Porsche Panamera reaches our shores

The Panamera which will initially be available in three variants this year, is expected to thrill aficionados of both exclusive and sporting cars.

The launch of the Panamera is a strategic move by Porsche into the four-door luxury performance segment, allowing the brand to reach new groups of customers while at the same time offering existing customers of the marque a whole new range of options.

The premium segment which the Panamera is now entering extends all the way from the classic GT sports car to the luxurious performance saloon. Porsche plans to sell an annual average of at least 20,000 units of the Panamera worldwide throughout the entire life cycle of the car.

Apart from the [B][I]PDK Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe[/B][/I] or Double-Clutch Gearbox, and the first Start-Stop System in conjunction with an automatic transmission, the technical innovations the Panamera is introducing for the first time Porsche's new adaptive air suspension with additional air volume on-demand in each spring.

In addition, the top-of-the-line Panamera Turbo also receives active aerodynamics featuring a rear spoiler with multi-dimensional adjustments, which are activated depending on the speed at which the car is moving.

The new Panamera features highly efficient V8 power units with Direct Fuel Injection, intelligent lightweight construction, automatic Start-Stop, optimum aerodynamics, Porsche's innovative double-clutch gearbox and various technical features that consistently reduce frictional and hydraulic losses.

Like the Cayenne, the Panamera is built at Porsche's plant in Leipzig. Prices begin at $408,888 for the Panamera S, and $438,888 for the Panamera 4S. The top-end Panamera Turbo model is priced from $535,888 onwards.

[I]Prices are inclusive of a 5-year free maintenance and warranty program, road tax, COE and GST and are subject to change without prior notice.[/I]

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Credits: JRC