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I must admit that I find the Panamera one of the ugliest higher end vehicles on the road today. I don't care that they make a turbo version that is super fast. It's still ugly.
I can't argue the merits of the car's design because there aren't any, but as a quicker, sportier handling version of a big German sedan it is an alternative to the S550/7 Series/A8/Jag.
If I had a chance to drive one I would because clearly that's a car that wins buyers over from behind the wheel. Must be a blast to drive. Right?
I rented a panamera on vacation....that thing is a BEAST. They look nice to me in black and white with the body kit on them. The plain ones are not the most appealing. They are pricey too.
Well, kinda mixed feelings about it. In the right color and right choice of rims, it looks ok. But it just looks too boring. It makes you wonder is this a big large sedan, a hatchback, or a sports car?? The S-Class is a car that in any sort of wheel combo or exterior package, it looks nice. Not the Panamera. BTW I hate the interior. Too many buttons, and those rear seats ughh.
The beauty is in the eye of the beholder. i personally like both FF and Panamera (with right color/wheel combo).
My wife has a CLS500 at the moment, she loves it but wants to buy a Panamera as her next car. In white with black wheels, black chrome and tinted windows.
Porsche is an acquired taste. Panny is not for those who like a traditional sedan. They tried to emulate the 911 design with 4 doors, and not everyone loves it. Including me...I don't covet a Panny. My Cayenne is much better proportioned car and more practical to boot.
I must admit that I find the Panamera one of the ugliest higher end vehicles on the road today. I don't care that they make a turbo version that is super fast. It's still ugly.
I love it! But then again, I'm a Porsche owner...Boxster S. Just bought my first Benz. Better half bought one last year, now we're a 3 German car family. Only thing American in my stable is the Harley. She drives a Can Am.
I love it! But then again, I'm a Porsche owner...Boxster S. Just bought my first Benz. Better half bought one last year, now we're a 3 German car family. Only thing American in my stable is the Harley. She drives a Can Am.
Of course u like it, u hav a boxster, the gayest Porsche ever made. I agree the pana is ugly as fukkkkkkk
When I was looking for a sports car it came down to a bmw z4 or the Porsche Boxster. I drove both. The bmw was so cheap, I couldn't believe anyone would buy it....and I didn't. The Boxster has more power, handled better, looks better and just had a nicer interior. If it's gay so be it. I'd rather drive a gay sports car than a piece of SH T...
Jeremy ,recently sacked by BBC following producer fight, had a mockery about Panamera as far as it was concerned on it's styling.
Most people may be buy it because it's a Porsche , if that car had a Skoda badge on it's back nobody would give it a .........
It's one of the ugliest cars ever made , only Porsche I like is Macan .It looks nicer than other Porsche crowd
The Pano looks like a cross of the old 928 and any of the cross-overs from Honda, Toyota, or Infinity. I think many folks find it to be ugly because it doesn't fit what we've become accustomed to with Porsche cars over the last 25+ years. If any American or Japanese company built it, it would be lauded in the press for its style and purpose. But then again it wouldn't cost $100k+. Stick a Porsche badge on it and then people start to wonder...."WTF??"
Just to change it up a bit
The best looking 4 door car i've seen on the road would be the Fisker Karma it's just to bad they couldn't get it all right with the car the first time around.
Speaking of oddball luxury sedans, a local lot here took in a Maserati Ghibli so I stopped in to have a look. Unfortunately I showed up not in the S, but in my 2005 Camry so they were reluctant to hand over the keys and I wasn't really up for a "pre approval" whatever the f*ck that is.
Anyway, the sheetmetal work on the car, especially from the A pillar forward, is gorgeous. In profile and in the rear 3/4 it's homely. Straight on rear is really cool looking with quad pipes and a lot of detail.
The inside...well let's just say that it photographs way nicer than it is. (This is a Frankenstein car anyway, with the engine block coming from Chrysler, then it goes to Ferrari for heads and everything else and is delivered to Maserati ready to go.) Switch-gear is all Chrysler parts bin stuff.
Inside, the 10" touchscreen is all Chrysler, like you'll find in a Charger or 300. The Garmin-sourced navi looks like it was made by Leap Frog. But the big downer was how cheap and huge the grain was in the mass expanses of plastic "leather" that covered the dash and doors.
The seats are really simple for a car in this price range, and felt oddly stiff on the back, like something hard was accidentally stuck in there. I did start it up and it sounds great for a Biturbo V6.
Oh, and right under the bumper jutting down 4" or so is this enormous sawtooth shaped flexible black rubber air dam, like they designed a beautiful front envelope but neglected to design in the right airflow and slapped that thing on as a fix. Yikes.
I think Panamera's interior is great.
If you look the car in the front its trash I have to say.
back side of the car it look like a smaller version of nissan rogue
Wasn't a fan of the design at first, but it has grown on me. My brother has a Panamera pretty well set up and the ride is solid. I've driven it many times, its a great car.
04-07-2015, 02:07 PM
I agree the pana is ugly as fukkkkkkk
