Panamera is a four door, four seat luxury sedan manufactured with a coupe profile with a rear hatch. This sedan is manufactured by Porsche and launched at 13th Shanghai International Automobile show in Shanghai China in 2009. Company is aiming to produce around 25, 000 units by end of 2010. Porsche Panamera is a 4 seat vehicle with V6 engine, faces some tough competition from other four seat sedans like BMW 750 Li, Mercedes Benz S class and Maserati Quattroporte. National base price of 2011 Porsche Panamera is around $ 74, 400 which excludes destination charges.
Styles and Trim Level:
2011 Porsche Panamera is a four door hatchback vehicle which is capable of accommodating four passengers. This model is available in five trim levels.
Porsche Panamera Base trim is armored with V6 engine and offered with some standard features which include 18 inch wheels, rear parking sensors, adaptive suspension dampers, sunroof, dual zone automatic climate control, power rear hatch, tilt and telescopic steering column, driver seat with memory function, eight way adjustable power driver seat, cooled glove box, leather upholstery, heated front seat, rear bucket seats and rear split seat. This variant can also be installed with hard drive base navigation system, audio system with 11 speakers and CD audio system.
Porsche Panamera S is armored with V8 engine and all wheel drive channel and Porsche Panamera 4S is armored with identical V6 engine.
Porsche Panamera Turbo trim is armored with turbocharged V8 engine and also include some standard features such as 19 inch wheels, adaptive air suspension with load leveling, bi-xenon headlamps, front parking sensors, adjustable ride height, keyless entry and ignition, adjustable power lumbar, 14 way power front seat, power adjustable power steering column, expandable driver memory function, full leather interior, heated rear seat, micro fiber suede headliner and Bose audio system with 14 speakers.
Some of the other options included in Porsche Panamera are ceramic composite brakes, Porsche dynamic chassis control with limited slip rear differential and adaptive anti roll bar, rear wiper, 20 inch wheels, ventilated rear and front seats, adaptive sport front seat, which includes adjustable side bolsters, eight way power rear seat, heated steering wheel, adaptive sport front seat, four zone climate control, rear ambient lighting, rear sunshade, rear seat refrigeration, rear view camera, Bluetooth, rear seat entertainment system, voice control, satellite radio, I-Pod interface, audio system with 16 speakers, six CD/DVD chargers, and burmester surrounding audio system.
Porsche Panamera is also dressed with some additional packages which include sport chrono package which include digital and analogue stopwatches, adjustable suspension and engine setting, Sports Design Package which include Panamera’s exterior alteration with wider intake grilles, special front fascia and side kits. Some of the other customizable features which include different shades of leather, metal, carbon fiber, paint and wood interior.
Engine and Performance:
Porsche Panamera and Porsche Panamera 4 are armored with front mounted 3.6L capacity V6 engine. Porsche Panamera S and Porsche Panamera 4S is armored with 4.8 L capacity V8 engine which generates 400 HP of power and 369 lb-ft of torque. Porsche Panamera Turbo is armored with similar engine as mentioned above, but with V8 type and turbo chargers which is capable of generating 500 HP of power and 516 lb-ft of torque. Porsche Panamera Turbo is also added with turbo kit and titanium alloy turbines which increases the power generated by this vehicle to 540 HP and 590 lb-ft of torque.
All models of Porsche Panamera is mounted with ZF engineered 7 speed dual clutch automatic manual gear transmission, this device is known as Doppelkupplundsgetriebe (PDK). Porsche Panamera and Panamera S is incorporated with rear wheel drive channel and Porsche Panamera 4, 4S and Turbo variants are armored with all wheel drive channel.
Under test condition Porsche Panamera 4S accelerated from zero to 60 MPH in just 4.6 seconds and Porsche Panamera Turbo reach this mark in 3.7 seconds.
Specifications:
- Base Number of Cylinders: 6
- Base Engine Size: 3.6 liters
- Base Engine Type: V6
- Horsepower: 300 hp
- Max Horsepower: 6200 rpm
- Torque: 295 ft-pounds
- Drive Type: RWD
Mileage (approximated values):
- City: 18 MPG
- Highway: 27 MPG
- Combined: 21 MPG
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