The World Really is Coming to an End

direwlf · 10-03-2000, 02:52 PM

This is the final sign. Civalization as we know it has finally declined past the point of no return. Check this out: http://formen.ign.com/news/25746.html
Porsche SUV?!? Say it ain't so.

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Fred Zaplitny · 10-03-2000, 03:23 PM

I agree a Porsche SUV is just WRONG! What's next, a Lotus cargo van?! Maybe a Lamborghini stake truck!

MikeYOX · 10-03-2000, 03:30 PM

Lamborghini started out making tractors. That's where the weird gated shifters come from. Lamborghini himself liked them.

A Porsche SUV is just Porsche tapping into the SUV poseur/badge whore market. Its for people who want to say"I drive a truck" and for those who want to say"I drive a Porsche" the ultimate image car. It will have no balls acceleration and crappy handling due to its overall nature. It will be a Porsche only by name.

The Cadillac roadster looks good although!

matt7184 · 10-03-2000, 03:33 PM

Hey, look at it this way. If they did not make SUVs and Boxsters, then they might not make enough money for newer and better 911s and supercars.

Plus my cousin just ordered the V8TT one with 450hp

, but im trying to get him to order the new Carrera GT instead.

matt7184 · 10-03-2000, 03:35 PM

It will be the fatest SUV with 450hp. It should be able to keep up with the C2s on the drag strip, but dont compare handling

MikeYOX · 10-03-2000, 03:41 PM

No offense, but: fastest SUV=smoked by 1990 Camaro

Estimated times are 0-60 in just below 6.5 seconds.

[This message has been edited by MikeYOX (edited October 03, 2000).]

Templar · 10-03-2000, 04:27 PM

Does anybody remember the jeeplike vehicle that Lamborghini did in the late 80's or early 90's. I seem to recall that it had around 500 hp and was smoking all its competition in the baja races. It was one ugly S.O.B. though. It looked kind of like a cross between a hummer, a vehicross, and a 68 hemicuda.

Technic · 10-03-2000, 04:53 PM

Mike Tyson had one of those Lamborghini Jeep things, I remember hearing about how he got pulled over in it.

Reciprocity · 10-03-2000, 05:17 PM

The Lambo SUV is called (I believe) the LM002 and were VERY expensive for a while. If you have seen the movie "Toys" (which is very odd mind you!) there is a black LM002 in it...and sounds BITCHING.

By the way...for a while Chrysler owned Lambo, and put a Lambo motor into one of their Grand Cherokees...I forget how fast it was...

And on ANOTHER note...check out the stats on the BMW X5 4.4i Sure it is an SUV but it is wicked fast and a great handler.

Does any of this mean I will buy an SUV? Nope!

D. Neil Crawford

added: here is the link to the LM info... http://formen.ign.com/news/9829.html Looks like fun to me! And talk about aggressive styling....mmmm....italian....

[This message has been edited by dcrawford (edited October 03, 2000).]

Impreza Rider · 10-03-2000, 05:23 PM

I don't think that a high powered cargo van would be so bad: http://www.williamsdb.com/WGTE/INFO/espace.htm

Jim

Templar · 10-03-2000, 05:33 PM

Thanks for the Link DC. Just think of how many of those they would sell in Hollywood now. It looks like a Hummer. Peforms in the rough kind of like a Hummer. At half throttle it would still out run a Hummer.

matt7184 · 10-04-2000, 01:18 PM

Ive heard 0-60 in under 6 seconds.

AWD, 450HP 4.5L V8 Twin Turbo.

Subi Chicky · 10-04-2000, 01:25 PM

Porsche pulled out of the American Le Mans for an entire yr to make that.

MikeYOX · 10-04-2000, 01:28 PM

0-60 in under 6 seconds? Not bad for a poseur ride.

Oh yeah, and here's that Lamborghini jeep:

[This message has been edited by MikeYOX (edited October 04, 2000).]

