Finally, a Good Looking Porsche Panamera

By Christopher A. Sawyer

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the folks at Porsche built a four-door 928. The small rear doors made access to the rear seats easier and the extended roof section increased luggage space. The idea was to increase the utility of the 928 without destroying its sporting heritage. However, the 928 was not seen as a “true” Porsche, its front-mounted V8 blasphemy to those for whom all Porsche engines must be flat, six cylinders and mounted aft of the rear axle. So it, like the four-door concept seen here, died a quick death.

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2012 Geneva Motor Show

By Christopher A. Sawyer

Geneva, Switzerland. Home to decadent chocolates, neutrality in all things, and discrete banking. This is a country with some of the best roads, and a people and a government that frown on speed. It’s also home to one of the world’s best auto shows. Here’s just some of what was on display:

Bentley EXP 9 F

Powered by Bentley’s 600 hp/590 lb-ft 6.0-liter W12 mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission this full-on luxury SUV is spacious, luxurious, versatile and a potential third model line for the Anglo-German brand. However, sometimes you can be too literal in adapting a design language to a new body style, to the point that you don’t create a design, you create a caricature. This is one of those times.

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