UPDATE~Porsche to buy VW... LIKELY, more new news 10-26-08 Options

[lotus_65]

update 10-25-08

"FRANKFURT -- Porsche Automobil Holding SE said Friday the rift between its owners, the Piëch and Porsche families, has been resolved, and both families now fully support Porsche Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking's plan to take over Volkswagen AG."

update 10-22-07

new article 9-1-2007

Porsche to buy VW, 3-24-07

[alpha434]

They have to put a stop to the Audi R8.

That's what this is about.

[Scott Carlberg]

They have to put a stop to the Audi R8.

That's what this is about.

..THAT's Funny, oh wait, You were kidding, right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


I'm not sure these Porsche owners agree with your Opinion,
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102419


It sounds like part of the reason Porsche is considering taking 'controlling interest' in VW, is that a lot of the VW & Audi cars will satisfy the percentage of "Green vehicles" that is/will be required by auto manufacturers.

[alpha434]

They have to put a stop to the Audi R8.

That's what this is about.

..THAT's Funny, oh wait, You were kidding, right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


I'm not sure these Porsche owners agree with your Opinion,
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102419


It sounds like part of the reason Porsche is considering taking 'controlling interest' in VW, is that a lot of the VW & Audi cars will satisfy the percentage of "Green vehicles" that is/will be required by auto manufacturers.

Recent history doesn't account for past history.

Porsche asked, begged, and pleaded that Audi/Vw NOT bring to market a car that would compete with the 911. They may have even been worried from past experiences with the 914/6s.

And what did audi do??? Release a car available for less than a 911 built on the lamborgini chassis.

Yes. It'll still handle like a lambo-pig. But customers don't care if it looks fast and has a high top speed. The R8 offers both.

The "Green vehicles" bs is second priority. What do you think will happen if Porsche gets 51 percent of VW/Audi?

Goodbye R8. Goodbye GTI. Goodbye S8. Maybe even goodbye Toureg.

Hello Panamera, Caymen, 911, and Cayenne.

Nobody beats Porsche. Not nobody not nohow. That's the mentality. And I like it.

[GWN7]

They have to put a stop to the Audi R8.

That's what this is about.

..THAT's Funny, oh wait, You were kidding, right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


I'm not sure these Porsche owners agree with your Opinion,
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102419


It sounds like part of the reason Porsche is considering taking 'controlling interest' in VW, is that a lot of the VW & Audi cars will satisfy the percentage of "Green vehicles" that is/will be required by auto manufacturers.

Recent history doesn't account for past history.

Porsche asked, begged, and pleaded that Audi/Vw NOT bring to market a car that would compete with the 911. They may have even been worried from past experiences with the 914/6s.

And what did audi do??? Release a car available for less than a 911 built on the lamborgini chassis.

Yes. It'll still handle like a lambo-pig. But customers don't care if it looks fast and has a high top speed. The R8 offers both.

The "Green vehicles" bs is second priority. What do you think will happen if Porsche gets 51 percent of VW/Audi?

Goodbye R8. Goodbye GTI. Goodbye S8. Maybe even goodbye Toureg.

Hello Panamera, Caymen, 911, and Cayenne.

Nobody beats Porsche. Not nobody not nohow. That's the mentality. And I like it.

Alphie,

were you there to see them beg & plead? If so, did they do it in German or English? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

When I read this I had a vision of the cast of Monty Python dressed in leiderhosen wearing Alpine hats with a long green feather in it, on their knees, hands clasp together begging in German to the guy from the VW commercials wearing a white lab coat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

You think the green vehicles is second priority......75% of porsches are sold in the USA via Porsche NA. If you can't sell them because of regulations it dosen't matter what you build or who you can beat. Being able to sell what you build is the first priority of any company. And if they buy the rest of VW stock and don't follow thru with the green machines, just watch the price of VW stock fall along with sales. But that would be a good thing for Nissan, Honda & Toyota