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- 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)
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0Review: 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S [w/video] 1336060620
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 ...
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Report: Porsche gearing up to roll out the variants 1334840400
Some automakers roll out a new model and that's pretty much it, while for others, a new model's introduction is just the starting point. Porsche most definitely falls in the latter category. When a new 911 rolls out, for example, you can bet there will be a dozen or more versions to follow. A new Boxster? Slap a roof on it and in another year or so you've ...
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Report: Porsche Panamera to get plug-in model for 2014? 1332333000
Automotive News reports Porsche is hard at work on a plug-in hybrid version of its Panamera. According to unnamed sources, the vehicle is likely to begin production in 2014 and will be destined for the U.S. market. The move is part of a larger plug-in offensive from Volkswagen. VW owns 49.9 percent of Porsche and plans to debut electrified versions of its ...
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Porsche Panamera to get plug-in model for 2014? 1332199740
Automotive News reports Porsche is hard at work on a plug-in hybrid version of its Panamera. According to unnamed sources, the vehicle is likely to begin production in 2014 and will be destined for the U.S. market. The move is part of a larger plug-in offensive from Volkswagen. VW owns 49.9 percent of Porsche and plans to debut electrified versions of its ...
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Geneva: Gemballa Tornado and Mistrale are the faces of excess 1331137140
If there are words for the Gemballa Tornado and the vehicle's spiritual twin, the Mistrale, we can't find them. If you like air vents, the Tornado has you covered. The vehicle boasts more intakes than your favorite industrial air conditioner, with the majority of them crafted from carbon fiber. At least the bodywork is lightweight. The abomination ...
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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 ...
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First Drive: 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS [w/video] 1328029020
The Panamera That Can Win Over Purists The roads winding from the southernmost coast of Spain up to Ascari Race Resort near the town of Ronda are enough to bring telling tales out of any car that professes to have high performance intentions. What talented few acquit themselves well on these roads are then exposed to the 3.4-mile Ascari circuit, and ...
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Infiniti M35h is world's "fastest" hybrid 1327589760
We don't imagine that many new-car buyers are cross-shopping their local Infiniti and Porsche dealerships, but there's at least one segment of the automotive industry where the two automakers both play ball: high-performance hybrid luxury sedans, which may be the single most conflicted niche of the automotive sphere in the known universe. In any case, ...
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Video: Followup: Infiniti M35h is world's "fastest" hybrid 1327442160
We don't imagine that many new-car buyers are cross-shopping their local Infiniti and Porsche dealerships, but there's at least one segment of the automotive industry where the two automakers both play ball: high-performance hybrid luxury sedans, which may be the single most conflicted niche of the automotive sphere in the known universe. In any case, ...
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Spy Shots: Porsche Panamera facelift comes into view 1327087800
Porsche is busily readying a facelift for the Porsche Panamera, and our elite squad of spy photographers recently clicked a few images of the vehicle as it underwent winter testing. Details are scarce as to what, if any changes we can expect from the vehicle mechanically, but the photos clearly show an updated front fascia hidden beneath a bit of ...
