Spied: Porsche Panamera test car

[jetsetter]

py photographers in Germany have snapped what appears to be the first ever photo of a Porsche Panamera prototype. The Panamera is a four-doour "coupe" designed to rival the Mercedes CLS and Aston Martin Rapide. So far, Porsche has only released an official sketch of the car. Since may design cues from the sketch — such as door cuts — are not carried over from the sketch, we suspect the vehicle pictured may be a test mule rather than an actual prototype. In late 2005, a Porsche spokesperson said the automaker would unveil a concept version of the car in spring 2007. At that time, we should get a good idea of how the finished car will look.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/09/...mera-test-car/

Hmmmmmmmm

[matt_shaw]

the rear looks a bit bloated compared to the front.

[Blind_Io]

It looks like a Hyundai mated with a TVR. Yuck.

[Blythy]

photoshop methinks

[Mischief007]

It looks weird. I can't see a 4-door Porsche just like I can't see a 4-door Aston. Stick to two doors please. And kill that stupid Cayenne SUV.

[ryosuke]

hope it looks better under the camo.

[jayhawk]

Looks like a A34 Maxima with a 997 Porsche nose on it. Terrible looking.

Maybe old Ferdinand should have stuck to tanks and tractors...

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Bletch.

[ryosuke]

if you guys looks closely at the rear rooflne, you can see that the camo thickens before the "bulge"...i'd presume that the bulge is only there in order to disguise the real shape. without that it resembles the sketch a lot more and that sketch didn't look to bad.

[No Boss]

That looks retarded.

[bartboy9891]

that spoiler looks plain silly and the front looks almost 612 Scaglietti-ish. The overall shape is also less than attractive

[BlaRo]

Ew.

Originally Posted by jayhawk

Maybe old Ferdinand should have stuck to tanks and tractors...

Ah come on now, that was a bit harsh, wasn't it? Just cuz they gave us the Cayenne, and this, and...erm...well, the 914 was a bit goofy (but I love em anyway)...

[KaJuN]

"Testfahrt" Did anyone else laugh at that? I know it means testdrive, but it looks like something else.

I actually kinda like the car.

[ryosuke]

you haven't yet heard of the fartsmonster then!

fartsmonster apparently is swedish and means very fast car.

[ahpadt]

[ryosuke]

norwegian then...what do i know, sounds all the same to me.

[BlaRo]

Originally Posted by ryosuke

you haven't yet heard of the fartsmonster then!

"Some say his pancreas smells like roasted blueberries. Others say that when he farts, meteors are inexplicably attracted to the Earth. All we know, he's called the Fartsmonster!"
I know, it means fast car, not fast quiet dude in a racing suit. But still, I want to be a fartsmonster!

[Magnet]

Please tell me that's someone's idea of a joke. It looks like a Vauxhall Signum.

[marcos_eirik]

I really hope they for the overall shape of the car sticks to the scetch...



A photoshop based on that, with the usual Porsche cues added...

[Blind_Io]

Interesting. It seems like it would benifit more from a suicide access door like the RX-8 rather than a tiny traditional door with a B-pillar.

With this design I wonder where they plan to put the engine, based on the sketch and photoshop job (nice work by the way) it looks like a rear engine would hang too far out the back and would unbalance the car.

Thanks for doing the photoshop by the way, it helps to see it fleshed out rather than just a few lines on a page.