EmailNever Before Published Pictures of Porsche Panamera
November 12, 2008
The following Panamera pictures, submitted by a friend and loyal reader of 993C4S.com, were taken in High Level, Alberta Canada. For those of you not familiar with High Level (I’ll assume that’s most everyone) it’s a small city on the way to the North West Territories where Porsche is known to do cold weather testing in Yellowknife (just 250 miles south of the arctic circle.) If any of you have something Porsche related, that might be of interest to other readers, please don’t hesitate to forward it along.
To the best of my knowledge, these pictures have never before been published anywhere. What makes them so different from all other Panamera spy shots out on the internet are the quality and proximity. Instead of being taken by a shaky cell phone cam at 70 mph on the highway, or a telephoto lens from a distance, the majority of these shots were taken up close, in the parking lot of a hotel where the support team was resting for the evening.
Porsche Panamera SpyShots
Of particular interest are the three photographs below. The first is a picture taken of the undercarriage of a Panamera as it rested beneath its cover for the night. The second two pictures are highly detailed closeups of the rear quarter panel and rear end of the car itself. What I like about these picture is how clearly we can see the camo that’s being used to mask the true shape. After seeing these pictures I’m starting to feel a lot better that we’re all in for a a big and pleasant surprise when the car is unveiled in its entirety.
Below are even more pictures for your viewing please. Click on any of the thumbs below to see the full-size image.
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Porsche Panamera is Ugly and Expensive
August 21, 2008
At all times I try to remain objective when it comes to Porsche. After all, this is the same organization that designed all the different variations of my beloved Porsche 911 along with the incredible Carrera GT. However, the Porsche Panamera seems to get uglier and uglier every time a new “spy” shot makes the rounds on the internet. Couple this with the extraordinarily high prices being reported and we have an epic failure in the making. Take a look at below and you be the judge.
Porsche Panamera Pictures
Most cars not yet officially released are usually seen with significant amounts of camouflage. These body covering panels alter the lines enough to keep the new style safe from prying eyes. In the pictures above, there are no tell tale signs of the usual body masking attempts that have been made in the past. In fact these pictures appear to be the car as it will be produced and released in the very near future.
I’m not a big fan of the “on-line rumor mill,” so there is always hope that this is just a huge joke being played on the press and Porsche enthusiast. But, if this is the real thing, I can’t help but think how disappointed Porsche is going to be with their sales numbers.
Am I the only one that thinks this car is an abomination? I can’t be alone in my thinking. Lastly, don’t forget my current poll. I’ve moved it to the side or you can tell me what model Porsche your own on the original post.
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[Source: GlobalMotors.net]
Pricing for the Porsche Panamera Announced
July 23, 2008
I’m usually not one for making predictions. However, if the pricing for the upcoming Porsche Panamera, being reported by German car magazine Autobild, is to be believed then I’m thinking sales may move slightly slower than a rusted out Yugo. According to Autobild, pricing ranges from $127,000 for the base V6 model, to just shy of $200,000 for the all-wheel drive 520-hp turbo flavored one. That’s some serious cash for what is arguably one of the ugliest models to come off the Porsche line ever (well, at least since the Cayenne if you listen to some.)
But wait, with an anticipated launch of sometime in early 2009, only the 405-hp V8 and the super-charged/priced turbo will be available for resale. If you want to become a member of the Panamera family on the cheap (it’s all relative), you’ll have to wait until 2010 when the 300-hp V6 version is available at the low, low price of $127,000. Please Porsche say it isn’t so. Give us a press release and tell us this is a bad joke.
Is the Porsche Panamera ugly? Or, is it just me?
I could be wrong, God knows it won’t be the first or last time, but when introducing a car this ugly and this controversial, wouldn’t you want to provide some pricing incentive? I’m pretty much a fan of all things Porsche, but unless the Panamera starts to grow on me (or the car looks significantly different from the spy shots I’ve seen), it could be the first Porsche designed car, ever, that I’m not impressed with. To me, the Panamera took the worst parts of a 996, mated it with a badly copied 928 rear-end and threw four doors from a Pontiac Grand-Am in the middle for spite.
On a positive note, for those with even more disposable income than taste, it is rumored that the V10 from the Carrera GT will be available as a power plant option as well as the ridiculously powerful 12 cylinder TDI from Audi (should customers demand it.) As it stands now, the Turbo variant will reach Carrera S like top end speeds (186 MPH) at close to a GT2 price tag.
[Source: Autobild.de; Photo by KGP Photography]
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