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Old 05-25-12 | 08:25 AM
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dalava
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
The Cayenne made enough money for Porsche to keep the company afloat, and produce new models. No Cayenne= no Boxster, no Cayman, no 991 911, and likely no Posrche as a seperate brand.

The 991, and the 981 are the best Porsches ever built. And that's thanks to the Cayenne.
But there is a cost in doing that... they lost a lot of enthusiasts in the process, myself included. They simply "sold out", in my view in the pursuit of selling more cars and profit. They were doing fine with the models they had with the 911s/Boxster.
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