Porsche Panamera 2017 - 4 seats for the nobility

The new generation of the 4-door coupe retains the general lines but is more sophisticated in design.

The Porsche Panamera was launched in 2009 as a four-door coupe-style sedan that the German sports car company expanded its customer base with, in a plan to make the brand more popular with the wealthy, rather than purely sports car-loving customers as before.

The design of the first generation was still close to a sports car, so in the second generation, the car changed to a more modern trend. The car's dimensions were wider, longer and taller but did not lose its attractive sporty look because the rear of the car was 20 mm steeper. The wheelbase was 30 mm longer.

At the front, the Panamera has a new face with 3D LED turn signals and improved headlights. The bonnet has embossed lines, air intakes in the fenders, and aerodynamic rearview mirrors. At the rear, the roofline slopes down to a sportier profile, muscular fender shoulders, and a dual exhaust system.

The Panamera Turbo goes one step further, clearly distinguishing itself with its sporty front bumper, distinctive LED turn signals and fog lights all around. It also has quad exhaust pipes and lightweight alloy wheels, along with a high-performance braking system with yellow brake calipers.

The new Panamera's body is made entirely of aluminum. The LED light strips at the front and rear are trendy, especially the tail, which has a modern style with long lights connecting both sides. Multi-spoke wheels are optional, 19-21 inches, while the Turbo has standard 20-inch wheels.

The interior of the car has also been refreshed with a new dashboard and an upgraded infotainment system with a 12.3-inch touchscreen. But the biggest change that may shock many customers is the loss of the Vertu phone-style center console, replaced by a touchpad, a redesigned gear lever, and minimalist buttons. The car connects to Apple CarPlay and has a night camera that can display moving objects based on temperature.

The rear seats fold 40:20:40, have a touch screen. New equipment such as panoramic sunroof, massage seats, interior lighting and high-quality 3D sound system from Burmester.

The car is built on the company's new MSB platform (Modular Standard Architecture), along with a series of upgrades in supporting technology. The adaptive air suspension system with new 3-chamber technology, including dynamic damping management (PASM), sport chassis control system (PDCC Sport) with anti-roll stability, torque vectoring.

In addition, for the first time, the Panamera will have rear-wheel drive like on the 918 Spyder and 911 Turbo. The braking system has also been upgraded.

The second generation of the large sedan uses a wide range of engines. Starting with the 2.9-liter V6 twin-turbo version with a capacity of 440 horsepower, maximum torque of 549 Nm. On the Panamera 4S version, the car accelerates from 0 to 96 km / h in about 4.4 seconds, if equipped with the Spot Chrono Package, the time is reduced to 4.2 seconds.

Panamera Turbo is equipped with a 4-liter V8 twin-turbo engine with a capacity of 550 horsepower, maximum torque of 769 Nm. Acceleration time from 0 to 96 km/h is 3.6 seconds (3.4 seconds with Chrono package), maximum speed is 306 km/h.

Both the 4S and Turbo come with standard all-wheel drive and an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission (PDK). In the current generation, the Porsche Panamera is equipped with a 3.0-liter V6, 3.6-liter V6, or 4.8-liter V6 engine.

In addition, the car also has a 4S Diesel version equipped with a 4-liter V8 engine with a capacity of 416 horsepower, maximum torque of 850 Nm, the most powerful Porsche diesel in history. The maximum speed of the car is 285 km/h, this is also the fastest diesel car in the world. Acceleration time 0-100 km/h is 4.5 seconds (4.3 seconds for the Chrono package), consumption is 6.7-68 liters/100 km.

The 2017 Porsche Panamera will be available from January 2017, with the standard 4S starting at $101,000, while the Turbo starts at $148,000.

According to VNE