Monday, March 2, 2009
I've been thinking about how Porsche owns VW and how that affects the cars and engineering. Here are my facts and opinions on this:
One: Wait a minute, shouldn't this be the other way around? If Volkswagen has a third-place ranking in global sales, shouldn't they be the ones controlling Porsche? I guess logic works backwards in Germany.
Two: This explains the acceleration of my '08 Jetta. The thing just takes off going onto the highway, and doesn't stop until you want it. Porsche's engineering is making VWs much better.
Three: I may sound dumb saying this, but does this mean Porsche controls Lamborghini? This would be a major upset to competition in the supercar market if Lamborghinis were based on Porsches.
Four: This whole thing seems to be bad for Audi, which is being toned down a little as to not hurt Porsche's sales. Luckily, the new R8 5.2 V-10 just came, and it is ready to go, undaunted by Porsches with it's 525 Horse Lamborghini-sourced engine. Hopefully Porsche won't ruin Audi, which has been coming back to glory in the past few years. picture from jalopnik.com
