Yep. And the 928 was introduced right after (during) the oil crisis of the 70s.
If you think of the business cycles, their duration, and the gestation period of developing a car, you have a "beating" or aliasing effect. In any case, it is better to buy a car that was developed during the boom times, as the manufacturer is less likely to have cut corners, as opposed to buying one that was developed during bad times (think 996 and 986, with that underengineered M96 engine).
Mar 6, 2009 8:28:25 PM
Mar 6, 2009 9:10:11 PM
There's the explanation for the odd roofline, as it meets the hatchback. From the article: "It was going to be lower still at first, but Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking, a tall and bulky man, called for more headroom."
It sounds to me like a late change in the design. Too bad; we could have had a more elegant roofline...
Kamal
Mar 6, 2009 11:24:48 PM
It seems like Porsche listened to the general, at least the North American market, about the importance of a proper cupholder, we absolutely hates those stupidly complicated, multi-levered useless frames they called cupholders. They are useless to hold drinks, and even more useless to hold anything else.
That round cup in the Panamera is a good start, looks too shallow to be really useful, but at least there is one. Even when it's not holding drinks, it can still be use for holding change, cellphones, and all sorts of junk one want to be put close, within reach.
Mar 8, 2009 1:58:00 PM
Ron (Houston):
ed_moree:
Nothing against your dad´s BMW Ron, but I just hate that colour!!!
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somehow I associate that colour with one of these images:
and especially with the ABBA guy from the left of the picture....
Misha011:
ed-moree , who knows - it may start growing on you .... (click & + to enlarge)
Misha, see the above... so I don´t think it will grow on me.... And by the way I do like ABBA´s songs... and I think the girls where hot for that times...but not... the rest...
Mar 8, 2009 5:42:26 PM
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Mar 10, 2009 4:41:54 PM
Ron (Houston):I suppose it will be fail-safe. If first, the sides don't fold it doesn't go down.
The problem is if it malfunctions and doesn't retract the sides when it goes back it will scratch the hell of the paint on the sides.
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Mar 10, 2009 4:54:27 PM
Ron (Houston):
The problem is if it malfunctions and doesn't retract the sides when it goes back it will scratch the hell of the paint on the sides.
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Question is, does a car like the Panamera really need such a "thing"?
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