Second worst Porche decision ever… making the second one of these vehicles.

Third worst Porche decision ever… making the third… etc.. etc.

#51,498 (and counting) on the list has got to be waging class warfare against the poor Cayman. One turbo short of purchase decision for almost everybody that looked at it.

UPDATE: I just received a Porsche brochure (via Christophorus): "Porsche and the Environment."

Turns out there's a reason a freshly fired-up GTS doesn't immediate settle into a burble (as if there wouldn't be):

"Faster catalytic warm-up

DFI [Direct Fuel Injection] can do even more than that, however. When starting the engine, for example, some combustion takes place in the catalytic converter to warm up faster. This lowers exhaust emissions while using less fuel and boosting performance."

Editorial on Porsche's greenwashing next week.

For one extra calorie per serving you could have a Guinness instead.

And one more thing. Porsche could you get over the 911 and build something that looks original! Your designs are boring me to death.

Well, I tested a Turbo when I bought the Cayenne (gas not an issue) and after I got back my thought was…..WTF was THAT! I’m from Az., was married to an archeologist, lived in a Discovery and lusted after a Defender, so I know off-road. The Turbo was scary but the ‘S’ was just right – go anywhere, anytime. Real fast. I like your point about ‘part of the disease’. Rational analysis. The X6? Hell, in 20 years it will be a cult car and worth a fortune. Both of ‘em. People then will wonder WTF?

We do indeed.

For the first time in a long time, demand for oil is lower than the year before. Consistent high gas prices is the only way to curb overconsumption. Europeans have known, and applied, this principle forever.

In the US, we just “let the market take care of it”.

Take that, CAFE!

More on topic, every time I see a Porsche Cayenne on the road, it’s driven by a 30 something fake blonde or a 40 something tanned salesguy looking guy. They are in the right lane doing 58 mph. And I pass them in my tiny tin car.

File this “truck” in the “poser” category — along with a long list of other “my metal is better because I cost more” type cars.

It’s 2008 guys. Porsche has SUVs now. Subarus are no longer only rally cars. Corvettes sell more automatics than manuals. Wranglers now have 4 doors. Let’s try to get over it.

The Cayenne can be considered the Swiss Army knife of high-end vehicles. It does do so many things well! It is AWD and VERY off-road capable. It can be fitted with a tow hitch and pull a considerable load. It is a 5 door wagon design so it does hold some large odd shaped objects, plus the rearseats do fold down. In addtion to its utility traits it is also a good performance vehicle, it handles well and when equiped with a v8 is pretty fast.
In all honest my first choice in a high-end German car would be a 535xi Touring but considering just how beat up the roads are around here I bet the Cayenne would feel a bit more study.

Hey man — I’ll defend the Cayenne Turbo to the death. Cause not only can it do what it does on road, but it’s just as capable off. More so, actually.

Ugly? Completely. Planet killer? More like part of the disease.

Back to this guy and the X6… in 20 years, how will people look at them? I’m thinking they’ll both hold up quite well.

Unlike, say…. a Navigator.

Welcome to the world of Street trivia questions
More to Come and be prepared.

1985 RX-7 (street name Rex) almost the same with 944.

I’m not sure I love all Mazdas, but I like the Miata, FD RX7, and current Mazdaspeed3.

As for your trivia, probably the 80s FC RX-7 looks the most like the 80s 944.

You have your own taste of cars.

Please check the 1984 Porsche and 1984 Bimmer models and tell me which one is ugly?

And also check the classic Porsche from the 1960’s.

Trivia Question:
If you are Mazda lover which Mazda car almost look like a Porsche 944?

Your second post is confusing. Maybe we’re talking past each other.

The 1st paragraph on my initial post quoted YOUR own words, not mine. The next two paragraphs responded to those words.

My point: Porsches are quite ugly, albeit good performance vehicles. You mentioned that you don’t see a lot of them on the roads, so I refer you to my neck of the woods, where there seems to be plenty. I work downtown, and on the floor of the garage where I park alone, there are roughly 6 Boxsters, 10 911 convertibles, and about 5 911 hardtops on any given day. (The majority are autos though. Yup, lots of lawyers and financial analysts.)

In fact, as I finished my last sentence and looked out the window, two 911 covertibles just passed by!

I’ll stand with BEAT on this one. I live in SF Bay Area as well, and yes, you do see a fair number of Boxters, but certainly nowhere near that the number of 911, and both are dwarfed by the crowd of Bimmers everywhere. In fact, Bimmers (some in pretty lousy shape) must be almost as popular in some parts of Bay Area as Honda Civic, and just as distinctive. Seriously, Civic-beat_up_Bimmer seems to be pretty much the same market and attract the same sinfully ugly aftermarket mods.

I have been asking the same question they almost look the same and sound the same.

They are I THINK the same platform.
the two companies both design the Toureg.

correct me if I am wrong.