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Porsche electric drive development announced; Panamera S Hybrid due in 2011 yes sure, VW and Porsche developed the hybrid together, the engine itselfe is from VW. Only that made it possible to introduce a expensive (because of its development) drive train in a car with a very likely low number of producted/selled cars. Do you see any problems there or is it better porsche looses the battle against environment policy and has to close its doors in 10 years?

Porsche threatening to sue Nissan over ad campaign the 370z has more power than the cayman. Porsche has a problem there. With a more powered and faster 987, they would jeopardize the market position of the 911 to much. Nissan knows that, so they created their argument for the 370Z. Again: More Power for less money. On some tracks the boxster/cayman (because of its lateral dynamics) is already faster then the 911 (not S), and it would be no problem to make it absolutely faster then the 911. surely a 50:50 car can be made faster then the 60:40 and worser one, but porsche costumers still want to buy this to old concept. I think for Porsche engineers it would be much more fun to create a realy fast midengine-car instead of the 911.

Porsche threatening to sue Nissan over ad campaign 1 - good 2 - your right 3 - aha, and Porsche not ?! :) 4 - there is now competition if I sit in a Porsche and after that in a Nissan. Everyone has its price and this is right, but they aren?t in the same class. You always have to think what a car is made for ---- depends on the marcet analyses. The engineers dont make more or less then necessary 5 - a) You can tune and setup many cars to beat a serial-911 Turbo. If this stands in the requirement specification, you can do this. The requirement specification is everything what a engineer is working for, and this has so much more aspects then laptime-benchmarks. b) You know how independent tests ended: with much less differences c) you know surely the technical problems the GTR had in so many tests d) its still silly to compare a charged 4WD-GTR to a RWD-GT3 with a (naturally) aspirated engine with only 3.6 or now 3.8ltr. Thats a totaly other car class, especially on a race track with many fast straights (torque and power characteristic of a charged engine, traction after curve). 5 - see above 6 - I don?t like porsches prices for extras too 7 - the GTR is for people that want to drive fast with less money, thats absolutely ok, some want to be proud to win the race on the amber against a more expensive Porsche: character problem :) GTR costumers know what they buy and they should know and understand that this car will never be a 911 Turbo or any other premium brand, even when it beats slightly some measured values, there is so much more on a car then only numbers. Even at a GTR or whatever. So why do Nissan costumers need the comparison to Porsche? I think its a lag of personality or knowledge or whatever. I am sorry for them.

Porsche threatening to sue Nissan over ad campaign the quality of this discussions shows how much notion the people sometimes have...You compare cars by some numbers: hp, price,Laptime. Thats stupid. What do you think market analysis is made for? With the car you buy a statement, a ideology, a car concept that fits to you, quality, resale value,feelings,...and so on. Why do you compare a GT homologation car (not charged etc...) to a overboostet heavy 4 seater without technical constancy and sustainability^^, or with a 911 Turbo, that lives in so many instances in a totally other world?! I really don?t know how you guys will ever buy such a car..ok perhaps I know "hey, this car has 3hp more then my neighbours one...hey I will be the coolest in the hole street"

New CEO to tackle smaller entry-level Porsche as first challenge and also..do you really think porsche can sell cars in the USA after 2016 without changing the engine concepts?! Its all about politics, they can't lissen not to wishes of old costumers. Without changes, no Porsche will get selled in future

New CEO to tackle smaller entry-level Porsche as first challenge If you guys (if you really do) want to drive 911 in the future you have to accept, that other carlines will show up to have the money to build and sell that 911. I feel good about Panamera Coupe, Panamera, Cayenne II, Cayman/Boxster, new 356, 928 and BabyCayenne. Whatever they want to do. If die quality is good and the car drives/lookes like a real Porsche: It keeps the 911 alive...only because of its legend, the concept itselfe is overaged.