Exactly right...a car that looks a little weird and oblong in photos...the Audi R8...to see it in person and in motion though...absolutely beautiful.

 

yah exactly you hit the nail on the head ... this is def very sexy ...

 

Well, like I have said, I will reserve final judgment until I can see one in person. But from what I have seen in photos, it misses the mark for me. The front end is nice, very nice, but the profile just kills it for me.

Of course, I also don't really care for the Audi R8 either, to be honest. But of course that's all my opinion and everyone is welcome to disagree with me.

 

the new porsche is nice...i like

 

what I meant it's that they haven't revolutionize their design, it has evolved over time to keep up with contemporary times, but their fundamentals are still based on the first chassis of the 911 that came out in the 60's.
Overall, a rear mounted engine has never made much sense to me, but in the 911s it actually works. I would kill to get my hands in a GT3 RS, not a turbo or a cabrio, the gt3 is the one a proper car enthusiast would have.

 

when you keep that same style for a long time you really work out all the little bugs that fail in the past, if the auto makers stayed with the same car style for years to come, it will be perfect? maybe i say but i dunno

 

Please don't compare the beauty of an R8 to this abomination. The R8 is sexy in pictures, and sexier in person. The Panamera has the styling of a turtle.

 

the panamera and the R8 are completely different cars, therefore, should not be evaluated by the same standards. The panamera is front engine full size sedan and the R8 is a mid engine sport car.

 

Very true, but this was more a subjective comparison of sexiness for their respective car classes.

 

I wasn't comparing the cars...just the odd nature of their styling in the sense that they look better in person and that you can't make an honest judgement until you see it for yourself. LOL

 

^ and your absolutely right i thought it was ok till i saw it and i think its gorgeous

 

Okay, I'l reserve judgment until I see it in person...

 

Before widespread reviews, I figured it was going to drive well and sounds like it is a great sedan to drive. Too bad it is so awkward and ugly in the rear. In this case function over form as Porsche wanted to actually fit 4 people and their luggage.

It says everything that official Porsche photos show the awkward rear as little as possible.

But then again the same thing could be said about the RX-8....

 

i still think the stock rx8 isn't all that appealing until you drive it. then you get out and look at it again and only then do you notice how dead sexy it is.

 

It is a natural tendency to link the two...where one helps to drive and define the other.

 

The Panamera is sex in person. I attended a car Show for the county medical society last Thursday and this car is amazing. Big but it definitely has my boss thinking about trading in his S55. They also had a little BMW SUV (X5) I think in an M version with 555HP!!!! and a sweet SC Audi S4.

 

the audi is sexy theyre out now im thinking of that or a used 430 among others for my next car when the house is done and the x5m and x6m are both really hot too!

 

I'd take a Panamera over an X6 M.

 

Did anyone see the Panamera commercial on TV yet? They blatantly lie. "the first true sports car for four". 4000 lb station wagons with auto trannys are not more of a sports car than the RX8...sorry Porsche.

 

I like everything about it except for the slope of the rear window...I know its Porsche but come on

 

Yeah not sure the Panamera can really be defined but it would definitely whoop an RX8 in any category.

 

Really? any category? I would love to see it "whoop" an rx8 in the handling department.

 

Price? Looks? Those are two categories where I think the 8 might win. And would it whoop the RX-8 if you took 3 8s and combined them together like Voltron? Methinks not.

And did I miss something, or hasn't the M5 existed for quite a while? I know it's not a "true" sports car (whatever the hell that means), but it's a 4-door car that blows the doors off of most other things on the road. Porsche is acting like nobody ever thought to make a powerful fast 4 door car before.

Also, the CTS-V. That thing is a monster for $35,000 less.

 

So your saying the RX8 could lap the ring faster? The Panamera set the record for the fastest production four door. Yes, faster than the M5, RS4, etc, etc. I love the RX8 too but are you serious?

Let's not make this a comparison because you could buy five or six RX8's for the price of a Panamera but honestly, yes the Panamera would beat the 8 in every category.

 

Well, no that's not what I said, considering that the ring, like most tracks, is going to require acceleration on straights as well, so...no, I am not saying the 8 would win on the ring. That's not what I am saying at all. The final straight alone would be catastrophic for the 8. The Porsche would be going like 190 and the 8 might get to 145 ish.