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Carlos from Spain said:
Oh god I hope not! it looks like a french minivan with a low roof line!
Hmmmm. They could call it the Porsche Spass. Pronounced like (Renault) Espace in Spanish-speaking countries, right?
Should explain that "Spass" in German means "Fun".
Jul 17, 2007 2:47:38 PM
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Hammerwerfer said:
I will be keeping a lookout ofr the Panamera. I'v only seen one twice, heading the opposite direction. I did not get a grasp on its size at all. It certainly didn't look huge from the angles I saw it.
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elysium said:
Some Americans would probably get a shock if they knew the kind of engines that go into Mercedes'/Audis/BMWs sold in Europe
The S/7/A8 all come with 6-cylinder engines.
Thanks for the info Christian, sounds like it'll be a hit
Not to forget about other cars with (very powerful) Diesel engines like the BMW X3 sd I drove a while ago. This little thing ran like hell (auto tranny, no lag at all from standstill, impressive) with a 286(?) HP twin-turbo charged Diesel engine.
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elysium said:
Some Americans would probably get a shock if they knew the kind of engines that go into Mercedes'/Audis/BMWs sold in Europe
The S/7/A8 all come with 6-cylinder engines.
Thanks for the info Christian, sounds like it'll be a hit
Not quite in Germany, the fuel operated engines are usually mostly 8-cyl engines but what you can see VERY often over here in Germany for example are BMW 7-series, Audi A8 and Mercedes S-class with DIESEL engines. The soon to come Audi Q7 with a 500(!) HP Diesel monster engine is a very good example of mentality over here.
Now I really have to go to bed...tough day tomorrow.
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Not quite sure I understand your point
Mercedes S350, BMW 730i and Audi 3,2FSI are all 6-cylinder engines.
MB/BMW/Audi can allow them self to sell lower powered and less exclusive models in Europe compared to the US, and a V6 in a luxury car is nothing new here, thus my response about a Panamera V6 option. It could still be kept out of the US if Porsche decide it.
Don't look at statistics. the BMW 7series, A8, etc. are also cars used for government use and most of them have 6-cyl. engines.
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ISUK said:
I did a poor rework on this pic (apologies for quality) to incorporate the more rounded rear wings, lowered the roof line, repositioned the door shut line and made the headlamps smaller and more proportionate to the other spyshots seen thus far.
and if the Europeans won't buy it - ship it to Asia...n just tell them it's the new Porsch....
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I did see one response from a frustrated Porsche employee on another site who was trying to reassure people that the finished product is going to be stylish.
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