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    Image of ArtForge ArtForge
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    It would look great in one of my 7000' scrap buckets.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    Jezza is thinking up a joke that involves Poland...
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    I really like luxury haul-ass sedans.

    I really, really do.

    However, I just can't come to terms with the funkiness of this vehicle behind the rear door edge.

    On topic:

    This is the new Deerhunter special edition.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    "How to hide Panamera's ugly"
    Dip it in chocolate.
    Slice into bars.
    Sell to avid children and cube drones.
    Repeat as necessary.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    Dude, that is not the proper approach to color sanding.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    Great camo for hiding from DubaiWorld debt collectors on the hunt.
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    Perfect for hiding from creditor nations (gotta keep it timely and topical!)

    Also available in Iceland.
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    Image of pres pres
    12/01/09

    In reply to How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly
    When are people going to learn? Camo is NOT glossy. How many glossy tanks do you see?
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    12/01/09

    @pres: None, but couldn't that just mean the camo is working? :)
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    12/01/09

    In reply to Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered
    Ok, so here it is. I cried blasphemy when the first images of the Panamera appeared. "That rear-end is awful", I shouted. "It would be better if it were a wagon", I continued. Nitpicking the design, I managed to dive deeper into all that is wrong the Panamera design. But then, I decided that I was perhaps being unfair. I should indeed wait to pass judgment on the newest steed in Porsche's stable. At least I could wait until I saw one in the flesh.

    And then I did. And now I drive by it everyday twisting my neck to extend my view of it. Sometimes, it drives by me. It is Auqa Blue metallic with the two tone luxor/beige cream interior and RS Spyder wheels. It is glorious. Ban me now if you feel necessary for saying this, but I like it. I like it a lot. This is a car that must be seen in person to appreciate. It does not photograph well... at all.

    Instead, in person, it is well proportioned. Even the rear end looks appealing. Watching it in motion, the Panamera is graceful and powerful. I must say that I rescind most of the brutal comments I made about this beast. I still think that wagon version would be the bees knees, but the car is very attractive and fits within the Porsche line up appropriately. Especially for those who want to transport more than 2 people and don't want an SUV.

    Simply put, I am a believer and a dreamer. One day perhaps, I might have one.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    12/01/09

    In reply to Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered
    Don't ever speak ill of holy Bristol and it's patron saint St. Anthony of Crooks again.

    Walnut veneer splinters under your nails and suchlike forms of "nicely understated" torture will otherwise ensue. In case of further articles in the same vein, please report to the basement of 368-370 Kensington High Street, London W14 8NL.
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    Image of muhnkee_2 - Avantime Owner and 100% Jaloper muhnkee_2 - Avantime Owner and 100% Jaloper
    12/01/09

    @Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est:

    hear hear old chap!
    you know youve made it when you own a bristol!
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    Image of bzr bzr
    11/30/09

    In reply to Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered
    The Germans, copying the Brits? NOW we've truly won the war.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/30/09

    In reply to Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered
    Pics won't load today for some reason... dammit Nibbles! Check out the 4 door 928 made for ASC in the 80's.
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    Image of desmalta desmalta
    11/30/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Oh my god it looks like a Pacer!
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/30/09

    @desmalta: Yer right... it's a Paceorsche!
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    Image of merlot_brougham merlot_brougham
    12/01/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Dr. Porsche's personal 928 styling disaster.
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    12/01/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Are any of those 4 doors actually useable?
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    Image of Cheeseslap Cheeseslap
    12/01/09

    @merlot_brougham: I thought they gave the good Dr. a green one? I've heard he really liked the car. *shrug*
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    Image of merlot_brougham merlot_brougham
    12/01/09

    @Cheeseslap: Burgundy actually, I tried to post my pic of it from the Porsche Museum but it didn't load. The hatchback lines are totally different, think it was done in house instead of by ASC.
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    Image of Cheeseslap Cheeseslap
    12/01/09

    @merlot_brougham: The story I heard was that a group of engineers or line workers or both made it at the factory in their spare time as a gift to Herr Doktor.
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    Image of merlot_brougham merlot_brougham
    12/01/09

    @Cheeseslap: I was going to try posting the placard in front of the car at the museum. Yeah, I took pictures of those too. I'll just type it out:

    "Even a Porsche likes to go on family vacations. So professor Ferry Porsche had his technicians and engineers build him a very special car: a Porsche with four doors and four seats. What he got was the 928, a car that met his demanding specifications: a comfortable family car. But always a Porsche."

    Google 928 Studie H 50 for pics. I also got pics of the early, extended wheelbase 911s that were created (for more interior room). The proportions on them are all kinds of weird.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    12/01/09

    @Cheeseslap: There is a 4 door 911 made by Troutman-Barnes in CA in the 70's. Nibbles wouldn't let me post it... The 928 was an in-house design and was a gift for the President of ASC. ASC did not produce the car.
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    Image of ArtForge ArtForge
    11/30/09

    In reply to Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered
    Bristol did it better!
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/30/09

    In reply to Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered
    The NYT on Sunday begs to differ.

    [www.nytimes.com]
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/30/09

    @Maxichamp: Let them beg. It will not help.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/30/09

    @Maxichamp: What's the latest internet equivalent for "nearly choked laughing so hard at an utterly indefensible comparison of bald-faced corporate whoring against an example of something possessing purity of essence and excellence in abundance."

    Is that still "lolz"?
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/30/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Ouch.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/30/09

    @Maxichamp: Add Phil Patton to the list of journalists who know sh*t about autos. It's a long list.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/30/09

    @Alfisted: Yes, well, I got torn up (again) today on VW Vortex for a post a wrote over a year ago.

    [forums.vwvortex.com]

    Even got nominated for the "Automotive Hall of Ignorance." Just goes to show sometimes the way you intend an article to play doesn't always reflect the way readers will receive it.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    11/30/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Anybody in the public eye is going to get a stick jabbed back in theirs, now and again.

    I have cleverly avoided that through a total lack of fame.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/30/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: As a VeeDub aficionado I say that site is crap. Between the horrible DIY forum posts (Thanks for helping me ruin two $200 MAF sensors jackasses!) and the "coverage" of car shows I wouldn't give a fuck. They post something new about once a month.
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    Image of bzr bzr
    11/30/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: You know what they say about the Internet, it's serious business. Keep on truckin'.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    12/01/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: You know, I love the NYT and would usually defend it against any other US newspaper - but that's just fucking shameful (my first curseword on Jalopnik!).

    Does any US newspaper provide at-all legible automobile coverage? QOTD?
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    12/01/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: I'm sure the guy's referencing an inside joke, but I love that amidst complaints about your writing some guy suggests you just needed to add some smileys at the end-- one with its tongue out, one winking, and one with sunglasses.

    That's how writin's done!
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/30/09

    In reply to Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered
    The Panamera designer never saw the Bristol.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/30/09

    @Alfisted: I hear that this is Michael Mauer's favorite magazine.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    11/30/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Ay dios mio. Clearly the Porsche has a little slappin in the trunk.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/30/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: man... a photoshopped ass...
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/30/09

    @VeeArrrSix: I'm sure the asses were photoshopped to make them look smooth, but I don't think the size was changed in any way...
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/30/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Exactly! Those prolly resemble the surface of the Moon as far as smoothness goes.
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