Porsche Panamera - Car and Driver (blog)
As with the Cayenne sport-ute, the wildly successful Panamera has proven that the Porsche 911’s mystique is indeed scalable. No matter what you think about the Panamera’s controversial “four-door coupe” styling, its dynamic abilities are inarguable. With two wheelbase lengths and a wide array of powertrains—non-turbo and twin-turbo V-6s, a snarling V-8, and even a 416-hp plug-in hybrid (turbo V-8 models are covered separately), there’s a Panamera for everyone, from speed demons to greenies. First Drive Review – 2014 Porsche Panamera Going to Great Lengths. Originally introduced for the 2010 model year , the 2014 Panamera receives a mid-cycle freshening, which is thorough enough that Porsche has decided to dub the car Panamera II. (We will refrain from using this naming scheme, however. ) If you thought the Ford F-150 came in every nuance and flavor under the sun, the 2014 Panamera lineup has likewise ballooned—to nine models available in two wheelbases and powered by five different engines. (Porsche appears to have declined to match the 2014 Mercedes S-class ’s nearly horizontally reclining seats. Source: www.caranddriver.com
