Annoyed by the mispronunciation of "Porsche"

[FriskyDingo]

Originally Posted by Falafel Combo

I call it an expensive VW.

is that an insult to Porsche, or a compliment to VW??

[FriskyDingo]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah right .
But your expensive VW would left our Bimmers behind in the dust...And all day long !

The Turbo-S ?
0-60 in 2.6 sec. and that's Veyron performance my friend !

Veyron?? Pfft. That's just an even more expensive VW!!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by FriskyDingo

Veyron?? Pfft. That's just an even more expensive VW!!

Ohh wow ! *Pfft* for a Veyron . Your car must be really expensive ?

[Falafel Combo]

Originally Posted by FriskyDingo

is that an insult to Porsche, or a compliment to VW??

Lol!! Neither! I love and respect them both. I was just being a smart ass.

[Falafel Combo]

True story. I have a friend who refuses to say BMW, and instead pronounces it "Beeh Ehm Vih".

Someone. Shoot me.

[Falafel Combo]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah right .
But your expensive VW would left our Bimmers behind in the dust...And all day long !

The Turbo-S ?
0-60 in 2.6 sec. and that's Veyron performance my friend !

Holy shit! That's crazy!

[FriskyDingo]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Ohh wow ! *Pfft* for a Veyron . Your car must be really expensive ?

Nah. I actually have a cheap Veyron. I DD a MK7 GTI.

[FriskyDingo]

Originally Posted by Falafel Combo

Lol!! Neither! I love and respect them both. I was just being a smart ass.

I figured as much. I was just playing along.


In all seriousness though, I work at a VW store in an affluent area of the city, and we do mostly high line cars- AMG, BMW's, Porsches, Bentleys, Jags, Astons, etc, etc.

What I'm getting at is I get a chance to drive a lot of them- in the last week alone I've driven a 2017 Targa C4S, 2009 Bentley Conti GT, 2010 Audi S5, and my daily is a new GTI. It's amazing how many similarities there are between them all. From things like the switch gear and electronic screens to things like the weight and feel of certain controls, it's easy to decipher the connection among them. You can take from that what you will.

I personally love how Porsches (911's in particular) drive, so I feel it's a good thing.


Oh, and I pronounce it the right way- with 2 syllables.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Falafel Combo

Holy shit! That's crazy!

Yep , it's one of the best cars in the world ...

[Falafel Combo]

Originally Posted by FriskyDingo

Nah. I actually have a cheap Veyron. I DD a MK7 GTI.

Yeaaah buddy!

[NickyC]

I can pronounce "Overpriced compensator". Should I use that instead of Porsh?

[saeyedoc]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Do you pronounce AMG correctly? In the German alphabet, it's pronounced Ahh Emm Gay. Makes me giggle every time I see one.


Bah Emm Vhey is the German pronunciation of BMW.

And don't get Brits started on coupé.

Difference is Porsche is someone's name, it should be pronounced the same in any language.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by saeyedoc

Difference is Porsche is someone's name, it should be pronounced the same in any language.

I don't disagree with that. Siemens being pronounced correctly as Zeemans would sure make a lot of Americans more comfortable.

[FD3S]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Do you pronounce AMG correctly? In the German alphabet, it's pronounced Ahh Emm Gay. Makes me giggle every time I see one.


Bah Emm Vhey is the German pronunciation of BMW.

And don't get Brits started on coupé.

The pronunciation of AMG according to German alphabet is Ah Emm Ge.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by FD3S

The pronunciation of AMG according to German alphabet is Ah Emm Ge.

Regional variances leave the g sounding a lot like ghey.

[Germanauto]

This debate has been ongoing for decades, see 2:17

[AIRPOWER]

Originally Posted by Delta0311

Who cares. We won the war and we will say it how ever the fuck we want to say it. VW is lucky they where even allowed to exist.

We do that with a lot of German Cities.......Munchen is one of them for example.

So I second the motion......I will call it whatever I damn well please, 27+ years Active Duty with 5+ in combat earned me that right!

PORSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH just like BUSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[FC4]

I get just as livid when I hear Mazda pronounced incorrectly. I make it a point to berate anyone who doesn't pronounce it "Matsuda" to make it known that I'm an enthusiast.

[Delta0311]

Originally Posted by FC4

I get just as livid when I hear Mazda pronounced incorrectly. I make it a point to berate anyone who doesn't pronounce it "Matsuda" to make it known that I'm an enthusiast.

Think I saw you cruising last week.. Like your dog bro and you're hair is fabulous .

[FC4]

Originally Posted by Delta0311

Think I saw you cruising last week.. Like your dog bro and you're hair is fabulous .

Yeah.

[RM7]

Originally Posted by Daxos

I am so tired of watching comparisons between M's and Porsches and hearing the reviewers calling the car a "Porsh".

It's not a freaking "Porsh", it's called PORSCHE. You don't call Ferrari "Ferrurueh" do you? How hard is it for people to pronounce the name of a car or even brand right?

OMG! Are you going to be alright?

[Gesler]

Originally Posted by Vigilante375

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