Comments on: 2009 Porsche Panamera gallery leaked

By: GT

GT — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:57:21 +0000

could have been awsome, but styling to chunky & heavy handed

By: Bollinger

Bollinger — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:48:26 +0000

What a ‘courageous’ and ‘challenging’ look… Why this must have taken all of 10seconds w the photocopier and a photo of the 911 and that ‘fit to size’ button. Really, the EASIEST styling job in the world must be at Porsche: “vot? A 4 door? Ja ve make it look like a 911. A SUV? Ja zat is like 911 too.”

By: Marcoz

Marcoz — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:34:49 +0000

HOLY EEEE….SHEEEET the FUGLIESTTTTT car to come out of the porsche factory in many many years, i cant even bare to look at it, woops i just did and threw up in my mouth. Better looking than the CLS someone said, WHAT WHATTT???? are u drunk… If porsche think they are in the same arena as the Maserati Q4 or Merc Brabus S, or even maybe the Audi S8, THEIR DRUNK TOO….
Bomb the bloody thing i say….

By: WVB

WVB — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:35:32 +0000

^pious, only thing, interceptors had a huge glass hatch as you would no doubt recall aswell but i can see your point. What I don’t see is porsche’s overall point.
The cayenne’s point was because range rovers didn’t cost enough and I’m sure the odd 4 door lambo or quattroporte would cramp this ones market.
Can’t help thinking Porsche are again platting the American market’s s**t here by building 4 door versions of their sports cars. These things just end up white elephants.
Stick to a.k.a GT3s I say and btw, I think the CLS is way better looking.

By: pious

pious — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:41:28 +0000

anyone remeber the old Jensen Interceptor? Probably 30 years old now, and the rear end looked a lot like this one. Not my cup of tea at all, but I can understand why it has to be so, to give some head and leg room. Too ugly for me, no matter how good it is. I am way to shallow and superficial to spend bucketloads unless I loved the car, and I’d cringe every time I saw this thing side on. People pointing and laughing at me would also tend to get on my nerves!

By: Motorhead

Motorhead — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:52:39 +0000

Spectacularly ugly, it’s like a Cayenne that’s been rear ended by Saab.

By: GTR

GTR — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:28:44 +0000

The front is great but as you go along it gets uglier and uglier. Porsche should only make 2 door supercars!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:23:05 +0000

Come one B-Man, the CLS the ugliest car on the road? I don’t think so. I like the CLS but I can see why other people wouldn’t. However, Ssangyong Stavic, Holden Barina, Nissan Cube, Nissan Murano (updated), BMW X3, Holden Epica, Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Nitro, Saab 9-5, Subaru Impreza to name a few. If you don’t find at least five of these cars uglier than the Mercedes-Benz CLS, there is, no doubt about it, some thing wrong with your eyes and/or the way you see things.

By: zahmad

zahmad — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:52:29 +0000

Hole heartedly agree with with what jj said about the profile of making it into a streched coupe, a simple sedan or astoneseque rear door window style would have been much better…

By: Fasthonda

Fasthonda — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:32:28 +0000

JJ– I agree with what you’ve said.
The reason why I mentioned Jeremy Clarkson is because he tends to have a dislike for Porsche.I think this Porsche is going to add more fuel to the fire- so to speak.
I think people know by now not to take JC’s reviews as gospel.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:49:44 +0000

All they had to do was give the thing a boot so it had a sedan profile and rear end but with a traditional porsche looking nose to provide the brand connection. But instead that wanted it to look like a stretched four-door 911, which in a way it does but doesn’t really succeed.

Regardless, this thing will be AWESOME dynamically, just like every other current Porsche product, including the widely disliked Cayenne.

As for Clarkson, if he bags a car that’s a damn good reason to go out and have a serious look at it in my book.

I’d be MUCH more inclined to listen to Hamster or Captain Slow.

PS – Search youtube for Top Gear Series 12 – there is a clip of the Veyron going around the track driven by the stig, along with a Pagani Zonda F Roadster. The sound of the pagani is unbelievable. Bugatti does not break the lap record, still held by the Gumpert Apollo.

By: George

George — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:28:57 +0000

If i could afford that, i would so buy one. That is gorgeous!!!
And this is coming from a guy who hates Porsche!!!!

By: B-Man

B-Man — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:02:32 +0000

As long as you don’t look at it from the side i think it looks OK. And because of the badge, it will sell thousands regardless. Mercedes CLS is still the ugliest car on the road, hands down.

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:32:27 +0000

Doesn’t do it for me. Everything was going ok and then I saw it from the side!!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:49:28 +0000

I like it a lot but I would actually love to see a Panamera Wagon. It would look better than a Cayenne and I personally would find it desirable enough to buy.

By: Fasthonda

Fasthonda — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:52:34 +0000

I have great respect for Porsche(more so for their engines) but this car is hideous.The side profile is awful and the rear looks so-so.
Jeremy Clarkson is going to have a field day when he reviews this car.

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:24:15 +0000

Agree Wheelnut. I don’t like it much either. Porsche should stick only to coupes and not 4 door coupes and SUV’s! I’d prefer a CLS or the Aston Martin 4 door than the Panamera.

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:29:22 +0000

Cyster, you is so UUUUUUGLY!

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:23:15 +0000

It’s a shame BMW pulled the plug on the CS concept, that’s the best looking of these new breed of sleek sedan. With the BMW canned, the Lamborghini Estoque is my favourite of the sedan with low roof line.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:19:25 +0000

It Doesn’t do it for me. I would much rather have the Merc-Benz CLS.. its the best looking 4 door-coupe I’ve seen

Although I must say that going from the side-on photo; a Porsche Touring Sports-Wagon wouldn’t look bad.