German Police Seize Porsche Panamera For Being "Too Shiny"?

There have been many obvious cases where money simply doesn’t buy class, or common sense. And despite what it’s called, common sense isn’t so common—so here’s another case. An owner of a very reflective and flamboyantly wrapped first-generation Porsche Panamera in Germany recently had his car impounded because the Hamburg Polizei found his car to be “too shiny.”

But that’s not the entirety of the story. According to the U.K.'s DailyMail, police in Hamburg pulled this driver, reportedly aged 31, over in the past for the same infraction. In the first stop, they ordered him to remove the foil wrap job as the reflective exterior could potentially blind other drivers, causing a massive safety hazard. They also required that he re-register the vehicle to make it roadworthy.

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MDarringer - 4/16/2019 10:48:49 AM

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When the Gestapo calls...

scenicbyway12 - 4/16/2019 4:24:23 PM

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Was it the "good taste" police?

MDarringer - 4/16/2019 7:19:25 PM

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It probably offended a Muslim immigrant and Merkel sent the SS in for the kill.

mre30 - 4/17/2019 9:30:31 AM

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Well, I guess that settles it. Porsche has sold AT LEAST one, Panamera Executive Long Wheelbase...and that person felt it was so subtle that s/he had to put a gold wrap on it so people knew s/he spend the coin on the expensive one.

I still have never seen a Panamera Gran Turismo Station Wagon except for the blue one that has been on the front lawn of Porsche of Southampton for the past six months.

Has anyone ever seen the Panamera Estate Wagon in the wild?