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End of the Line
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:07 am
by Stormy_Monday
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:25 am
by RDMcG
Macan also on the block and only EV for Europe. Soon gone here too..
I think trade off allows them a bit of margin to keep building ICE higher end cars in lower volumes. More affordable Porsche ownership continues to decrease.
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:37 am
by blueline
I guess we're lucky that Porsche decided a couple of months ago to extend the 718 ICE into a 2025 model for North America, if only for part of the year. (2024 was supposed to have been the end, even for the U.S. market.)
However, getting an allocation for one is going to be a huge challenge. It appears that Porsche is limiting production, probably for a variety of reasons - some understandable and others based on complete BS.
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:45 am
by Stormy_Monday
It will be interesting to see how Porsche fakes the sound of that flat six wailing on a mountain road in second gear. Very large speaker and amplifier, I guess....
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:02 am
by blueline
Stormy_Monday wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:45 am
It will be interesting to see how Porsche fakes the sound of that flat six wailing on a mountain road in second gear. Very large speaker and amplifier, I guess....
These are now in the planning stage...
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Re: End of the Line
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:35 am
by Stormy_Monday
blueline wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:02 am
Stormy_Monday wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:45 am
It will be interesting to see how Porsche fakes the sound of that flat six wailing on a mountain road in second gear. Very large speaker and amplifier, I guess....
These are now in the planning stage...
dominican_sound_systems_culture_fo_e421a5de-2000-691889656.jpg
large-speaker-sound-car2-3100532356.jpg
I'd have to start wearing pants hanging off my ass...
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 9:02 am
by Tom
One of my neighbors has an early 996, and I'm regularly fooled into thinking an air-cooled 911 is driving by. Porsche did a surprisingly good job of making that motor sound like the out-going air-cooled engines. But it seems like once the market got used to water-cooled 911's, they forgot all about making them sound that way. I'm guessing the same will be true of the electric cars -- lots of effort at first, which will quickly give way to the sound of the Jetson's flying car.
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 9:07 am
by blueline
Tom wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 9:02 am
One of my neighbors has an early 996, and I'm regularly fooled into thinking an air-cooled 911 is driving by. Porsche did a surprisingly good job of making that motor sound like the out-going air-cooled engines. But it seems like once the market got used to water-cooled 911's, they forgot all about making them sound that way. I'm guessing the same will be true of the electric cars -- lots of effort at first, which will quickly give way to the sound of the Jetson's flying car.
Probably very true.
...but which will indeed be sad.
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:11 am
by Stormy_Monday
Tom wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 9:02 am
One of my neighbors has an early 996, and I'm regularly fooled into thinking an air-cooled 911 is driving by. Porsche did a surprisingly good job of making that motor sound like the out-going air-cooled engines. But it seems like once the market got used to water-cooled 911's, they forgot all about making them sound that way. I'm guessing the same will be true of the electric cars -- lots of effort at first, which will quickly give way to the sound of the Jetson's flying car.
I'm hot for Jane.....
Re: End of the Line
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:25 am
by WillyDaP
I will put a plug in for Electric ...................no I don't want one, I just would help Jane put a plug in!