Porsche Panamera

Former Formula 1 success can greet: Porsche Panamera set in a V-shaped cylinder

Geisenheim - Andreas Jaksch is confident. With the new six-cylinder Panamera, which these days comes from entry level to below 76 000 to just under 84 000 euro in two versions in the branch offices and to the dealers themselves, the project manager until last September introduced fourth series from Porsche ensure that the Zuffenhausen develop not only new buyers are, but also rejuvenate the previously located at 53 years average age of customers of the great sports car.

Now five versions car about Porsche and car price

Driving Presentation at Geisenheim in the Rheingau. Since market launch of the date of 400 and 500 bhp eight cylinder existing model family in the area from about Audi A5, the BMW 6 Series, Mercedes CLS or CL, the Swabians best regards from nearly 20 000 Former Formula 1 successes: Porsche sport car is in the Panamera V-shaped a six-cylinder - photo (3) let Former Formula 1 successes greetings: Porsche Panamera is sold in six-cylinder V-shaped one - picture (5) units. And they go for the Gran Turismo segment in which the Panamera is on its way, according to Jaksch after the crisis year of 2009 again made a "significant increase in approvals. "With new Porsche Sport Car versions are cool sport auto like the six experienced a growing interest in the model additional momentum is." By now it is already five versions also more widely about car price
Derived from the eight

Of the frames of the side of the oval exhaust tips separate to the 18-inch alloy wheels in five-spoke design, the current entry-level models differ visually from its more powerful brethren. The 300-hp engine, the first V-shaped Porsche in a production car, is derived in the words of Christian Heiselbetz from the eight-cylinder engine. "This," the drive specialist, "he has the direct fuel injection up to the stop / start automatic transmission with even faster restart in connection with the seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox on all the technical refinements and features that also characterize the larger engine."
300 hp 3.6-liter

With impressive 400 Newton meters, the 3.6-liter engine provides the only major thanks to lightweight 1,800 pounds for cars can be neatly pulling even in lower speed ranges Former Formula 1 successes greetings: Porsche Panamera set in a V-shaped cylinder - Image (7) and an already lively sprint strength. Depending on the gearbox - in the base model with rear-wheel drive with a manual six-speed standard - this Panamera to 260 km are fast. The Porsche is Mixverbrauch with just over nine to just over eleven liters, at least in the datasheet.

From comfortable to sporty plus

With the standard Sport button can be influenced motor coordination and Gaspedalkennlinie. How is the driver of comfort to Sports Plus adjustable system of continuously varying the corresponding damping forces, the air suspension will cost the switchable additional volume extra. Surcharge also is built on both active roll stabilization, together with the variable torque distribution to the rear wheels and Hinterachsquersperre working electronics, let Former Formula 1 successes greetings: Porsche is in the Panamera V-shaped six-cylinder one - picture (10) Former Formula 1 Success can greet: Porsche Panamera set in a V-shaped six-cylinder engine - Image (15) the suspension, according to expert Andreas Pröbstle helps to improve steering response and steering precision targeted brake intervention at the rear. The braking system is designed for the six-cylinder power. Ausstattungsmäßig there is very little difference.
Hybrid is coming - and Diesel?

All in all, actually the Panamera already with 300 hp motorized sufficient. The slightly more agile steering response comes from the lighter, back from their own home-born six-cylinder engine that could end in Motorenmix proportionally represent even quite half. Porsche confirmed (yet) that there may come a diesel. This reveals that the hybrid version is planned for next year already. That V-shaped six are successful, the Zuffenhausen have long known: The last of this type that they have developed, certainly recalls Porsche spokesman Eckhard Eybl, as TAG turbo won three F1 titles.