Rally Man · 10-04-2000, 01:43 PM

What tha...

direwlf · 10-04-2000, 05:32 PM

Lambo doing a sport ute isn't blasphemy. That thing was designed for the italian military. Its the civilian poseur models that are offense. Porsche is just plain selling out. At least Lambo had a good reason to make one.

ttoversteer · 10-04-2000, 05:39 PM

I have to agree with dcrawford. The BMW X5 is one hell of an SAV. It accelerates very nicely (Faster than my Scoob) and handles almost as well. It has a very low CoG and a great sport suspension. I was amazed at how well it performed. If I were in the market for a vehicle like that, I'd get the Bimmer. Of course, if the Porsche Cayenne handles better.... But I'm not in that market, so I don't need to worry about it!! Besides, the next car I buy will most certainly not be an SUV; I'm thinking Boxter or 3.0L Z3 coupe.

-T

matt7184 · 10-04-2000, 06:49 PM

You cant really run a profitable company running one very expensive car. The SUV should sell to the SUV crowd, give Porsche money, keep the 911 line alive. Do you only want boxsters, or boxsters, SUVs, and 911s.

10-03-2000, 02:52 PM	#1
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10-03-2000, 03:23 PM	#2
Fred Zaplitny Gone... But not forgotten Member#: 92 Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: East Detroit, Michigan Vehicle: 1999 2.5RS Coupe Blueish Kind of	I agree a Porsche SUV is just WRONG! What's next, a Lotus cargo van?! Maybe a Lamborghini stake truck!

10-03-2000, 03:30 PM	#3
MikeYOX Scooby Specialist Member#: 1754 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: West Boemfugk, Egypt Vehicle: 2002 S4 Nogaro Blue	Lamborghini started out making tractors. That's where the weird gated shifters come from. Lamborghini himself liked them. A Porsche SUV is just Porsche tapping into the SUV poseur/badge whore market. Its for people who want to say"I drive a truck" and for those who want to say"I drive a Porsche" the ultimate image car. It will have no balls acceleration and crappy handling due to its overall nature. It will be a Porsche only by name. The Cadillac roadster looks good although!

10-03-2000, 03:33 PM	#4
matt7184 Scooby Newbie Member#: 1797 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Miramar/Gainesville, FL Vehicle: 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege	Hey, look at it this way. If they did not make SUVs and Boxsters, then they might not make enough money for newer and better 911s and supercars. Plus my cousin just ordered the V8TT one with 450hp , but im trying to get him to order the new Carrera GT instead.

10-03-2000, 03:35 PM	#5
matt7184 Scooby Newbie Member#: 1797 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Miramar/Gainesville, FL Vehicle: 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege	It will be the fatest SUV with 450hp. It should be able to keep up with the C2s on the drag strip, but dont compare handling

10-03-2000, 03:41 PM	#6
MikeYOX Scooby Specialist Member#: 1754 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: West Boemfugk, Egypt Vehicle: 2002 S4 Nogaro Blue	No offense, but: fastest SUV=smoked by 1990 Camaro Estimated times are 0-60 in just below 6.5 seconds. [This message has been edited by MikeYOX (edited October 03, 2000).]

10-03-2000, 04:27 PM	#7
Templar Scooby Specialist Member#: 483 Join Date: Nov 1999 Chapter/Region: South East Location: A twisty road not near you. Vehicle: 2010 RSV4 Aprilia Racing Black	Does anybody remember the jeeplike vehicle that Lamborghini did in the late 80's or early 90's. I seem to recall that it had around 500 hp and was smoking all its competition in the baja races. It was one ugly S.O.B. though. It looked kind of like a cross between a hummer, a vehicross, and a 68 hemicuda.

10-03-2000, 04:53 PM	#8
Technic Scooby Newbie Member#: 581 Join Date: Nov 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Est Jewett, NY; Bethany, CT Vehicle: 2002 WRX Wagon Very Blue	Mike Tyson had one of those Lamborghini Jeep things, I remember hearing about how he got pulled over in it.

