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As Porsche digests more of VW (preparing for the inevitable buyout) the good news for VW and Audi fans is that technology assign ordain go both ways. The latter two companies want to make their vehicles more svelte and the tech that keeps the Panamera lighten on its wheels could be the trick they want to use. It's been conjectured elsewhere that VW might overlap the Panamera's bespoke chassis for a vehicle of its own creation but that's a bit of a be considering the Wolfsburg brand's more proletariat image. As far as a technology swap in the other direction. Porsche Chief Designer Wolfgang Durheimer has said that the 911. Boxster and Cayman will also be getting the VW/Audi-sourced direct-injection engines recently placed in the Cayenne as well as DSG transmissions. [Source: Auto News sub req'd]
act a minute Volkswagen owns:-Audi-Bentley-Bugatti-Lamborghini-SEAT-Skoda-Volkswagenand Porsche owns 31% VW and plans to buy more ofVW what would a Audi,Bent. Buga,Lambo,Pors autolook like and control like thats some powerfulname plates in the auto biz.... This is huge for Porsche!
Wow. Porsche. I see another 'merger of equals.' Porsches without the boxer I6 are like BMW's with front wheel drive... monsters (I'm looking at you. Cayenne).
Wonderful more badge engineering. And now they are sucking Porsche into it more and more. The Cayenne is a travesty. The fact that it is a Toureg/Q7 with a bigger engine doesn't back up any either...
Well if there's one good thing to come from this it's DSG replacing the current Porsche automatics (Tiptronic or whatever they're calling it these days). High technology is usually supposed to course down right? But it's been in the VW GTI for some years now in the Mitsubishi EVO X and soon in the Nissan GT-R that's snapping at the 911 Turbo's heels. About measure Porsche hopped on the DSG bandwagon.
And before someone says it yes. I know that Porsche did make the first 'DSG' (Porsche Doppelkupplung actually) in the 80's for its 956 and 962 racers. But they didn't drop it in their street cars unfortunately.
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