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Backlash Against The Launch Of The Porche Cayenne

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1. BACKLASH AGAINST THE LAUNCH OF THE PORCHE CAYENNE
Porsche Core Customers
The introduction of the Porsche Cayenne had angered the current Porsche owners. These current owners are worried that the Porsche Cayenne would mark the end of the Porsche that they once knew. To Porsche owners, the concept of an SUV is too different from the other cars in the Porsche family. They want Porsche to retain its performance sports car heritage through designing only sport car models that are fitted to the Porsche brand image. Furthermore, they are anxious that the modified meaning of a Porsche would reflect them as a Porsche owner. The current Porsche owners do not want the image of a SUV driver to conflict with their image as a stereotypical Porsche driver.
The backlash of the new Cayenne indicates that Porsche customers are buying into the characteristic and image of Porsche. The product is only a tangible aspect of purchase, but the reason they choose to buy a Porsche compared to its competitors is due to the portrayed image of a Porsche driver. They want to be admired by other men who cannot afford a Porsche thus allows them better than everyone else. Porsche owners appear to be very sensitive about how other people view them and the launch of Cayenne posed a threat to their self-esteem and image. A Porsche is a very expensive car and it cannot just be thrown away effortlessly, hence the reason for the backlash.

2. THE IMPACT OF CONSUMER BACKLASH
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