Comments on: Let Them Eat Strudel: Porsche Chief Dismisses Move to Smaller Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:01:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: alextheman http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-824871 alextheman Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:54:02 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-824871 when i first saw the picture i honestly thought it was another "pimped" out ricer mobile... way to go porsche when i first saw the picture i honestly thought it was another “pimped” out ricer mobile… way to go porsche

]]> By: TireGuy http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-824301 TireGuy Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:34:57 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-824301 Porsche targets a different group of buyers than GM. Even if the electric automobile comes, it will be possible to show that it works only in big numbers. Once the Golf or Corolla will sell 50% as Hybrids or whatever, then companies like Porsche can check whether it makes sense to offer this as well. Porsche has a competitive advantage, a unique selling proposition. GM does not. Porsche targets a different group of buyers than GM. Even if the electric automobile comes, it will be possible to show that it works only in big numbers. Once the Golf or Corolla will sell 50% as Hybrids or whatever, then companies like Porsche can check whether it makes sense to offer this as well.

Porsche has a competitive advantage, a unique selling proposition. GM does not.

]]> By: no_slushbox http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-823621 no_slushbox Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:48:41 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-823621 $10 that a Civic sits four more comfortably than a Panamera. $10 that a Civic sits four more comfortably than a Panamera.

]]> By: ihatetrees http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-823102 ihatetrees Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:10:50 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-823102 <i>Dutchchris: Luckily for the Industry Mr. Pininfarina himself died a month ago in a scooter crash in Turin. The company is up for sale so maybe the vested interests can scoop it up and prevent disaster. Food for conspiracy theorists really.</i> My guess is that Exxon-Mobile was somehow involved. If you run "Rex Tillerson" thru the new Sjd6 hash algorithm, you get "ayotto" - which, when re-arranged, spells 'Toyota'. Dutchchris:
Luckily for the Industry Mr. Pininfarina himself died a month ago in a scooter crash in Turin. The company is up for sale so maybe the vested interests can scoop it up and prevent disaster. Food for conspiracy theorists really.

My guess is that Exxon-Mobile was somehow involved. If you run “Rex Tillerson” thru the new Sjd6 hash algorithm, you get “ayotto” – which, when re-arranged, spells ‘Toyota’.

]]> By: Dutchchris http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-822862 Dutchchris Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:20:10 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-822862 ToMoCo's Mitsuo Kinoshita was right when he stated ‘There is no future for automobiles.’” without low emission technologies. Well he needn't worry because looks that the future of motoring will start in 2009 when the Pininfarina/Bollore partnership comes up with their all electric BO (unfortunate choice of name but they don't mean the smelly kind but the B-zero kind). Check it out here: http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/B0.html It's compact, light, 30KWH Li-ion polymer/supercap powered, 150 Miles range, 80 MPH topspeed and features of course regenerative braking. Just kidding of course when I said Mr. Kinoshita had no reason to worry. If this thing goes on sale at the promised time (2009) and with the promised specs at an affordable price, Toyota's worst nightmare would come true: a viable BEV, ushering in a premature end of Toyota's beloved ICE age. Luckily for the Industry Mr. Pininfarina himself died a month ago in a scooter crash in Turin. The company is up for sale so maybe the vested interests can scoop it up and prevent disaster. Food for conspiracy theorists really. ToMoCo’s Mitsuo Kinoshita was right when he stated ‘There is no future for automobiles.’” without low emission technologies. Well he needn’t worry because looks that the future of motoring will start in 2009 when the Pininfarina/Bollore partnership comes up with their all electric BO (unfortunate choice of name but they don’t mean the smelly kind but the B-zero kind). Check it out here:

http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/B0.html

It’s compact, light, 30KWH Li-ion polymer/supercap powered, 150 Miles range, 80 MPH topspeed and features of course regenerative braking.

Just kidding of course when I said Mr. Kinoshita had no reason to worry. If this thing goes on sale at the promised time (2009) and with the promised specs at an affordable price, Toyota’s worst nightmare would come true: a viable BEV, ushering in a premature end of Toyota’s beloved ICE age.

Luckily for the Industry Mr. Pininfarina himself died a month ago in a scooter crash in Turin. The company is up for sale so maybe the vested interests can scoop it up and prevent disaster. Food for conspiracy theorists really.

]]> By: Usta Bee http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-822772 Usta Bee Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:16:20 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-822772 That Porsche is the perfect car for Rick Wagoner. Rick and three of his closest GM executive buddies could all pile into it and make a high speed run for the border when the ship finally sinks. With any luck they could beat the lynch mobs with their torches and pitchforks. That Porsche is the perfect car for Rick Wagoner. Rick and three of his closest GM executive buddies could all pile into it and make a high speed run for the border when the ship finally sinks. With any luck they could beat the lynch mobs with their torches and pitchforks.

]]> By: Robert Farago http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-822752 Robert Farago Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:51:49 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-822752 <em>Robert Schwartz : </em> I'm not going there. Caption amended. Robert Schwartz :

I’m not going there. Caption amended.

]]> By: Robert Schwartz http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/let-the-eat-strudel-porsche-chief-dismisses-move-to-smaller-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-822751 Robert Schwartz Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:48:50 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=96512#comment-822751 "I wouldn't put the sticker across the doors, if it was me" "If it were I" If I were a rich man ... “I wouldn’t put the sticker across the doors, if it was me”

“If it were I”

If I were a rich man …

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