Lexwang07

There are five different leather options. Regular or full leather. Moreover, where the Porsche leather supplier from? $2000 - $4000 price gap from regular leather seats to the full leather. I thought, Porsche automaker charges too much their leather seats. Is it made in Germany leather? Give me an answer, please?

Byprodrive

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I don't know where the leather comes from but full leather means dash ,door panels, A-pillars, everything and depending on which model it is mostly Alcantera which looks like suede.

mmarshall

Nothing is inexpensive on a Porsche. NOTHING.

I'm sorry if that sounds like an overly-simplistic answer, but it is a fact. Even if not of particularly high quality (most of them, of course, are quality-made), Porsche parts are big $$$$$$$. If you want to see some real cash, check out what a replacement Porsche engine or transmission costs, especially for the turbo models.

jackblack7

Someone posted an article recently that said Porsche makes $28k per vehicle. I think that explains why Porsche leather is so expensive.

Lexwang07

Thanks for an answer. The Porsche automaker is marketing genius. Tricking people over 10 millions people around world. That's explains why Porsche models options so dame expensive.

mmarshall

Well, they're also a relatively small company, and cater primarily to a market of upper-income and well-heeled customers. Their cars are not meant to be low-quality, cheaply made appliances like, say, your typical Dodge.....and they are not owned and driven by the average soccer-mom either.

luxury1

Porsche doesn't trick people, they deliver the best cars in their segment. When you have the best you can afford to mark-up certain areas and people will pay for it because there simply isn't a substitute. Typically, Porsche owners want high end and are willing to pay for it without inspecting the price tag too closely. It is good to be Porsche!

Top Hat

The leather that the highend OEM companies uses is ridiculously quality and its cost reflects that. Cow's form farms with no barbed wire and all these other things so the skin is never damaged. If you can get a hook on OEM leather hide's it's still expensive. 2 hide's was $1,200 for OEM mercedes leather. Let's just say porsche isn't making that 28k a car from the leather.

ChronoJ1

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That's why they make 15,000 - 20,000 profit per car.

mmarshall

High vehicle profits aren't just limited to Porsches, either. Ford and GM, for a number of years (until gas prices went through the roof), made big profits on full-size SUV's......8-10K in many cases. If you can charge what the market will bear (as Porsche does, and as the high demand for big SUVs in America once generated), you can make high profits despite high production costs.

I8ABMR

They make more money on each unit that any other car company. Sounds like the normal German car service gripe. Nothing new.

Byprodrive

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Lets say you want to go racing with a car you could also drive on the street every day and you also want to win, perhaps even dominate. Who would you choose to build your car & would you not expect to pay more than anyone else charged to build the car? Accept no substitute!

theanimala

Talk about markup, I looked at a Rolls Royce a while back and they have a $300 option for an umbrella. The more expensive the car, the more expensive the options, put probably not a huge difference compared to the price of the car.

theanimala

Talk about option pricing, look at the option list, and prices, on the options available for a Bentley Arnage:


Wheels: 18 in. 6-Spoke Chrome Aluminum Alloy
$2,840

Wheels: 19 in. 6 Twin Spoke Disc Painted Aluminum
$3,490

Wheels: 20 in. 16-Spoke Disc Painted Aluminum
$5,740

Wheels: 19 in. 6 Twin Spoke Disc Chromed Aluminum
$6,290

Wheels: 20 in. 16-Spoke Disc Polished Center Aluminum
$7,590
Seats and Seat Trim

Leather Seat Trim
STD

Traditional Fluted Hide Seats w/Coordinating Piping
N/C

Massage Front Seat - Driver
$2,540

Massage Front Seat - Passenger
$2,540

Massage Rear Seat - Behind Driver
$2,540

Massage Rear Seat - Behind Passenger
$2,540
Audio

Radio: AM/FM Stereo w/CD/6-Disc Changer
STD

Alpine Radio/CD Audio System w/MP3 Play
$3,490

Alpine Radio/CD Audio System w/MP3 Play/Subwoofer
$5,990

Alpine DVA 9965R Radio/CD Premium Audio System
$10,740
Other Options

Monotone Paint Application
STD

DVD System
$9,590

Small Rear Window
$9,090

Silk Curtains to Rear Compartment
$8,090

Bottle Cooler to Rear Center Armrest
$5,940

Recessed Marque Badges to Waistrails w/Inset
$5,490

Veneer Cocktail Compartment to Lower Front Seatback
$5,490

Vavona Veneer w/Cherry Substrate
$5,180

Madrona Veneer w/Cherry Substrate
$5,180

Gas Guzzler Tax
$4,500

Sidelight Security Glass
$5,040

Veneered Cocktail Compartment & Document Storage
$4,990

Carpet Color Matched to Customer Specification
$4,740

Hide Cocktail Compartment to Lower Front Seatback
$4,640

Veneer Document Storage to Lower Seat Back
$4,440

Veneer Trimmed Rear Seat Center Cushion Stowage Box
$4,190

Hide Cocktail Compartment & Document Stowage
$4,140

Olive Ash Veneer w/Light Oak Substrate
$4,120

Silk Curtains to Side Windows Only
$3,990

Burr Oak Veneer w/Contemporary Cross Banding
$3,840

Quad Sports Exhaust Pipes
$3,640

Electric Blind to Rear Window
$3,640

Hide Document Stowage to Lower Front Seatback
$3,640

Hide Trimmed Rear Seat Center Cushion Stowage Box
$3,490

Lower Front Wing Vents
$3,390

3-D Retractable Flying B Radiator Mascot
$3,190

Sport Suspension
$2,990

Burr Oak Veneer
$2,680

Picnic Tables w/Traditional Cross-Banding & Inlays
$2,640

Reversing Camera
$2,490

Wood & Hide Steering Wheel
$2,390

Veneered Picnic Tables to Rear of Front Seats
$2,090

Recessed Marque Badges to Waistrails
$1,740

Addition of Tuner to DVD
$1,640

Part Veneered Steering Wheel
$1,550

Second (Master) Nokia Privacy Phone System
$1,390

Hide Color Matched to Customer Specification
$1,340

Secondary Hide Color From Previous Bentley
$1,340

Traditional Style Cross-Banding & Inlay to Waistrails
$1,340

Chrome Radiator Shell
$1,290

Burr Walnut Veneer w/Contemporary Cross Banding
$1,190

Veneered Panels to All Doors
$1,190

Personalized Tread Plate Plaques
$1,190

Chrome Rear Number Plate Applique
$1,140

Lambswool Rug Color Matched to Customer Specification
$990

Lambswool Rugs
$790

Chrome Door Mirror Caps
$740

Embroidered Marque Emblems to All Headrests
$640

Lambswool Rug to Luggage Compartment
$540

Drilled Alloy Accelerator & Brake Pedals
$540

Fine Lines Color Matched to Customer Specification
$390

Bentley Jewel Fuel Filler Cap
$340

Winged B Emblems to Waistrails
$340

Two Tone Fascia Top Roll
$240

Burr Walnut Campanion Mirrors
$240

Four Umbrellas to Luggage Compartment
$240

Two Tone Sun Visors
$240

Veneered Surround to Cruise Control Switches
$240

Carpet Overmat
$240

Recessed Marque Badges to Picnic Tables
$190

Winged B Emblems on Picnic Tables
$190

Winged B Emblems to Waistrails & Picnic Tables
$190

Contemporary Style Cross-Banding & Inlay to Waistrails
$190

Byprodrive

iTrader: (1)

Actually it's only about 40,000 people a year, that helps explain the high costs. No economy of scale to spread R&D costs over 100,000 units