Panamera


Essen Preview: speedArt to debut PS9-650 Panamera

The Essen Motor Show is just days away, and all of Europe's tuners are set to unveil their latest and greatest aftermarket parts at Germany's version of SEMA. One of those companies will be speedArt, which will be introducing its new performance and appearance packages for the 2010 Porsche Panamera. Using the Panamera Turbo as a base, speedArt have transformed Porsche's four-door into a 650-horsepower monster thanks to larger turbochargers, an upgraded exhaust system and a revised ECU. The German tuner claims impressive performance ... Read more →

Car and Driver runs Porsche Panamera Turbo in The 24 Hours of Dayton Jonny Lieberman

That's Dayton, as in Ohio. Never heard of that race? We have, but only because we had Car and Driver's head cheese Eddie Alterman on our esteemable podcast the other week and he mentioned it. ...

Porsche releases limited edition "Designed 4 Ambition" calendar Jonathon Ramsey

Porsche has released info and images on its three calendars and diary that will be happy to keep you company throughout 2010. Two of them are especially focused on the Panamera, because damn it, ...

Rendered Speculation: More Porsche 928 noise Jonny Lieberman

The Brits at AutoExpress (essentially The Sun of car-related sites) have rendered Porsche's supposed 928 successor, and as expected, their report is rife with speculation, innuendo and conjecture. ...

REPORT: Porsche to share platforms with VW, possibly 911 John Neff

Can you image a VW-badged Panamera? What about a 911-based product from Wolfsburg? It could happen according to Porsche CEO Michael Macht. Autocar reports that Macht says, "Porsche needs to ...

Porsche Panamera owners rewarded with USB drive shaped like... Panamera 1 month ago on Autoblog

If you're a hardcore Porschephile, then you're going to love this post, because it's about Porsche minutiae that no one else really cares about. Turns out that if you bought a Panamera, you may have gotten an extra gift from Porsche (besides the car). A tipster sent in pics of a package he ...

VIDEO: Porsche ad claims Panamera doesn't fall far from the family tree 1 month ago on Autoblog

At least two of us at Autoblog HQ are totally smitten by the Porsche Panamera, despite Stuttgart's decision to jack up the roof and graft a 911-like rump onto an otherwise attractive sedan. Design foibles aside, it goes like stink, comes with copious quantities of interior space and, by most ...

Mansory previews aggressive aftermarket program for Porsche Panamera 1 month ago on Autoblog

Mansory isn't one to shy away from the controversial. The creative minds at the Swiss tuning company have come up with with everything from a pink Bentley Continental GT to a gold-clad Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR. So perhaps it's no surprise that they have turned their attention to Porsche's ...

Lumma Design takes on the Porsche Panamera with the CLR 700GT 1 month ago on Autoblog

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. And with the whole world beholding the new Porsche Panamera, the myriad tuning firms specializing in Zuffenhausen's finest have been lining up in an effort to give the new four-door a makeover. Following earlier mods released by Gemballa and 9ff, ...

REPORT: CEO says Porsche can sell 150,000 cars per year - it sold just 75,200 last year 2 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche is not a high volume automaker, and it probably never will be. However, Porsche management feels it can do better than its somewhat disappointing 75,200 sales it last year (ending July 2009), but the increase could be larger than most would reasonably expect. Porsche CEO Michael Macht told ...

Porsche Panamera already going to fleets, rent one from Avis in Germany 2 months ago on Autoblog

Aside from four primary entry portals and four wheels, Porsche's new Panamera certainly doesn't have much in common with the Ford Taurus of earlier this decade. However, like the former queen of U.S. rental fleets, Porsche's latest will soon be available for visitors to Germany to sample. Avis ...

REPORT: Share and share alike, Panamera platform may get used elsewhere in VW group 2 months ago on Autoblog

With the addition of Porsche, the Volkswagen Group now has ten brands in its stable. Over the last decade, VW has become pretty adept at sharing platforms and hardware. Porsche and the rest of the group already share an SUV platform between the Cayenne, Touareg and Q7, and the factory-fresh ...

