Originally Posted by chows4us
Porsche Cars North America - Press releases - About Porsche - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
IMO, this is why Nissan (or Infiniti) will never be competition for PAG.
The money talks. Its all in the demographics. Who buys the cars, where are the demographics. How is the marque marketed and what is the target audience. It doesn't matter that the GTR is faster around the Ring than a TT, the marque is not perceived by the marketplace as a premium marque. Branding matters.
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Originally Posted by 4thtimeacharm
Regardless of how fast it "might" be, a Nissan will never have the Aura or history of Porsche. And I agree, if that is what it is going to look like, it's downright disappointing. My CS has more than adequate power, has great style, great sound, great handling... and great Porsche history!
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(I could quote more die-hard Porshce bandwagoners, but I won't.. for sake of argument)
Let's face it guys... most potential Porsche buyers will look to buy Porsche simply because of the "brand name" it represents. This "brand name" might be due to history, the target audience, the exclusiveness, and whatever else you want to argue. The potential Porsche owners want this to be exclusive themselves, they want to be able to impress the opposite gender, they want others to "look" at their car & the driver as they pass by, and they want others to be jealous that they could shell out $$$ for this brand persona.
The fact of the matter is.. if there was any other brand that doesn't have all this "posh" to it's name.. no matter if it KILLED a Porsche on the actual streets and/or track.. the Porsche seekers would still buy the Porsche. Personally, I don't care for all that... even if a realiable company such a Nissan made a car that could destroy a Porsche.. I couldn't justify paying the "premium" for all that C_R_A_P.. IMHO. When you are in the middle of a race/driving.. nobody is thinking about what badge a car has as it zooms by you..basically you're struggling to catch up!
Again.. let me re-post the quote of this entire thread:
Originally Posted by im2bz2p345
Don't you find it remarkable that a company full of people whose focus is to design your everyday passenger vehicles can produce a car which competes with a company full of people who are focused on designing the ultimate performance car (and have been designing performance cars for this niche market since the 1930's)?
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