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Porsche To Invade VW

Jalopnik reports: EU Court Set to Allow Porsche Purchase of VW.

We're trying to figure out why Porsche would buy up the rest of VW (that is, if they decide to do so). PorscheW won't likely make the Scirocco a really fast car to compete with the Boxster/Cayman and VW's already been burned at the high-end with the Phaeton. Is Porsche going to enter the sedan market maybe? Or go lower-end with a Porsche branded Scirocco?

Anyone have any guesses?

U Is For Ugly

Autoblog reports: Porsche Panamera test mule in the open. That horrible girl Eva (We Got Ourselves A Strong Case Of Schadenfreude) has clearly been spending more time at Porsche. Look at this turd.

Now, perhaps, just perhaps it's fake body cladding to cover up sensuous lines, but as it is, this is ass. And not the good ass. Bad ass. This is ass that is bad.

We're totally comfortable saying that folks don't want SUVs from Porsche. And they don't ugly sedans. Would everyone just quit it? And send Eva to our dressing room. Rowr!

We Still Can't Afford It

Crap. We're still $30k short. Which is no different than being $40k short, so what's the friggin' point? AutoWeek reports: Cayman on the Cheap. A less-expensive Cayman. What is Porsche thinking? Are people really not buying it because it's too spendy? We went directly to the dealer to find out. Before we could ask any questions, however, Porsche said, "Nein!" in response to our suggestion that we test drive a used Boxster. Or maybe it was because we weren't wearing any pants. In any event, we're still pretty fond of the Boxster since you can get one without a roof. That's a Porsche to us. A fast car that has no top. That you can drive with no pants on. GM is totally missing this market! By the way, huge kudos to Porsche for making a fast car that still gets over 32 mpg on the highway (we're talking about the Cayman). Over my My Ford Dreams2, Joe is still having trouble getting 32 mpg on his Mazda3. Keep trying, Joe! We're behind you. Unless that pic is of you, of course! Holy crap, man. Get a Gillette!

Yes, we're aware the pic is a Boxster. We couldn't afford a pic of the Cayman.