot . . .
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Board Approves Four-Door Sports Coupe for 2009 Launch

ATLANTA, July 27 -- The Supervisory Board and the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, gave their approval today for the development and production of another Porsche model line. To be called Panamera, the new car will be a premium-class sports coupe with four seats, four doors, and a choice of front-mounted engines driving the rear wheels.

Scheduled to enter the market in 2009, the Panamera will be the fourth model line from the Stuttgart carmaker following the 911(R), the Boxster(R) and the Cayenne(R). The new car's name is derived from the legendary Carrera Panamericana long-distance race.

Production of the Panamera is to be in Leipzig, where Porsche already builds the Cayenne SUV and the Carrera GT(R) supercar. The final decision will require further detailed talks between the Board of Management of Porsche AG and the Management of Porsche Leipzig GmbH with representatives of the employees. Porsche's total investment in the new model line, including development, will be more than Euro 1 billion and will come entirely from the company's own funds. Expected sales are at least 20,000 units a year.

"The Panamera is a perfect fit for Porsche," said Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, the President and CEO of Porsche AG. "It has all the typical DNA characteristic of a genuine sports car. In terms of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche's high standards in every respect. Through this sports coupe we are making our customers a highly attractive offer in the top performance segment."

Porsche will develop and build the Panamera using the company's own resources. "We will be developing a separate platform for our fourth model line at our Weissach R&D center," said Wiedeking. "There are no plans for a joint venture with another car maker, but to ensure the profitability of this new model line we will cooperate more closely than so far with selected system suppliers."

Production of the Panamera in Leipzig would potentially create some 600 new jobs there. In the course of the project, approximately 400 more new jobs will be created at Porsche's original plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, where the engines for the fourth model line will be built, and at the Weissach Development Center.

Like the 911, the Boxster and the Cayenne, the Panamera will bear the "Made in Germany" stamp of quality. Domestic share of the Panamera's overall assembled value will be approximately 70 percent.

source : theautochannel

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Originally Posted by AmethySC
Board Approves Four-Door Sports Coupe for 2009 Launch

ATLANTA, July 27 -- The Supervisory Board and the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, gave their approval today for the development and production of another Porsche model line. To be called Panamera, the new car will be a premium-class sports coupe with four seats, four doors, and a choice of front-mounted engines driving the rear wheels.

Scheduled to enter the market in 2009, the Panamera will be the fourth model line from the Stuttgart carmaker following the 911(R), the Boxster(R) and the Cayenne(R). The new car's name is derived from the legendary Carrera Panamericana long-distance race.

Production of the Panamera is to be in Leipzig, where Porsche already builds the Cayenne SUV and the Carrera GT(R) supercar. The final decision will require further detailed talks between the Board of Management of Porsche AG and the Management of Porsche Leipzig GmbH with representatives of the employees. Porsche's total investment in the new model line, including development, will be more than Euro 1 billion and will come entirely from the company's own funds. Expected sales are at least 20,000 units a year.

"The Panamera is a perfect fit for Porsche," said Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, the President and CEO of Porsche AG. "It has all the typical DNA characteristic of a genuine sports car. In terms of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche's high standards in every respect. Through this sports coupe we are making our customers a highly attractive offer in the top performance segment."

Porsche will develop and build the Panamera using the company's own resources. "We will be developing a separate platform for our fourth model line at our Weissach R&D center," said Wiedeking. "There are no plans for a joint venture with another car maker, but to ensure the profitability of this new model line we will cooperate more closely than so far with selected system suppliers."

Production of the Panamera in Leipzig would potentially create some 600 new jobs there. In the course of the project, approximately 400 more new jobs will be created at Porsche's original plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, where the engines for the fourth model line will be built, and at the Weissach Development Center.

Like the 911, the Boxster and the Cayenne, the Panamera will bear the "Made in Germany" stamp of quality. Domestic share of the Panamera's overall assembled value will be approximately 70 percent.

source : theautochannel

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Here's an artist's rendering:

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Originally Posted by Hameed
Here's an artist's rendering:

HOTNESS!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Hameed
Here's an artist's rendering: . . .
Sexy lines for a 4 door
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