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skemcin · Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 1284 Location: Plainfield, IL

re:
http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutporsche/pressreleases/pag/?pool=international-de&id=2007-03-24

"Many joint projects, such as the 914, the 924 and the 944, and also a joint sales company in the period between 1969 and 1974, were propitious business decisions which proved successful in the market."
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924guy · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:15 am Post subject:

Interesting.. wasnt so long ago people were wondering who was going to buy out porsche, now it seems they have to worry about whom Porsche is going to buy...
amazing what they've achieved with the boxter and the suv...
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pocketscience · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:47 am Post subject:

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Boxster and Cayenne also paid for the Spyder RS program, and Carrera GT. Speaking of, did you see Sebring results? Ouch!
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Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

924guy · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject:

agreed, im not a fan of any of the late body styles either, but plenty are, theyre selling like crazy...
im "almost" a fan of the boxter based caymen , but its still missing a certain something imo. maybe its that camel hump or short nose..

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

If you drove a Cayman S your reservations about the styling would evaporate, possibly along with your spleen.
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Lizard · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:20 am Post subject:

personally I am not a fan of the boxsters styling or the 996 styling, but they did get it right with the 997
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JB 924 · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 606 Location: Hessen, Germany

Have you seen the new 997 GT3? Beautiful. I think it's a 3.8L and it makes 415hp, NA!!! Say what you want, there's no legal street car around that can F#$% with that. Not at that price, anyway.

924guy · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:13 pm Post subject:

actually, i saw one earlier in the week, the new GT3/RS version in that mustard color. to be honest, i wasn't very impressed with the looks, though it is nicer than the rest of the modern pack i think. what i was impressed with, was the "growl" the driver down shifted while hitting the exit off I -95 , then goosed it a bit, and it sounded, well, marvelous... gave me a chill even..
id like to take one for a spin, with performance like that, i dont care what it looks like...

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Allan · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Estonia, Tartu

I remember that I didnt like the bodystyling of a 924 but when I bought one it growd on me and today it is one of the most beautyful cars ever made

So I can not say that I dont like boxters at all, if I owned one I am sure I would like this car very much. BTW Porsche has made an offer to Volkswagen for buying most of their shares. Any way the first car Ferry designed was a Volkswagen so it seams reasonable way to go.
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Paul · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:48 am Post subject:

I don't care what a Porsche looks like, they all give me a grin right about 5500 rpms and WOT.
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Smoothie · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:06 am Post subject:

Paul · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:14 am Post subject:

And the Boxster was designed by Grant Larson an alumni of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.

http://www.miad.edu/content/view/173/121/1/8/
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Paul · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:20 am Post subject:

Or was it Harm Lagaay?

http://www.dexigner.com/product/news-g1969.html
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