tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934126724095722534.post8850879832777257848..comments2023-07-24T04:48:50.120-07:00Comments on The Driving Philosopher: Porsche is not a sportscar manufacturer anymoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934126724095722534.post-81648310619235907332010-06-23T11:27:18.556-07:002010-06-23T11:27:18.556-07:00You are right, ar, Porsche is of course a true spo...You are right, ar, Porsche is of course a true sportscar engineering Company and some of the cars are really excellent. It's just surprising that it's easier to sell cars far away from your genes than what you are good at. The Cayenne is probably not a bad car, and the Panamera neither, but it's rear engine and few front and mid engine driven sportcars that are the destiny of Porsche. And of course the racing cars.Bruno von Rotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592983451973151250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934126724095722534.post-56772724064981069562010-06-23T07:26:34.860-07:002010-06-23T07:26:34.860-07:00As a Porsche motorsports fan, I have to be extra c...As a Porsche motorsports fan, I have to be extra careful to reply in a very neutral way to this post.<br><br />The observation described in the post is of course correct by looking at the overall production landscape of Porsche (street and race cars). But it would have been only fair to mention that Porsche was the most successful race car manufacturer in 2009: they sold the highest number of race cars to the GT2 and GT3 teams by selling the Porsche GT3-RSR and GT3-R racers (be it the 996 or 997 models).<br /><br />In addition to that, Porsche has shown that they are also able to produce a winner car in the prototype scene with their Porsche RS Spyder. So, they ARE building race cars... :-)<br /><br />I'm waiting for the year where Porsche starts in the LMP1 class at Le Mans! But before that, we'll enjoy the first Hybrid racer in the 2011 season...<br /><br />Cheers<br />- BAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276991175123387728noreply@blogger.com