Great effort! But I doubt the lineup will resemble that, unless you really, really know something Jalopnik doesn't.
In my head, the lineup wouldn't have more than 2 variants of the Boxster and Cayman each (allow for special editions, of course), 911 lineup is the same as ever, Cayenne will stick around and the lineup makes a great deal of sense,
BUT THAT MANY PANAMERAS? I highly doubt there will be a two-door one, or a cabriolet as an extension of that. I think it's going to be Panamera, 4, S, 4S, Turbo, Hybrid, and Diesel.
My logic is that Porsche is owned by VW now (IIRC) so won't be filling every niche they can. Said niches are also way to small to fill profitably, and there's too much overlap with 911 etc.
@Mobius: I cant really comment of the entire list, it's just too much speculation, but I know that Porsche and VW want to increase the number of variants on the Panamera platform, since it by its self is a money-losing proposition.
@Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: Hmmm... (strokes imaginary beard) In that case, I hope VW take the platform and put a prettier, less Porsche body on top. The ugliness is too much.
When does a photograph, film, sound clip, drawing, doodle, sculpture or creation cross that magical threshold and become art?
Well, to me, art needs to communicate, in whatever medium, to the subject's emotions. In this internet day and age, however, photos of even supercars are no longer rare and can barely stir me. However, each time a Lamborghini flies past, a Porsche speeds away, or a Ferrari roars forward, my heart flutters a little, my blood pressure increases a little, and my eyes go wide a little.
That said, a photo taken of any car in the right circumstances, can, and often do, affect my emotions they way only art can. Be it a photo of a Porsche at the Ring, a Can-Am car at the Corkscrew, or an endless, lonely road with a lone muscle car powering towards the horizon (a la Vanishing Point), they definitely make me feel a little better about being alive. Provocative imagery needs to inspire dreams, and photos of cars can do just that: what is more fascinating than a journey, in that car, to wherever your heart takes you.
When I was twelve, I spent all my time mentally building custom cars out of the stuff listed in the J.C. Whitney catalog. Unfortunately, we didn't have Photoshop back then, so all that data disappeared when I discovered girls and lost my mind.
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Fred: Ha, you Porsche guys like it in the back.
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Fred: No one mention that I have a Karmann-Ghia.
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In my head, the lineup wouldn't have more than 2 variants of the Boxster and Cayman each (allow for special editions, of course), 911 lineup is the same as ever, Cayenne will stick around and the lineup makes a great deal of sense,
BUT THAT MANY PANAMERAS? I highly doubt there will be a two-door one, or a cabriolet as an extension of that. I think it's going to be Panamera, 4, S, 4S, Turbo, Hybrid, and Diesel.
My logic is that Porsche is owned by VW now (IIRC) so won't be filling every niche they can. Said niches are also way to small to fill profitably, and there's too much overlap with 911 etc.
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When does a photograph, film, sound clip, drawing, doodle, sculpture or creation cross that magical threshold and become art?
Well, to me, art needs to communicate, in whatever medium, to the subject's emotions. In this internet day and age, however, photos of even supercars are no longer rare and can barely stir me. However, each time a Lamborghini flies past, a Porsche speeds away, or a Ferrari roars forward, my heart flutters a little, my blood pressure increases a little, and my eyes go wide a little.
That said, a photo taken of any car in the right circumstances, can, and often do, affect my emotions they way only art can. Be it a photo of a Porsche at the Ring, a Can-Am car at the Corkscrew, or an endless, lonely road with a lone muscle car powering towards the horizon (a la Vanishing Point), they definitely make me feel a little better about being alive. Provocative imagery needs to inspire dreams, and photos of cars can do just that: what is more fascinating than a journey, in that car, to wherever your heart takes you.
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The next gen Cayenne will likely have a face closer to the Panamera, including the current hood detail.
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Also if it's a real kid, when he gets out of school he's probably going to be in the car biz, if he's really into the analysis this much.
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Get the documentary camera, folks, we have the opportunity to document a rare case study of a pre-adolescent dragon.
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