The Porsche Panamera is a four-door, four-seat luxury sedan, set to be launched in 2009. It will be front-engined and rear wheel drive, with four-wheel drive available on top versions.
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The Porsche Panamera is a four-door, four-seat luxury sedan, set to be launched in 2009. It will be front-engined and rear wheel drive, with four-wheel drive available on top versions.
Specifications
At launch, the Panamera will have three engine choices - a 3.6 L V6 found in the 2008 facelifted Cayenne with in the base Panamera, a 4.8 L V8 with in the Panamera S and Panamera 4S, and a turbocharged 4.8 L V8 with approximately in the Panamera Turbo. There is even a hybrid version in the pipeline. Rumors suggest that the V-10 engine from Porsche's limited-run Carrera GT supercar may be offered as well, although this is still extremely unlikely given the expense of manufacturing the engine and that Porsche does not currently have a facility capable of producing a suitable number of the V-10 engines per year. It is also rumored that the V-12 diesel from the Audi Q7 may be used in the Panamera.
US models include engine start/stop system. Turbo version includes active aerodynamics with a multi-stage, adjustable rear spoiler.
Body style
Rear view. The Panamera is being marketed as a sedan, however this is technically inaccurate. It is in fact a five-door hatchback, complete with a wide-opening rear liftgate and more trunk room than a typical sedan. Hatchbacks, especially in America, are considered down-market, so Porsche has chosen to use the term sedan to better compete with true sedans such as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the Maserati Quattroporte. While the hatchback design adds greater utility through more cargo room, it has led to criticism that car is ugly and has an oversized rear end.
Transmission
European models use 6-speed manual gearbox on the rear-drive, normally aspirated model.
All US models, as well as all-wheel drive and turbo models, use 7-speed PDK transmission.
Handling
Porsche Traction Management includes fully-controlled all-wheel drive. PTM is standard on both the Panamera 4S and the Panamera Turbo. Optional Sports Chrono Packages includes a Sport Plus button, which includes tighter damping and air springs and drops the car body by .
Production
The final assembly of the vehicles will take place in Leipzig. Engines will be assembled in Stuttgart, and the car's painted body will come from the Volkswagen facility in Hannover.
The Panamera is generally considered to be the long-awaited fruit of their 989 concept from the late 1980s; some argue that it also presents itself as a successor to the 2-door 928, but there may be plans to develop a new 928 too. It will be marketed as a direct competitor to automobiles such as the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, Aston Martin Rapide, Lamborghini Estoque and Maserati Quattroporte and (to a lesser degree) a less expensive alternative to vehicles such as the Bentley Continental GT and Ferrari 612 Scaglietti.It will be produced in the new plant at Leipzig alongside the Cayenne. The vehicle has been caught testing at the Nürburgring and the original sketches are a little more sleek than the taped up model spied testing.
