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mgatlag · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 647 Location: Avon, IN

Looks pretty interesting.

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/porsche-panamera/
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El Chato · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 205 Location: El Paso, TX

Ive seen it a couple of times inn the concepts, looks great
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pocketscience · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject:

Yeah, been kicking around for a while now. Posts here going back to 2005 - do a search for some early pics etc. There was a big write-up in the paper here last weekend.

I'm not in love with it, but I'll happily take one for a test drive.

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skemcin · Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 1284 Location: Plainfield, IL

Nobbi · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 1398 Location: Germany

The Panamera is on the road in germany. It is a fast Taxi (cab), it goes up to 303 Km/H!
In the drivers place it feels and drives like the 997. In the rear it has a 2 bucket seat row which is hard to enter, but one`s u made it it is exellent...
i hope the us customers will like it....if not....by,by Porsche.

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Archie9xx · Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 78 Location: Finland

First Panameras spotted up here in North - Finland.

It's really isn't all that bad - actually it looks very, very sleek and expensive when seen IRL. Interior is extremely high in quality, materials and craftmanship. Boot is tiny as hell (your 924 has bigger!), but driving position is very good. It's going to be a one helluva tough bite for Merc's CLS, Aston Martin's Rapide and forthcoming (if..) Lamborghini Estoque.
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Rich H · Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:26 am Post subject:

It was on Top gear last week...
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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

She's got a big butt.

tuurbo · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:48 am Post subject:

I like it. Looks mean.
Yer right about the fat ass. Fat asses are alright imho if there's a monster under the hood with a nice exhaust.
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Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

This will be the next big mob vehicle in movies.

It looks interesting. I personally don't have much of a taste for it. Looks like a Camry/300 mix.
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania

if you think of it as an extended 911 or an extended sports car...then its not goin to look preety....but if you think of it as a squashed down cayenne...then it looks preety nice.
i must confes that its growing on me...
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Station · Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 24 Location: The Wirral, UK

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skemcin · Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 1284 Location: Plainfield, IL

Well, I like it. I know it moves Porsche a little away from its heritage, but so did the Cayenne. And as much as I didn't like that idea, it proved to be a very smart decision. I dislike the Cayenne much more than I dislike the Panamera, but at least this person got the 4S.

Anyway, if I had the money I would surely give it a serious look. But I'd be tempted to hold off to see how good the Tesla Model S turns out.
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Rocco R16V · Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 497 Location: PNW

cgalyon · Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 249 Location: Knoxville, TN

Not awful looking (much better than the Cayenne, IMO), but still a bit odd as a "Porsche." I like curves (a la Cayman) and in some ways I feel this car doesn't differentiate itself enough visually from some Infiniti's or Mercedes sedans.

What's the ESRP? $60-70k?
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