Subject | Re: Ideological differences between big 3 german, americans and jap trash |
From | -hh |
Date | 02/26/2014 19:05 (02/26/2014 10:05) |
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Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
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Followups | David Fritzinger (2h & 12m) > -hh I hate front wheel drive, send most torque to the rear, please (14h & 23m) > -hh |
Understandable. I believe that what transpired was that markets have to adapt to changing consumer interests and they were confronted with the decision of either going smaller and into the narrower niche occupied by the Italians (Ferrari, etc), or trying to figure out a way to grow (some) in a direction that would generally foster existing customers to buy a second instance at the same time. With the popularity growth of SUVs then (and continuing to today), a product that was more utilitarian looked like a good opportunity, particularly with VWAG looking to break into that same market for platform sharing of development & manufacturing costs.-hhDavid Fritzinger
-hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>wrote: Brake Dive, Acceleration Squat, Body Roll Works LLC wrote:Brake Dive, Acceleration Squat, Body Roll Works LLC-hh
But, alas, there is no manual, I think, only DSG or a slushbox.
The Porsche USA's Configurator for the Cayenne (base)...However... Similarly, the specs on the forthcoming Macan are similarly indicating auto-only, at least for the time being; I believe it is going to be using a DSG (meh). But the early reviews seem pretty positive and even the current base trim would spank a Q7 TDI in Nicolas's "drag race wannabe" mode. IIRC, the very first production samples are due at US dealers later this spring; perhaps I'll see if they'll let me take one out for a test drive...
I realize that the Cayenne saved Porsche's bacon, since Porsche was in some financial trouble at the time. However, a Porsche SUV still seems sacreligous to me.