QOTD: Is Porsche Making Shocking Decisions?
Bad puns in the headline aside, Porsche has some electrification plans that might not sit well with you.
I know I will miss the ICE versions of the Boxster and Cayman, even if EV versions of those cars are good. The idea of Porsches that were more affordable than a 911 yet still good-looking and a hoot to drive appeals to me, and I had fun in my limited experiences driving both those vehicles.
Then again, EVs can be fun to drive, too -- I enjoyed a Taycan at Sonoma a few months ago -- and Porsche has to make decisions that make sense for it as a business. It's also no longer a small automaker -- it's now a small automaker that's part of a much-larger auto group.
So, is Porsche making good decisions? Or will we be reporting, three years from now, that sales are down and/or the ICE will be back?
Sound off below.
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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