Just ordered the Porsche turbo estate car.....
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Or Sport Turismo as its called. I like the V8 Turbo ( not the more expensive hybrid Turbo) and need a DD. Yes, you may think I had also ordered pipe and slippers to get an estate car, but it seems to be quite rapid for its size. It is also less ugly the the regular car. All I need now is are some stickers such as Baby on Board and I Brake for Unicorns to complete the transformation.
Despite that, I will, as always take it to the Nordschleife after its first week and see if I can wrestle it around. Bit of a departure from my usual visits.
Despite that, I will, as always take it to the Nordschleife after its first week and see if I can wrestle it around. Bit of a departure from my usual visits.
Stick Legs said:
Awesome.
I saw my first picture of this the other day and think it looks fantastic.
I look forward to you posting some 'non-professional' pictures to see more of what it really looks like. Plus your impressions of the car too.
Doubtless it will have some adventures as usual. Factory pickup probably mid 2018...no date fixed yet.I saw my first picture of this the other day and think it looks fantastic.
I look forward to you posting some 'non-professional' pictures to see more of what it really looks like. Plus your impressions of the car too.
coyft said:
Quite like the look of these, but by God why do Porsche make it so difficult in speccing one?
The option list just goes on and on. There's about 8 different options just for the wheels and the Turbo variant doesn't come with the Turbo wheels as standard?!
Took me about ten minutes, and less than that at the dealer. Lots of stuff is of little interest to me...ceramic brakes, a fabulously expensive premium sound system and so on. I just blacked out the chrome, put in the creature comforts I wanted and the rest was fairly simple. Porsche are famous for this kind of buffet spec sheet, but you get familiar with the stuff and most of it is irrelevant for me. I went for body coloured wheels, delete the model designation, and proper leather interior with no wood. There is a plethora of electronic options that I ignored.The option list just goes on and on. There's about 8 different options just for the wheels and the Turbo variant doesn't come with the Turbo wheels as standard?!
Its certainly not a 911, but a general hauler and reasonably rapid one at that. I am keeping my old Cayenne though. this thing has too shallow a rear roofline for the Great Dane to be able to be comfortable behind the back seat.
Porsche pic:
Edited by RDMcG on Sunday 24th September 23:11
Nice - I spent half an hour pouring over it at the Frankfurt show, it's a lovely place to be and looks much better than the regular Panamera (IMHO).
I haven't driven the new Panamera yet in either guise but the old one I think is actually a fantastic - and under-rated drivers car
Is this instead of the Cayenne, then?
Edit - I see you are keeping the old one for the dog
I haven't driven the new Panamera yet in either guise but the old one I think is actually a fantastic - and under-rated drivers car
Is this instead of the Cayenne, then?
Edit - I see you are keeping the old one for the dog
Edited by Oso on Sunday 24th September 23:33
Oso said:
Nice - I spent half an hour pouring over it at the Frankfurt show, it's a lovely place to be and looks much better than the regular Panamera (IMHO).
I haven't driven the new Panamera yet in either guise but the old one I think is actually a fantastic - and under-rated drivers car
Is this instead of the Cayenne, then?
Edit - I see you are keeping the old one for the dog
Yes..dog has her own personal Cayenne plate:I haven't driven the new Panamera yet in either guise but the old one I think is actually a fantastic - and under-rated drivers car
Is this instead of the Cayenne, then?
Edit - I see you are keeping the old one for the dog
Edited by Oso on Sunday 24th September 23:33
RDMcG said:
Or Sport Turismo as its called. I like the V8 Turbo ( not the more expensive hybrid Turbo) and need a DD. Yes, you may think I had also ordered pipe and slippers to get an estate car, but it seems to be quite rapid for its size. It is also less ugly the the regular car. All I need now is are some stickers such as Baby on Board and I Brake for Unicorns to complete the transformation.
Despite that, I will, as always take it to the Nordschleife after its first week and see if I can wrestle it around. Bit of a departure from my usual visits.
Despite that, I will, as always take it to the Nordschleife after its first week and see if I can wrestle it around. Bit of a departure from my usual visits.
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