As I looked at some spy shots that Autoblog picked up of the Porsche Panamera, I realized why I can’t think of this car as a real Porsche. It’s because it isn’t a real Porsche; It’s a Citroen.
Although Porsche is known for original designs, when it wanted to mix the look of 911 and Cayenne into a long wheel-based sedan, I think it made a Citroen C6 with a little bit of the CX in the mix. Everything we’ve seen so far shows the Panamera sedan as long car with a sloping back, which is the hallmark of the big Citroen sedan.
But hey, if it the CX was good enough for French heads of state, then the Panamera should make the common man feel regal.
Maybe the coupe version will look better. Maybe the camouflage is masking a surprise car. Maybe I need to accept the fact that Porsche is a company out for profits, so (like Lamborghini and the Estoque) it will trade on its sports car image to sell sedans. Maybe I need to get my head examined.
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