- You are here:
- Auto News >
- Automobiles >
- Porsche >
- Panamera >
- Auto Shows
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
- 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review
2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S [w/video]
A Small-Scripted S Delivers Power, Performance And Pomposity Porsche offers its Panamera to North American buyers in no fewer than eight models with six different engine choices, including a hybrid. There's even an oil-burning diesel model available across the Pond. At one end of the spectrum is the entry-level Panamera with a very capable 300-horsepower V6. At the other end, and at the top of the pecking order, is the Panamera Turbo S, boasting a 550-horsepower twin-turbocharged V8. Not only is it the most powerful street-legal Porsche on offer, but it is the world's quickest four-door ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 4.8L Twin-Turbo V8
- Power:
- 550 HP / 590 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 7-Speed PDK
- MSRP:
- $194,665 (as tested)
-
0Shanghai: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid is one mean green machine 1366470900
The entire Porsche Panamera lineup gets a refresh for the 2014 model year, and new additions to the range include two long-wheelbase models and this E-Hybrid fuel-sipper that makes its debut here at the Shanghai Motor Show. And, well, we say "fuel-sipper" lightly. Porsche has packed its hybrid Panamera with 416 horsepower and 435 pound-feet of torque, ...
-
Official: 2014 Porsche Panamera arrives with new E-Hybrid, long-wheelbase models 1364998440
Porsche will officially unveil the refreshed 2014 Panamera at the Shanghai Motor Show later this month, and there's a whole lot in store for the updated model, far beyond the minimal styling tweaks you see here. Sure, there's a new fascia with more prominent LED lighting (including full LED headlamps) and the rump has been tweaked ever so slightly, but ...
-
Paris: Porsche Sport Turismo Concept introduces Panamera to pulchritude and plugging in [w/video] 1348761600
When we heard that Porsche would be bringing a Panamera wagon concept to Paris, reaction was just as scattered as people's reaction to the Panamera itself; some actually wondering if the Panamera isn't already a wagon, others deciding, to put it kindly, that the back end of Porsche's five-door can only go up, design-wise. Then we saw leaked pics of the ...
-
Breaking: Porsche Panamera wagon concept is real, looks better than five-door [UPDATE] 1348682820
With the 2012 Paris Motor Show kicking off tomorrow, Porsche has already dropped what could be the biggest bombshell of the show with this Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept. Aside from giving the polarizing Panamera five-door hatchback much sexier lines, this long-rumored cargo-friendly concept obviously has the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake dead ...
-
Report: Porsche bringing Panamera wagon concept to the Paris Motor Show 1345034700
Ask an automaker what buyers say they want from the next generation of a certain vehicle, and one of the answers will almost certainly be "More room." Porsche Panamera buyers are no different, having done enough clamoring for additional cargo space that Porsche sees reason to at least test the idea. Last month there were rumors of such, Automotive News ...
-
Rumormill: Porsche planning Panamera Shooting Brake, McLaren mulling one, too 1342452600
Wagon fever long ago caught on in Europe, but the fervor may be set to reach new heights. Porsche and McLaren are reportedly working on new long-roof versions of their Panamera and MP4-12C models, both evidently inspired by the new Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake. Autobild reports Porsche may pull the wraps off a new wagon version of the Panamera at the ...
-
Geneva: Ruf stretches Porsche Panamera to gloriously hideous effect 1331023500
Give the people what they want. And when it comes to China, the people – or more accurately, the gilded class – want their rides long. Extra long. And Ruf is all too happy to oblige, stretching a Porsche Panamera S some 400mm; 250mm at the B-pillar and another 150mm at the rear door. The effect inside is even more luxurious than its standard ...
-
Los Angeles: 2012 Porsche Panamera GTS is tasty, but doesn't satisfy all our desires 1321481400
Porsche has pulled the covers off the 2012 Panamera GTS, a new variant aimed at enthusiasts who want to forget that they are piloting a four-passenger sedan. Based on the all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S, the GTS is differentiated by a modified 4.8-liter V8 tuned to develop 430 horsepower at 6,700 rpm (that's a 30 horsepower bump over the standard 4S model) ...
-
New York 2011: 2011 Porsche Panamera Turbo S is world's quickest production sedan 1303309860
Porsche has rolled its new Panamera Turbo S into the Jacob Javits Center for the start of today's New York Auto Show, offering us our first live view of the new range-topping sedan. As we told you last month, the four-passenger Porsche boasts the same twin-turbocharged 4.8-liter V8 as the standard Cayenne Turbo model, but new turbochargers (with ...
-
2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid unveiled ahead of Geneva debut *UPDATE 1297882620
Porsche has just announced that the it is expanding its hybrid fleet with the addition of the Panamera S Hybrid. Set to debut at next month's Geneva Motor Show, the big sedan will come to the party packing a combined 380 horsepower, a figure Porsche says is good enough to get the machine to 62 mph in six seconds flat en route to a top speed of 168 mph. A ...
