Porsche Panamera image and details leak out
According to AutoTelegraaf, the image above is the first official picture of the Porsche Panamera, showing the new four-door "coupe" in all its oddly proportioned glory. The Dutch pub released the image and details on the sedan after Auto Motor und Sport supposedly broke the Monday embargo. More details will be released late Sunday night, but in the meantime, let's look at the reported specs.
The Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo is 16.3 feet long, 6.3 feet wide and 4.66 feet tall, with a wheelbase of 9.6 feet. Weight hasn't been disclosed, but its roughly two tons. The most striking detail on the profile shot is the indentations leading from the front fenders, aft of the wheels, into the doors, but the jury is still out on the Panamera's bulbous back end. The slippery shape and low profile gives the sedan a drag coefficient of 0.29, while an electronically actuated rear spoiler will keep things planted at speed.
An electronic air suspension is part of the package, along with an LSD, and power can be sent to either the rear wheels, or all four, depending on the trim level. Motivation will be provided by a range of engines, beginning with 3.6-liter V6 putting out 300 hp, and continuing upwards with the 400 hp, 4.8-liter V8 Panamera S and the Panamera Turbo, packing a twin-turbocharged version of the same bent eight putting out an estimated 500 hp. Power will be sent to Porsche's new PDK dual-clutch gearbox and although a diesel model has been ruled out, a V6-hybrid variant with 350 hp will come along at a later date.
Porsche aims to sell approximately 20,000 units of the Panamera each year, with the automaker estimating that 20% will be the range-topping Turbo model. The Panamera will only be available in S and Turbo guises at launch, with the V6 model following shortly thereafter. Once established, Porsche hopes demand will increase to 50,000 units annually, with sales beginning in the U.S., Europe and Asia next year. Thanks for the tip, Jelle!
UPDATE: More photos have surfaced.
Gallery: Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo
[Source: AutoTelegraaf]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
Torrent 7:52PM (11/21/2008)
OMFG!!!
Not as bad as I thought, TBH.
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Daniel 7:58PM (11/21/2008)
Agreed, that shot doesn't look as bad as the spy shots. Especially the front.
Homeboy 8:17PM (11/21/2008)
It's a fair chop but it's FAKE!! Compare it with the official image below and you'll see why:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/panameranose.jpg
Joakim 8:39PM (11/21/2008)
Homeboy, yeah I can see...
... that it's EXACTLY the same!
buttHead 9:35PM (11/21/2008)
OMFG! Are you legally blind?
Torrent 9:48PM (11/21/2008)
Not to my knowledge. Is there something you're not telling me?
john 10:33PM (11/21/2008)
not as bad? so it's still bad, but not as much so the. Failed! who the bleep would want to be seen in that wagon? you've got to be kiddin me porsche. epic fail!
Homeboy 5:57AM (11/22/2008)
Joakim: Look closer at the front bumper. The panel gap dividing the front bumper and the front fender is completely different.
It's a good chop but it's not official.
adrian 6:37AM (11/22/2008)
It looks like a stretched turtle.
Torrent 11:40AM (11/22/2008)
I mean it's still fugly, but I thought it was going t be the next Aztek.
Bert 7:54PM (11/21/2008)
Is there anyone who thinks this car looks good?
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Artie Lange 8:04PM (11/21/2008)
The blind?
happy_penguin 8:22PM (11/21/2008)
Probably the same people who hate this think those ugly ass Japanese boxes are cool. While this isn't my favorite, it isn't a horrible box either.
klitorisaurus 8:43PM (11/21/2008)
The guy who designed the Aztek.
happy_penguin 9:42PM (11/21/2008)
Oh that is low. This thing isn't even close to Aztek ugly.
klitorisaurus 12:04AM (11/22/2008)
@happy penguin
No problem! Everyone knows you don't post a comment if you don't wanna get dragged into anything :-)
But for the record, I happen to like a few of those Japanoboxes, but I can understand why some don't.
This Panamera seems to be one of those "wait til I see it in the flesh" sorta cars. It may grow on me but that picture certainly isn't doing it favors. On the flip side, the profile of that Fisker sedan a few posts back looks delicious, until you see the front.
Franz 12:06AM (11/22/2008)
What kind of a name is klitorisaurus anyways?
SnoopyDoo 12:10AM (11/22/2008)
@HappyPenguin.
Glad to see that you are so eloquent with your choice of words. Seems your taste in cars is as good as your choice of words :)
SnoopyDoo 12:15AM (11/22/2008)
@Happy(Gay)Penguin
And the Aztek did have a relevance in this post because he was using it as a yardstick to measure the ugliness of the atrocity in this post called a Porsche.
happy_penguin 1:31AM (11/22/2008)
And the "Japanoboxes" are just as relevant as a yardstick for ugliness. There's no accounting for taste so you fail, SnoopyDoo. Either is relevant.