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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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So I saw a Panamera on the road today...

...and it was butt ugly

The front end looked nice, like a slimmer Cayenne...and then the back end of the car looked like Oprah in spandex workout pants

HUUGE ***, and not the da-donk-a-donk type either. What a disappointment. I was excited to finally see one...and then I saw it. Ugh.
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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lol it is a fail...
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mugatu22
...and it was butt ugly

The front end looked nice, like a slimmer Cayenne...and then the back end of the car looked like Oprah in spandex workout pants

HUUGE ***, and not the da-donk-a-donk type either. What a disappointment. I was excited to finally see one...and then I saw it. Ugh.
does your face still hurt from the frown?
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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I probably wont see one for awhile
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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By all accounts the Panamera Turbo is an amazing car mechanically, and inside. But that stupid hatch-back bubble and the simple mass of the rear end ruins it for me.

Anyone else seen one in person yet?
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mugatu22
By all accounts the Panamera Turbo is an amazing car mechanically, and inside. But that stupid hatch-back bubble and the simple mass of the rear end ruins it for me.

Anyone else seen one in person yet?
Ya I saw one at the dealers a couple weeks ago its 100x better in person then in pics, It looks pretty low and wide.

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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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Saw it at the dealer and I have to admit, it caught my eye. Granted, I am not wanting to own one... but, it looked much better in person!

I do have to say... lowered and rims make the world of difference....

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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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The panamera turbo is a yes and no for me. Very expensive considering you pretty much need to buy an ELM ( for a porsche prob 2.5K) and 6k wheels (21 inches ATLEAST for this car) tires etc on top of the what 140-60 Gs you gotta throw down for the car.

Still it looks ok stock but not 140 grand ...
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:38 AM
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The photo of the black car above makes the car look very good...which it does from the front. I thought it would look better in person but the rear end didn't.

Now I gotta drive one. Off to Rusnak soon
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Wow-your initial description reminds me of a few women that came into the bar last night. heh.

Yeah, not sure what they were thinking on this one...still looking forward to driving one, but doubt I'd drop the $$.
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The black modded one looks pretty damn good. I would like to drive one. Probably won't happen anytime soon.
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