List of articles tagged: Panamera

The Panamera S Hybrid continues the success story of Porsche's four door Gran Turismo. The Hybrid car churns out 380 bhp and guzzles only 6.8 l/100 km of fuel based on the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) resulting in CO2 emissions of just 159 g/km. The hybrid car accelerates from a standing start to 100 kmph in 6.0 seconds reaching a top speed of 270 kmph.

Porsche will be unveling the Panamera and the Panamera 4 at the Beijing Auto Show on April 23, 2010. Both the models will be at the dealership as the new entry-level versions leading into Porsche’s Gran Turismo model series.

Porsche Panamera, the first four door sports car from the Porsche stable has been awarded the Overdrive “Import Car of the Year” and the luxury sports car brand was adjudged the “Most Sporty Brand” by Auto India magazine. Rod Wallace, Managing Director – Precision Cars India Pvt Ltd., the official Porsche importer for India accepted the awards at glittering award ceremonies.

The Porsche Panamera has been awarded the Golden Steering Wheel as the Best New Car of the Year in the Luxury Performance Class. Before receiving this outstanding award, the Panamera had already been chosen by readers as one of the five best models in the luxury performance class with experts putting the car through its paces in the final contest on a test track in Italy for two days.

Porsche India has launched the Panamera for the Indian car market. The Panamera is Porsche’s first four-door sedan which went into production as the earlier prototypes like the 1991 Porsche 989 prototype and the 4-door 911-based prototype never went into production.

Porsche will launch the Panamera in India on the 1st of October. The Panamera is the first family-door sedan to be manufactured by the Stuttgart-based automaker.

Porsche AG, Stuttgart presented the Panamera to the world public today at the 13th Auto Shanghai. The Panamera is making its debut as an eight-cylinder delivering 400 and, respectively, 500 horsepower and with both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive, a six-cylinder gasoline model and a hybrid version following later.

Precision Cars India, the official Porsche importer for India, today revealed the price of the Panamera, the car will be unveiled at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show 2009. The entry-level Panamera S is powered by a 4.8-litre V8 developing maximum output of 400bhp. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels as an option by Porsche’s seven-speed Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) or double-clutch gearbox. Acceleration to 100km/h comes in 5.4 seconds, top speed is 283km/h.

Porsche has disclosed the first official photos of the Panamera in its final look. Porsche’s four-seater stands out clearly as a new member of the Porsche family. The designers of the Panamera have succeeded in positioning this car as a different model while nevertheless retaining the looks of a typical Porsche. In its styling and details, the Panamera follows the design philosophy of the 911 and which was even implemented on the Boxster, Cayman and Cayenne.

Even though luxury car manufacturers like Porsche, Lamborghini, and Ferrari are bearish about the American and other developed markets, their sentiments seem to be quite bullish towards emerging markets like India.