Rumormill: VW to axe Porsche Cayenne and Panamera after merger 2 months ago on Autoblog

The past couple years have been a whirlwind for Porsche. The German luxury sportscar maker tried in vein to buy out the much larger Volkswagen only to come within a $700 million VW loan of bankruptcy. During that time, Porsche managed to hatch the all-new four door Panamera while refining much ...

If the Porsche Panamera were a wagon, would it be any sweeter? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Last week, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn reportedly mooted three new Porsches to fill out the line: something beneath the Boxster, a "baby Cayenne," and a Panamera variant. When it comes to that last model, the consensus among Autoblog commenters seems to be "Give us a new 928 or 944!" But what ...

Panamera Pandemonium: Gemballa releases more details on Mistrale 3 months ago on Autoblog

Hot on the heels of the 9ff-tuned Porsche Panamera comes more news from arch-rival tuning house Gemballa on its own four-door custom creation. Called the Mistrale, Gemballa dropped some hints and photos just a week ago, but has now confirmed some of the juicy details that will set its version of ...

9ff reveals details and renderings of its custom Porsche Panamera 3 months ago on Autoblog

For better or worse, the new Panamera promises to open doors to new markets for Porsche – and for Porsche tuners, for that matter. But 9ff isn't about to let Gemballa have all the fun. The tuning house responsible for the berserk GT9 supercar, with its Bugatti Veyron-rivalling ...

VW's Winterkorn reportedly proposes a trio of new Porsches 3 months ago on Autoblog

VW CEO Martin Winterkorn appears to be laying out a future for Porsche that could make the company happier, but might not please its core customers... again. Of course, the impetus is to increase volume. Porsche sold nearly 100,000 vehicles in its last fiscal year -- but won't get anywhere close ...

First images of Gemballa's Mistrale modified Porsche Panamera surface 3 months ago on Autoblog

Seems like these days, Gemballa is best known for turning out customized versions of Porsche's last superdupercar, the Carrera GT. They call it the Mirage GT, and just to refresh your memory, Gemballa will sell you the Carbon edition, the Gold edition and, of course, the Matte edition. True, the ...

Monterey 2009: Porsche Panamera makes North American debut 3 months ago on Autoblog

You might have guessed that Porsche was one of the official sponsors of Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival at the Monterey Jet Center this year by all of the Panameras (Panamerae?) on hand. Although we've already sampled Stuttgart's Quattroporte-competitor in Germany, we got a chance to see ...

VIDEO: Express mail Top Gear style - Porsche Panamera vs. U.K. postal service 4 months ago on Autoblog

The latest Top Gear challenge pits the Panamera against Britain's postal service. James May and Richard Hammond race a stamped and mailed letter from the Isles of Scilly to Zanzibar Bungalow, Birsay, Orkney -- about 900 miles over land and sea. The stakes: according to James May, arriving in ...

REPORT: Porsche working on harder Panamera 4 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche plans to expand its Panamera line-up to include three new powerplants – a Volkswagen-sourced V6, a diesel and some manner of hybrid – but in addition to offering new engines, the automaker may offer a harder, more performance-oriented model to slot in above the Turbo. ...

First Drive: 2010 Porsche Panamera a 4-door sedan 78 years in the making 5 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche invited us to Germany to be one of the first to drive its all-new Panamera, the company's first four-door sedan. We spent three days assailing the Bavarian Alps, streaking across the German Autobahn, and meandering through picturesque Alpine towns. We touched 170 mph at one point and sat ...

Rumormill: Porsche could create Panamera convertible? 6 months ago on Autoblog

Rumors about a coupe version of the Porsche Panamera were circulating before the sedan was even officially announced, and while a 928 successor has potential, a convertible version of the four-door Panamera seems downright absurd. However, according to an interview conducted by Auto Motor und ...

