2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, Extended Coverage

Most Porsches are 2 seater Camrys.  They tend to be owned by retentive personalities who need more to fuss over.  Occasionally, as in the case of Steve McQueen, they are cocoons which hide painful backstories.

Of course, none of the reality of this brand shows up in the advertising.  Instead, Porsche's image is built on racing, which used to be exciting.  This GTA Clubsport is the foundation for all of it. Although it would be great to see it campaigned and thrashed on race tracks everywhere, it is just as likely to gather dust in a collection.

Porsche Cayenne

Some artists in industry do more than inspire.  They create orthodoxies, filled with irritating purists arguing about arcana longer than most people can stay awake.  For an example, take a tour of Taliesin West and listen to the reverence accorded to, "Mr. Wright." Still, Porsche is about the vision of one man, and it is hard to believe that his vision included elevated station wagons.

LAAS 2013, Porsche Impreza

If you're not paying enough for dopey AWD cars, see your Porsche dealer.

Unlabeled Porsche

Porsche prototypes are rare in the wild.

More food for the crusher.

Now that Christmas is over, it's time to clean up and get rid of things. Remember, when you throw things away, you have more room!

Seen but not photographed: The Giant Kia Spectra

 It looks like it could be the next Dodge Charger*.  The D3 (Formerly the Big 3) is prone to making bold statements without learning the language. Chrysler tends to be the worst. Also, it looks like a riff on the Charger they have now.  It's an outsized, bulbous thing, that looks most like a Spectra Coupe.  I believe all the Spectras sold here had 4 doors.  Anyway, the tailfins of the 80s are poised for a comeback!  Yes, this car doesn't just have a spoiler, but a giant table on the trunk raised high, waiting for a matching set of barstools!  I would have noticed it, even without the disguise job from the Here-Comes-A-Prototype!® car camouflage company.  This time, it was a wrap of swirling black and white lines, which can only be described as a techniblackandwhite yawn.  Painting it in a real color will help, but not very much.

*Of course, at the rate car companies copy each other, it could be a car from anyone.  By going into the SUV business, Porsche spectacularly forgot their language.  Volkswagen parodies theirs and chases Ford with the Amarok. Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti have all made the same disturbing transition from sought after to vulgarity.