CloseVery nice commercial, great visuals, good message, and finally Porsche recognizes its true history. The 928 - the flagship is prominently displayed both front and back next to the Panamera.
Yup, the flagship finally getting some very well earned respect and recognition!
That 959 is just pure sex on wheels......
From the side profile shots, it seems like Porsche stretch out the basic silhouette of the 928 to make the Panamera, while grafting on a 911 front fender with a modified CGT headlamps with a touch of Corvette. The tail treatment is pure 928 however.
trip:
The tail treatment is pure 928 however.
I had not noticed that before but you're spot on. These photos were obviously taken to emphasize that similarity.
Well, wait till racerx gets back online and dispute the remark, we know he loves his 928 with a passion.
I had been saying that since the first shots of Panamera came out, the side profile of the rear is too bulky to be of 911 heritage, it's more on the lines of 928. The straight on rear profile is more Cayman-like with the step shoulder and tail lamps treatment.
Porsche pretty much blended majority of it's cars' design into the Panamera.
Oct 15, 2009 10:20:06 AM
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Lars997:
Try to use hotshield to get an US IP Address
http://www.anchorfree.com/downloads/hotspot-shield/
btw - that works then also for hulu.com!
Thanks!
Whoopsy:
That 959 is just pure sex on wheels......
From the side profile shots, it seems like Porsche stretch out the basic silhouette of the 928 to make the Panamera, while grafting on a 911 front fender with a modified CGT headlamps with a touch of Corvette. The tail treatment is pure 928 however.
It may be pure 1987 face-lift 928 which had over 3 1/2 inches (maybe more) added to the original clean 928 tail - SEE photo below Compare rear turn signal to end of tail). I didn't like how porsche added butt to the 928 and the buying public did not like it either. The added size and new wing instead of spoiler killed sales of the 928.
Any hatchback design will have some similiarities BUT even an inch here and there can change a design conpletely. The original panamera sketch was a beautiful winner and then Wendell threw a monkey wrench into the works and redesigned the roof killing the sleekness.
With the original sleek roof, a curved dip on the side body to show hips (like the #19 car above has), slightly lower stance, bigger wheels, and a tighter, shorter butt the panamera would be a winner. Waiting for the facelift.
Still a great commercial, showing all the great Porsche's! 
racerx:
Very nice commercial, great visuals, good message, and finally Porsche recognizes its true history. The 928 - the flagship is prominently displayed both front and back next to the Panamera.
Yup, the flagship finally getting some very well earned respect and recognition!
Thanks for the link!
Porsche have started remembering the 928 now because I suspect the Panamera Coupe will be presented as the successor to that great model.
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racerx:
Very nice commercial, great visuals, good message, and finally Porsche recognizes its true history. The 928 - the flagship is prominently displayed both front and back next to the Panamera.
Yup, the flagship finally getting some very well earned respect and recognition!
Thanks for the link!
Porsche have started remembering the 928 now because I suspect the Panamera Coupe will be presented as the successor to that great model.
those are some big shoes to fill, the 928 is near perfect in many ways. the exterior proportions are bang on, the interior is a masterpiece, its just an overall great car. to present a succesor is a bold move, they better get it right.
racerx:
It may be pure 1987 face-lift 928 which had over 3 1/2 inches (maybe more) added to the original clean 928 tail - SEE photo below Compare rear turn signal to end of tail). I didn't like how porsche added butt to the 928 and the buying public did not like it either. The added size and new wing instead of spoiler killed sales of the 928.
Any hatchback design will have some similiarities BUT even an inch here and there can change a design conpletely. The original panamera sketch was a beautiful winner and then Wendell threw a monkey wrench into the works and redesigned the roof killing the sleekness.
With the original sleek roof, a curved dip on the side body to show hips (like the #19 car above has), slightly lower stance, bigger wheels, and a tighter, shorter butt the panamera would be a winner. Waiting for the facelift.
Still a great commercial, showing all the great Porsche's!
I knew you would come to the rescue for 928
Just to let you know, I love the 928 too.
Oct 16, 2009 4:33:19 AM
I just returned from my local dealer today to pick up my 993TT-I had some custom cashmere leather-covered Recaro sport seats installed that can handle the six-point belts (pics tomorrow)-and they had the Panamera 4S dealer car in all black there, so I took a look...and, well, it looks no different than what we have all seen on the internet-obviously very well-appointed and well-assembled, living up to Porsche sport/luxury standards. The nose is nice, ala the CGT, the interior looks high quality-the console is a bit too big and too busy but acceptable, and of course, no manual tranny for the USA-not acceptable. And unfortunately, no rear seating for three.
Then to the rear....
Maybe the Panamera coupe will work. We'll see....
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2005 996 TSCab EVO GT700
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2007 Audi RS4 MTM exhaust/clutch/LWFW
racerx:
Saw the full commercial on TV today.
Tom, here you go:
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/porsche-reviving-the-928-ar73355/picture297130.html
1997 993 TT Proto 3.8L 700HP
2005 996 TSCab EVO GT700
2006 Noble M400 "M600" 573RWHP
2007 Audi RS4 MTM exhaust/clutch/LWFW
Turbo Al:
racerx:
Saw the full commercial on TV today.
Tom, here you go:
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/porsche-reviving-the-928-ar73355/picture297130.html
Thanks for the link Al. You should post more often. Isn't it time to pressurize the driveway?
Hopefully this guy Michael Maur can produce something worthy to follow the 928.That pshop in the link is an absolute loser. It looks like a mix of Bricklin, Saab sports car, and opel gt.
Why is the design dept. so talentless at porsche? Or was it just Wiedecking? Just go by your reaction to the panamera or the Edmunds video or Ron's (above) or mine and so many others here!
With years to do it and many extremely attractive magazine created designs out there, how do you produce something that is widely panned?
It will be interesting to see what kind of sales the panamera can generate. The market that they are going after according to the Porsche marketing official on TV yesterday said they are going for owners of the Merc S class, the BMW 7 series, Audi A8, and maser quattroporte.
Do S class owners care about track times or 0-60 times?
Do they care about having 2 grown men sitting in the back seat?
I think they care about stylish looks, status, and safety on the way to the country club.
Lets see what happens. Both with "something new" sales and a few years from now.
BiTurbo:
In that video, it states that Walter is tall, yet it appears that he has a massive amount of space above him, enough to wear a Top Hat.
There was no need to make the panamera SO BIG. It could have been at least 3 inches lower with 2 coming from that un-used headroom and 1" from lowering the seat to the floor. And maybe even more on the ride height of the vehicle.
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