Re-Spec Yourself: Porsche Panamera configurator appears 7 months ago on Autoblog

With the launch of the Porsche Panamera configurator, you can finally build the sedan from Stuttgart to your own specs. Starting with an untouched 500 hp, $132,600 Turbo model that scoots to sixty in just four seconds, we came up with the $181,170 Mahogany Metallic example above. Even though we ...

Shanghai 2009: How do you get a Porsche Panamera onto the 94th floor? 7 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Porsche_Panamera_gets_stuffed_into_Shanghai_elevator_PICS'; The day before the public unveiling of the Porsche Panamera at the Shanghai Motor Show, journalists were invited to the 94th floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center in China to catch ...

Rumormill: Porsche reconsidering Panamera-based 928 successor? 7 months ago on Autoblog

Despite previous reports to the contrary, new reports suggest that Porsche is indeed planning a front-engine coupe to fill the void left in its line-up by the old 928. The original front-engined V8 GT was built by Porsche in various iterations between 1978 and 1995 before it was dropped. Since ...

Porsche Panamera: In-depth tech briefing and first ride 8 months ago on Autoblog

The new Panamera is without doubt one of the two most controversial vehicles ever to come from Porsche, the other, of course, being the Cayenne. While traditional Porsche fans howled at the idea of an SUV coming from the "sportscar maker," this time around, the problem is not so much the ...

Porsche releases complete pricing on Panamera for the UK 8 months ago on Autoblog

Last month, Porsche announced U.S. pricing for its upcoming Panamera luxury sedan. Today, we get official word on UK pricing for the all-new model. The standard rear-wheel drive Panamera S with a 400-hp V8, good for 0-62 mph sprints in 5.4 seconds (according to the automaker), will start with a ...

Porsche shows off the Panamera interior, better than the outside 9 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche has released the first batch of official images of the interior of the new Panamera. Unlike the hump-backed exterior, the inside is much easier on the eyes and features what may be the first actual usable rear seats ever in a Porsche car (not counting the Cayenne). The images released ...

Porsche Panamera interior caught in color 11 months ago on Autoblog

Someone has scanned a photo of what looks to be a production-level Panamera interior. The fact that it's dressed up in brown leather probably will probably be lipstick on a warthog for those who revile it in pre-production form. Of course the number of buttons has been a major item of discussion, ...

Pics Aplenty: 20 new Porsche Panamera photos pop up online 1 year ago on Autoblog

Nearly two dozen more photos of the Porsche Panamera have emerged following the first official pics that arrived late last week. The latest images show a rear-wheel-drive, 400-hp 4.8-liter Panamera S (in graphite), an all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S with optional PCCB ceramic brakes (in blue) and the ...

Officially Official: Porsche Panamera finally arrives [w/VIDEO] 1 year ago on Autoblog

After what seems to be about the last three decades of seeing spy photos of Porsche's first four-door super sedan, the Panamera, the car is now officially official. Porsche is calling this a four-door grand touring sports car rather than a coupe or sedan. According to the Stuttgart-based brand, ...

BREAKING: More Porsche Panamera pics surface 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/More_official_shots_of_the_Porsche_Panamera'; Thanks for the heads-up to our friends at Supercars.net, where a forum poster has uploaded more official shots of the Porsche Panamera (apparently lifted from Autoweek.nl) ahead of its official reveal ...

Porsche Panamera image and details leak out 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Porsche Panamera key looks like... Porsche Panamera 1 year ago on Autoblog

What you're looking at is a Porsche Panamera key. Arguably, it's better looking than the Panamera prototypes currently racking up more frequent flier miles than the Travelocity gnome. But we think it will take up all kinds of awkward space in your pocket and won't play nice with other keys. Perhaps ...

Spy Shots: Panamera mule close-ups... still looks... hmmm... 1 year ago on Autoblog

At last count, there were 13 Porsche Panameras winding their way up and down San Francisco streets. We don't know what could be so challenging in the city by the bay that Porsche would take a huge mule fleet to a crowded city center, but needless to say there have been a lot of pictures taken. This ...

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