Apr 21, 2009 3:44:04 PM
- reginos
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- Reply to: Carlos from Spain
Re: Panamera in Shanghai
Carlos from Spain:
You took the words right out of my mouth. I expect the car to handle superbly, the interior looks really good, but the ridiculous hideous rear end is Porsche's biggest blunder of the decade.
Carlos, this car will be a HIT. There are people who have never contemplated buying a Porsche, typical Mercedes and BMW buyers who are warming up to the Panamera. And no one has ever mentioned the rear end to me at least. If anything they say that it's like a sports car, like a big 911.
I agree that the rear styling could be more elegant and imaginative, but IMO this obsession with how ugly the Panamera's rear appears, is exaggerated and over the top. Maybe car people like rennteamers who spend time on forums analysing cars may have a different perspective of things (sometimes more demanding too) than the typical person who goes in a showroom and pays for a car.
Cars that I thought would have been failures because I didn't like their styling are the Bangle BMWs (5,6,7,Z4) and the Bentley Continental GT. I was proven wrong on all counts. And even I begun to like those after a while!
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