10-03-2000, 05:17 PM	#9
Reciprocity Scooby Specialist Member#: 1165 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Lafayette, CA Vehicle: 1990 dcrawford died for your sins	The Lambo SUV is called (I believe) the LM002 and were VERY expensive for a while. If you have seen the movie "Toys" (which is very odd mind you!) there is a black LM002 in it...and sounds BITCHING. By the way...for a while Chrysler owned Lambo, and put a Lambo motor into one of their Grand Cherokees...I forget how fast it was... And on ANOTHER note...check out the stats on the BMW X5 4.4i Sure it is an SUV but it is wicked fast and a great handler. Does any of this mean I will buy an SUV? Nope! D. Neil Crawford added: here is the link to the LM info... http://formen.ign.com/news/9829.html Looks like fun to me! And talk about aggressive styling....mmmm....italian.... [This message has been edited by dcrawford (edited October 03, 2000).]

10-03-2000, 05:23 PM	#10
Impreza Rider Scooby Specialist Member#: 756 Join Date: Jan 2000 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Ashburn, Va Vehicle: 2003 Legacy L wagon 2009 Kawasaki C14	I don't think that a high powered cargo van would be so bad: http://www.williamsdb.com/WGTE/INFO/espace.htm Jim

10-03-2000, 05:33 PM	#11
Templar Scooby Specialist Member#: 483 Join Date: Nov 1999 Chapter/Region: South East Location: A twisty road not near you. Vehicle: 2010 RSV4 Aprilia Racing Black	Thanks for the Link DC. Just think of how many of those they would sell in Hollywood now. It looks like a Hummer. Peforms in the rough kind of like a Hummer. At half throttle it would still out run a Hummer.

10-04-2000, 01:18 PM	#12
matt7184 Scooby Newbie Member#: 1797 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Miramar/Gainesville, FL Vehicle: 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege	Ive heard 0-60 in under 6 seconds. AWD, 450HP 4.5L V8 Twin Turbo.

10-04-2000, 01:25 PM	#13
Subi Chicky Scooby Specialist Member#: 2239 Join Date: Aug 2000 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Suckville, FL - Land of Suck Vehicle: '05 Civic Si, SSM RIP Sirkbac	Porsche pulled out of the American Le Mans for an entire yr to make that.

10-04-2000, 01:28 PM	#14
MikeYOX Scooby Specialist Member#: 1754 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: West Boemfugk, Egypt Vehicle: 2002 S4 Nogaro Blue	0-60 in under 6 seconds? Not bad for a poseur ride. Oh yeah, and here's that Lamborghini jeep: [This message has been edited by MikeYOX (edited October 04, 2000).]

10-04-2000, 01:43 PM	#15
Rally Man Scooby Newbie Member#: 1181 Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Moreno Valley, California	What tha...

10-04-2000, 05:32 PM	#16
direwlf Scooby Specialist Member#: 1479 Join Date: May 2000 Chapter/Region: W. Canada Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Vehicle: 1999 Impreza 2.5RS Silverthorn Metallic	Lambo doing a sport ute isn't blasphemy. That thing was designed for the italian military. Its the civilian poseur models that are offense. Porsche is just plain selling out. At least Lambo had a good reason to make one.

10-04-2000, 05:39 PM	#17
ttoversteer Scooby Specialist Member#: 465 Join Date: Oct 1999 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Connecticut Vehicle: 2011 2.5i Hatch Speed Dimpled Silver	I have to agree with dcrawford. The BMW X5 is one hell of an SAV. It accelerates very nicely (Faster than my Scoob) and handles almost as well. It has a very low CoG and a great sport suspension. I was amazed at how well it performed. If I were in the market for a vehicle like that, I'd get the Bimmer. Of course, if the Porsche Cayenne handles better.... But I'm not in that market, so I don't need to worry about it!! Besides, the next car I buy will most certainly not be an SUV; I'm thinking Boxter or 3.0L Z3 coupe. -T

10-04-2000, 06:49 PM	#18
matt7184 Scooby Newbie Member#: 1797 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Miramar/Gainesville, FL Vehicle: 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege	You cant really run a profitable company running one very expensive car. The SUV should sell to the SUV crowd, give Porsche money, keep the 911 line alive. Do you only want boxsters, or boxsters, SUVs, and 911s.