It's a Porsche, Jim, but It Doesn't Sound Like Any Porsche I've Ever Heard Before
Published: August 15th, 2009
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Nor, in fact, does the Panamera look like any Porsche I’ve ever seen before, although it’s vaguely reminiscent of the 911. I wonder if they can match the shag carpet in my basement . . .
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It sounds ok but the Audi version will still have a nicer interior.
Hmm... Anybody else here have kids, or was I the only one to notice that the start of that little clip -- with the truck, outlined by strings of lights along the edges, passing by a railroad crossing with a tolling warning bell; and the car then rolling backwards down the ramp out of the truck -- was pretty much lifted straight out of Disney's _Cars_? (Trust me, it was. My son is a six-year-old car nut [how the heck did *that* happen?]; I know that frigging movie line by line.) Had to be intentional; it was far too exact to be coincidence.
I like the look and the sound... a lot. For anyone who thinks every Porsche should be a 2-door 911 lookalike, I say stop being so Amish about it.
Just what I wanted. A butt ugly, overpriced four-door Porsche that sounds like a '74 Duster with glass packs.