CHRISTMAS

That smell you have all over your clothes because your nieces can't stop hugging you? That's love baby! And that feeling that you got while you were driving in the middle of nowhere, in the dark, and at very high speeds, all the while spotting BATS flying overhead? That's TERROR! Losing to someone's (special) 11 year old sister at poker? That's humiliation. All of that makes a recipe for a great Christmas in '06.

Porsche Panamera

You may be asking, what is a Porsche Panamera? Perhaps another marvel of engineering sports coupe perfection that takes recreational driving to a whole other level? Or an aftermarket upgrade package that helps to further personalize a $100,000 driving experience. I'm sorry to report that this is not the case. If you take a look here, http://www.automobilemag.com/future_cars/2007/0505_porsche_panamera/, you will find that it is in fact, a Porsche Sedan. I'm sorry, SUPER coupe, is supposedly the correct terminology. Given the success of the Cayenne, Porsche decided that it wanted to reach the mid-life crisis family man demographic, as if anyone can imagine trying to haul a family around in this monstrosity, a further perversion of the Porsche legacy.

Now, the Panamera might actually be a decent car, but it sparked a controversy in my head, as to what was more important: Max appeal, or mass appeal? I'm more old-fashioned when thinking about certain things, such as Porsches; they started as sports cars, they should stay that way. Be good at what you do, and be proud of it. Is making money so important that one must compromise what you're known for in order to gain a larger market? Not to me. Because once EVERYONE drives a Porsche, what the hell's the point of having one?