Porsche has recently released photos of its forthcoming Panamera sedan, and boy, is it going to piss off Porsche fans. The exterior styling combines a classic 911 front end with a stretched out Chrysler Crossfire back end, complete with Ford Focus-style accents in front of the front doors, with the same awkward rear-sloping hatchback.The engine will be placed in the front of the car, similar to the Volkswagen Tour- err, Porsche Cayenne, and it is rumored to carry the same engine combinations as that car, from the lowly V-6 to the turbocharged V-8 that gulps gas like $5/gallon was a distant memory.
Porsche has been is a company known for bucking the trend, and that philosophy lives on in the Panamera, as it shares none on the sexy looks of the Lamborghini Estoque concept sedan or the Aston Martin Rapide concept. Still, It may prove to be a wise business move to those looking for something more exciting than a mega-luxury yacht like the Lexus LS or BMW 7 series.
Read the caranddriver.com article here.
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