the market is disappearing. What's a horse buggy maker gotta do when cars showed up? Tiny sports coupe market is collapsing. Do you know that category starter of sports cars, the British sportscar industry of post-WWII was born of economic necessity: a high margin export car that would use the least amount of industrial material. Now we live in a world awash with industrial commodity (things got so far that even the purported free trader president has to resort to protectionism for the US steel industry), while medical expense and consequently car insurance rates running sky high. The new trend in sports car is high performance compact to mid-size SUV's that can fulfill family duties. Swiss Army Knife of a car seems to be born of the new economic reality. For Porsche, that means 450bhp propelling nearly two and a half tons of weight. I'm waiting to see how Porsche makes it feel light like BMW has done with the new 745i.

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• OT : First official pic of the Porsche SUV, Dinger, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:48:06
  • Why not rebadge a Scania and sell it as Porsche NM, Coolknight, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:47:50
  • One other thing on SUVs and safety..., JMC, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:47:42
  • Re: OT : First official pic of the Porsche SUV, Paul , Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:44:56
    • Completely Unembarassed, JMC, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:43:51
  • They gotta do what they gotta do..., Tyler A-- Porschephille, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 22:48:27
    • French had 4WD 2 years b4 "La Toujours Contente" n/m, Dinger, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:14:21
    • Re: They gotta do what they gotta do..., Bernard Tan, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 01:17:42
  • It's a combination of the following designs..., Atul, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:40:51
    • Re: It's a combination of the following designs..., RedSkunk, Sat, 9 Mar 2002 12:48:08
  • Good Thing PORSCHE Doesn't Own Saab...n/m, Ricky J, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:51:55
  • I dislike SUV's but that is AWESOME..., Rookie, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:11:16
  • two thumbs way down - field is wide open for 9-3x (eom), John A., Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:59:52
  • Whatever the controversy about the 9-3x,, TB, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:46:00
  • do you have any tobacco, William Blake?, nobody, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:16:10
  • Re: OT : First official pic of the Porsche SUV, rob , Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:29:11
  • I still don't understand the need..., Bob M, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:21:03
  • whywhywhywhywhywhywhy???? n/m, bike dork, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:19:05
    • Because Porsche is driven by profit..., JMC, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:52:17
      • yeah, but Porsche is a sports car brand, bike dork, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:33:02
        • Re: yeah, but Porsche is a sports car brand, Jim, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 00:27:13
          • yeah, and Lamborghini is a tractor brand as well, BUT, bike dork, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:59:17
            • Stick with core competence, unless . . ., Jim, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:38:29 <-- Viewing This Message
              • How Porsche will make it feel light..., JMC, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:41:14
                • Helium?? Well I must say>>, Dinger, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:50:09
                  • LMFAO Even if it is in very politically incorrect! nm, JMC, Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:41:52
  • EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! need I say more?, Dave Westlake, Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:04:36

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