Comments on: Has Porsche Lost Their Independence? http://993c4s.com/porsche-news/has-porsche-lost-their-independence/ Thu, 24 May 2012 11:52:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The End of an Era | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStylehttp://993c4s.com/porsche-news/has-porsche-lost-their-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-4010 The End of an Era | 993C4S: Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStyle Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:17:18 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3534#comment-4010 [...] Posts Has Porsche Lost Their Independence? An Idiot’s Guide to Porsche’s Financial Troubles Porsche Profits Exceed Revenue [...] [...] Posts Has Porsche Lost Their Independence? An Idiot’s Guide to Porsche’s Financial Troubles Porsche Profits Exceed Revenue [...]

]]> By: Wil Ferchhttp://993c4s.com/porsche-news/has-porsche-lost-their-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 Wil Ferch Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:18:41 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3534#comment-3337 Well....as to what the old ad says....remember this.....they also ran old ads that said..."well, we *could* buold a water cooled engine and use front mounted radiators, but that woukd be Stupid ( or "in-elegant"...or whatever term they used at the time).Yes....with the passage of time and the realities of the "present".....sometimes things we said in past made only sense in the past. Like their statement..."we will always race!"....well , that didn't happen either in the late 90's after their last LeMans win in '98". The official line?....they were "cash-strapped" and were developing their new SUV. Yep.....got their priorities straight. And the cash-strapped comment? Well.....it didn't look so bad beforere last Falls' world economic crisis when "small" Porsche was well and truly on its way to gobble-up large VW....involving "billions" of $$$$$$. Well….as to what the old ad says….remember this…..they also ran old ads that said…”well, we *could* buold a water cooled engine and use front mounted radiators, but that woukd be Stupid ( or “in-elegant”…or whatever term they used at the time).

Yes….with the passage of time and the realities of the “present”…..sometimes things we said in past made only sense in the past. Like their statement…”we will always race!”….well , that didn’t happen either in the late 90′s after their last LeMans win in ’98″. The official line?….they were “cash-strapped” and were developing their new SUV. Yep…..got their priorities straight. And the cash-strapped comment? Well…..it didn’t look so bad beforere last Falls’ world economic crisis when “small” Porsche was well and truly on its way to gobble-up large VW….involving “billions” of $$$$$$.

]]> By: 993C4Shttp://993c4s.com/porsche-news/has-porsche-lost-their-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 993C4S Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:48:52 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3534#comment-3334 @Will, interesting point.Hopefully, VW will follow FIAT's model (as they have for Bugatti) and just keep things at an arms length.A lot will depend on the behind the scenes battles/relations between the Piech and Porsche families as I truly believe there are some serious bruised egos, on both sides, at this point. @Will, interesting point.

Hopefully, VW will follow FIAT’s model (as they have for Bugatti) and just keep things at an arms length.

A lot will depend on the behind the scenes battles/relations between the Piech and Porsche families as I truly believe there are some serious bruised egos, on both sides, at this point.

]]> By: Will Ferchhttp://993c4s.com/porsche-news/has-porsche-lost-their-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 Will Ferch Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:33:06 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3534#comment-3336 The independence aspect is over-played. Example-->..if no longer independent, a "sports" car company may be forced ( by the parent) to build product-diluting products like SUV's....yet that is exactly what Porsche is doing as an independent...said to do so ironically "To stay independent". In contrast, Ferrari is owned by benevolent dictator FIAT....who understands the marques' cache and allows it to build fabulous GT and sports cars. Only. The independence aspect is over-played. Example–>..if no longer independent, a “sports” car company may be forced ( by the parent) to build product-diluting products like SUV’s….yet that is exactly what Porsche is doing as an independent…said to do so ironically “To stay independent”. In contrast, Ferrari is owned by benevolent dictator FIAT….who understands the marques’ cache and allows it to build fabulous GT and sports cars. Only.

]]> By: Nitrohttp://993c4s.com/porsche-news/has-porsche-lost-their-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-3335 Nitro Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:38:40 +0000 http://993c4s.com/?p=3534#comment-3335 Oh no... Please be wrong about this, please! Oh no… Please be wrong about this, please!

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