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Nor, in fact, does the Panamera look like any Porsche I’ve ever seen before, although it’s vaguely reminiscent of the 911. I wonder if they can match the shag carpet in my basement . . .
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Actually, it sounds just like a 928.
I’d buy one as a family car in a heartbeat if the base V-8 came with a stick and, oh yeah, if my salary doubled.
Wow, they did a good job of emulating the fabled “NASCAR” V8 exhaust note. Which sounds awesome… But exactly like a Cayenne at full throttle (seems appropriate somehow).
Sounds great IMO. I like the low, guttural note.
However, the C63 AMG and Jaguar XFR also sound great. And, those two cars don’t look like frogs.
@Boff
Yeah, you’re right. Very much like the 928.
I love the 928, especially the later models. Too bad that they’re so ridiculously expensive to fix/maintain.
Meh.
Way too flat sounding.
I’ve heard 540is and M5s with better exhaust notes.
In fact, I’d take the sound of current Mopar or Ford V8s over this.
Terrible. My neighbour’s Moto Guzzi has a better “note” (and I generally don’t approve).
Who do I write to at VW to have the Panamera and Cayenne killed dead?
ajla –
+1
Sound or no sound, since this thing is VW’s new top of the line family hauler, I want to read about how it stacks up to Baruth’s infamous Phaeton when it comes to hauling down public freeways and freeway shoulders.
Sounds like it has a bad case of flatulence. My 928 S4 sounded much better as do MB, BMW and Audi V8 engines. Maybe an after-market exhaust will help.
Twotone
@boff
You can get the Base RWD V8 with a stick. The Autobild reviewer says the PDK sucks.
That salesman at the end of the video creeped me out a bit. To be so passionate about carpet…..
Oh, the car sounds pretty good, IMO.
The noise doesn’t change the fact that the car’s shape is hideous.
The white Sienna that drove by was pretty hot, but I couldn’t pick up its sound.
It sounds ok but the Audi version will still have a nicer interior.
Hmm… Anybody else here have kids, or was I the only one to notice that the start of that little clip — with the truck, outlined by strings of lights along the edges, passing by a railroad crossing with a tolling warning bell; and the car then rolling backwards down the ramp out of the truck — was pretty much lifted straight out of Disney’s _Cars_? (Trust me, it was. My son is a six-year-old car nut [how the heck did *that* happen?]; I know that frigging movie line by line.)
Had to be intentional; it was far too exact to be coincidence.
I like the look and the sound… a lot.
For anyone who thinks every Porsche should be a 2-door 911 lookalike, I say stop being so Amish about it.
Just what I wanted. A butt ugly, overpriced four-door Porsche that sounds like a ’74 Duster with glass packs.