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      11-24-2008, 11:39 AM   #81
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Originally Posted by MVF4Rrider View Post
Just what I was thinking. Porsche are really watering down the brand.
Without the Cayenne, there wouldn't have a lot of the money to explore other projects.

... and besides. they were originally a consulting company. From wiki:

Professor Ferdinand Porsche initially started the company called "Dr. ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH" in 1931, with main offices at Königstrasse in the center of Stuttgart. The company offered motor vehicle development work and consulting, and did not initially build any cars under its own name.