LAIAS 2012: 2014 Porsche Cayman

[Aromanances]

What a life to be a Porsche stylist! Work about 1 week a year changing a few curves and collect your check for the rest of the year.....

[gotz_otto]

Yeah, it looks just like every other Porsche ever made...

It looks more like every Volkswagen Beetle ever made.

[mchicha]

Agreed. I've always thought Porsches looked feminine with a bit of Kermit the Frog thrown in. Though I have to say they've strayed farther from the norm with this model than with anything previous. Meh... next.

P.S. Its impossible to look at any Porsche and not see some VW Beetle in there, especially from the rear. I can't get past that.

Its true.

[voyager]

I like the fact that you still see the old Beetle resemblance. Especially people in Europe appreciate this 'gesamte' Volkswagen Beetle - Ferdinand Porsche - Adolf Hitler - Bayerische Bierkeller heritage...

[69gtsdart]

WELL the company does have its Ties to VW design in the past.

[ne_one]

WELL the company does have its Ties to VW design in the past.

Not to mention the fact that they're now the same company.

[CADILLACSIXTEEN]

Agreed. I've always thought Porsches looked feminine with a bit of Kermit the Frog thrown in. Though I have to say they've strayed farther from the norm with this model than with anything previous. Meh... next.

P.S. Its impossible to look at any Porsche and not see some VW Beetle in there, especially from the rear. I can't get past that.

I agree... I think this one looks more like the Beetle and TT than ever!

[voyager]

Just on CNN: Porsche's sales went up 28% first nine months of 2012, operating profit 23%.

[69gtsdart]

Not to mention the fact that they're now the same company.

yep... The Porsche Karmann Ghia

[1.21 giggawatts]

I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we've put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same.
Interview with Jim Farber (February 27, 2000). "Pluggin' into AC/DC: Longtime rockers stay current with new 'Stiff Upper Lip'". New York Daily News.

- Angus Young

[Quixote88]

- Angus Young

^^ Reminds me of the quote from David Lee Roth when asked why he likes AC/DC (with whom Van Halen toured in their very early days):
(Paraphrased)
Interviewer: It's like they (AC/DC) keep re-releasing the same song over and over...

DLR: Yeah, but it's a really good song!



Same goes for Porsche...

[mjd1001]

Its nice, it for sure looks a bit more 'exotic' than the last gen, but as others have said, nothing really too new there.

[DirtyMoney]

Every time I see a Porsche I cant help but think glorified VW Beetle.

[bmwboy2007]

Cayman is a good car for a daughter in college; I prefer the 911

[DetroitIron]

For the last 40 years the Porsche design staff has used a total of three seperate sheets of paper to design all the bodies.
Chalk me up as a yawn.