Porsche to Cull Diesels in Shift Toward Electric Vehicles

That's interesting, thanks for the links. Since they're using the same Bosch high-pressure pumps and injectors as everyone else I don't see any real reason for the restriction, except perhaps some conservatism in the specs. There's nothing about B20 that would bother any part of the engine or emissions systems once the fuel components are up to date.

I suppose they may simply be running out old spec stock. Anyway, to your point, it is disappointing. Along with the whole defeat device thing.

Every time I wake up in the morning and I'm still in the good old USofA, everything I touch has a petroleum component associated with it. Before, I was putting a tankful of CO2 into the atmosphere along with its associated manufacturing footprint every time I filled up. For the last 15 years I've eliminated the part that comes out of my tailpipe. One more benefit: no money goes to the Middle East to fund wars and mayhem and the MIC. It stays local and helps the local economy.

Lamborghini makes a family friendly Urus; guess it's just a quick family car brand too.

And the Urus manages to be even more flagrant brand engineering since it's an Lamborghini version of a Porsche Cayenne, which is just an Audi Q7, all based off an VW Touareg.

If there's a current Porsche vehicle hurts their brand, I think it's the Panamera. All their other vehicles are either sportiest in class or best in class, but typically both; the Panamera is neither.

But Porsche haven't gone anywhere near full BMW yet, and BMW is still cooler than Maserati and Lexus. I think Porsche's brand value is doing just fine. Not every car manufacturer needs to be McLaren/Ferrari/Lamborghini/Koenigsegg/Bugatti, and arguably, Porsche was never part of that group.

Does “I drive a 911” have the same implications?

Porsche’s success has meant many other “cool” brands following suit.

Also Lamborghini, by your metric, ceased being cool when they released the LM002. Were they still cool between the years they ceased production of the LM002 and began production of the Urus?

Really does suck for cool kids these days. Can’t buy RR, Bentley, Maserati, Porsche, Lamborghini, and soon enough Ferrari ( after they release the Purosangue). Oh and to play it safe avoid Aston Martin, because the DBX concept.

If you can fit it in 80 chars or less, let us know at hn@ycombinator.com. I tried for a while.