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Meeting Stuttgart’s Most Unlikely Ambassador
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Full Disclosure: Until just recently, I’d never driven a Porsche. It wasn’t as if I’d earned some black mark from the German sportscar maker - I’ve spent the better part my a career pontificating on the virtues of the plucky 914 and more than a few synapses thinking about scoring seat time in cars like the Boxster Spyder, Cayman R and, if I were feeling really indulgent, the 911 GT2 RS. Hell, after learning of the automaker’s prowess in the Transsyberia Rally, I even became a stout defender of the Cayenne SUV’s right to exist.
At some point, I began wearing the fact that I’d never saddled up with any of Porsche’s products as a badge of absurd honor. It was simply impressive that I’d managed to survive nearly half a decade as an auto-scribe without so much as a brush with Stuttgart’s finest.
Those days are officially over.
I’ve wrapped up a week with the 2011 Porsche Panamera - the newest model to rankle the chains of the brand’s purists. As it turns out, the sprawling five-door is the perfect ambassador for an automaker that values handling and driver engagement above all else.Continue reading 2011 Porsche Panamera V6 [w/video]
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