All Porsche Panameras recalled

masterofpuppets · 04-28-2010, 01:43 AM

Unfortunately it's not to make them less ugly

Link: http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...d=family-autos

Quote:

Performance sports car maker Porsche AG's sterling reputation for quality took a severe dent on Tuesday,

when it recalled every Panamera it built only months after the model line was launched to much fanfare.
The announcement comes on the heels of a quality scandal at Toyota (NYSE: TM - News) and serves as a bitter pill for Michael Macht, who headed up production before being named the brand's chief executive late in July.
The Panamera grand tourer was supposed to catapult Porsche to new levels of growth and help the brand steal customers away from such four-door coupes as the Maserati Quattroporte or Mercedes-Benz CLS.

In recent years, Porsche has repeatedly received top marks from J.D. Power for its industry-leading quality benchmarked in the research and consulting firm's annual benchmark surveys.
Porsche said all 11,300 Panameras would be brought to the mechanic to fix possible faulty seatbelt tensioners.
European automotive holding Porsche SE controls 51 percent of Porsche AG, with the remainder held by Volkswagen.
The news could prompt VW to take action. Martin Winterkorn, who serves as CEO of both Volkswagen and Porsche SE has repeatedly said that the better a brand performs, the more autonomy it gains within the overall group.
Volkswagen's reputation is also indirectly at stake, since its Hanover plant supplies the Panamera's painted bodies-in-white for assembly in Porsche's Leipzig plant.

AlSuwaidi · 04-28-2010, 01:48 AM

ahhh another recall!

TaylorRyanSS · 04-28-2010, 02:19 AM

I wouldn't want a stock panamera, but I would take this

bigearl · 04-28-2010, 10:44 AM

I saw one in person not too long ago and I do think they look a little better in person than in pictures. They sure sound good.

ArkySS · 04-28-2010, 12:00 PM

FUGLY....although the Speedart version looks better.

AZCamaroFan · 04-28-2010, 12:09 PM

I saw one of these at a Porsche dealer a few weeks ago, and to me the styling is awkward. didn't care for it.

masterofpuppets · 04-28-2010, 12:35 PM

The front's awesome, but directly from the side and especially from the back they look.....

04-28-2010, 02:19 AM	#3
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04-28-2010, 12:00 PM	#5
ArkySS Camaroless for now... Drives: 2014 Blue Topaz Silverado Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,411	FUGLY....although the Speedart version looks better. __________________ It was fun while it lasted.....

04-28-2010, 12:35 PM	#7
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04-28-2010, 01:48 AM	#2
AlSuwaidi Drives: BLACK LS3 GCC-Spec Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UAE - SHARJAH Posts: 2,824 View My Garage	ahhh another recall!

04-28-2010, 10:44 AM	#4
bigearl Drives: 10 Camaro 2lt Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Napa Posts: 553	I saw one in person not too long ago and I do think they look a little better in person than in pictures. They sure sound good.

04-28-2010, 12:09 PM	#6
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,468	I saw one of these at a Porsche dealer a few weeks ago, and to me the styling is awkward. didn't care for it.