Video: Porsche Puts Panamera In Context

 
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2010 Porsche Panamera

We've all heard it by now: Porsche purists moaning about the 2010 Porsche Panamera (and still carrying on about the Cayenne) and its non-sports-car nature destroying the brand; realists saying the Panamera is sure to sell in volumes that dwarf the pure sports cars, just like the Cayenne does. But Porsche has a third perspective on the matter, one that bridges the two camps.

It's not the first time Porsche has made the argument that the Panamera is 100% Porsche, but the visual representation of past and present models alongside each other does serve to illustrate it particularly well. It also shows that, like many other modern cars, the Panamera is simply huge.

Watch the spot then leave your impressions--on the commercial, the Panamera, Porsche, or sports cars and their sedan equivalents in general--in the comments below.

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  1. I went and looked at one of these at the Porsche garage the other day and it's a pretty incredible car. The back is still a bit squashed in, but there's more than enough space for four. I really think that Porsche has gone too odd with the styling and it really doesn't work for me, so I'm holding out for when the Aston Martin Rapide (hopefully) comes out in Oz... The shape of the AM just looks a bit more normal...
     
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  2. Andrew - im assuming you went to the Porsche centre?
    The car itself is podgy in a light colour and Porsche should try to insist that people dont purchase one in white and most of all silver/grey. It makes it look horrible.
    In black or the midnight blue colour it looks amazing and for me is a brilliant addition to the Porsche stable, and will run up the sales that will allow fans of the 911 to still want to get our hands on them as they will bring out new versions coming from the profits from the Pannamera and the Cayenne.
    It may also spawn the return of my favourite car ever, the 928GTS.
    FAO Porsche - Bring back the land shark !
     
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  3. I've seen two of them in person now. They really do look stunted. It's not easy to make a great looking 4-door, I know, but this is just not proportioned correctly. It is an incredible machine, but looks count for something...
     
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