Yes, I am a Porsche fanboi...zero regrets.
I thank the Cayenne so much and may even purchase one some day.
Here is what happened to Porsche between 1999 and 2021:
Yes, I am a Porsche fanboi...zero regrets.
I thank the Cayenne so much and may even purchase one some day.
Here is what happened to Porsche between 1999 and 2021:
Yeah, I see waaaay more Macan and Cayenne parts go over the counter than sports car stuff.
The Cayenne saved Porsche not because it was an SUV, but because it was the best SUV!
I want one for some reason even though I k ow it's probably a bad idea.
Somewhat related–but don't quote me on it–it's my understanding that Lamborghini could exclusively sell the Urus and still make plenty of money.
I was at the Porsche factory in the late 1990s as the Cayenne was first coming out ,m
I was doing some research in the archives when Klause Parr was still head of the archives ,
At lunch time he took me to eat at the company canteen and there were posters everywhere pushing the SUV , it was a big leap for Porsche and could have killed the company if it did not do well ,
20 plus years later and we can see what a smart move it was .....
I remember the mixed feelings on the car forums on it, but do remember some posts that were fine with the Cayenne knowing Porsche would make money off it for more sports car stuff.
Before it Porsche almost made a minivan
In reply to Colin Wood :
3 in the public middle school pickup line everyday. It's Kindof crazy.
I remember Tim writing something about this in a column back when this was all breaking news. Yeah, if an SUV helps a company stay in the sports car game, how is that bad?
And to think that they could have started the trend in 1978!
Fan here as well
Of course, the front-engined 924/944 previously saved Porsche as well.
Ironic that the rear-engined cars that Porsche is best-known for are the ones that pretty much have always caused the company to need saving by a non-rear-engined Porsche?
Yes, and the Boxster also saved Porsche. Another non-rear-engined car that saved the 911!
They could have just made Audi and VW badged SUVs.
Now we have ugly Porsches with too many doors.
I love mine and I'm glad they were made to begin with. It's at the dealer for some stupid diesel-y thing that is hopefully covered by the warranty. Despite that, I don't know what else is better at doing every single thing it can do in one package.
Selling these (and the Macan) by the truckload enables all 47 variants of 911 to exist and that makes me happy.
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