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Porsche Panamera Takes Elevator To 94th Floor
Prior to the Shanghai Auto Show, Porsche wanted to showboat a little. Their idea? Lift a Porsche Panamera to the 94th floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center. In an elevator. More »
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Porsche Panamera: Sub-Five Second Four-Door
In a "first," other than the Cayenne, Porsche just revealed the four-door Porsche Panamera in Shanghai. It's supposedly able to go from zero to 60 in under five seconds. Also, it has a big butt. More »
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Porsche Panamera Drives, Jesus-Style On Chinese Water
Porsche is readying the Porsche Panamera for a world debut at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. In preparation, they've set out to prove it can walk on water, Jesus-style, better than the competition. More »
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Porsche Panamera Gets Engine Start/Stop With Auto-Shifting Double-Clutch
When the four-door Porsche Panamera hits the U.S. in October, it'll be equipped with both an automatic engine start/stop feature mated with an automatically-shifting double-clutch transmission. Ooh! Technology! But wait, there's more. More »
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By Ray WertComment by P.Ξ.L.M. : Now with added ducktape!: Ok, I'll be the first to come out of the closet and admit that I really like this car and... 8 Responses | Other threads
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2010 Porsche Panamera: More Four-Door Photos
In a second round of direct mail content, the 2010 Porsche Panamera has been unveiled in the greatest detail yet — interior, exterior, all three trim levels, we even see the 4.8 liter V8 underhood. More »
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Porsche Panamera, Turbo Shows Us Insides, Starts At $89,800
The Porsche Panamera, is finally showing us the part that counts: its luxurious 4-seat interior. Oh, there's something about a 500 HP Porsche Panamera Turbo too. More »
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Porsche Thinks The Press Is Way Worse Than Bloggers
If you signed yourself up for updates on the development of the Porsche Panamera at the automaker's minisite, you may have already received a packet of super secret advertising containing expensive ultra-glossy "first official images" of the new Panamera. It also contains what we assume is an unintentional backhand at the press corps.
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Cover Your Eyes: The Porsche Panamera Mega Gallery
Since the Germans invented Schadenfreude, it seems only appropriate that the new Porsche Panamera is so awful that we just can’t quit looking at it. With that in mind, we bring you the Porsche Panamera Mega Gallery: 41 pictures of LongBruce, the four-seat Porsche. More »
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Porsche Panamera GT: In Love, Indifferent Or Incensed?
The first official photos of the Porsche Panamera GT have caused quite a stir, though some would argue that stirring feeling is limited to the stomach area. With a growing four-door sports car market, Porsche clearly made an effort to differentiate the Panamera from production models like the Jaguar XF and concepts like the Lamborghini Estoque. From most angles there's no mistaking the production model from a Porsche, with the design picking up many of the brand's most important cues. Is that a good thing, especially after the lukewarm reception of the Cayenne by design divas? Are you in love, indifferent or incensed at Porsche for stretching the brand yet again? More »
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VIDEO: Four-Door Porsche Panamera, Officially Official!
This weekend we revealed the first photos of the Porsche Panamera, the German automaker's first four-door sedan. Now we've got the official press release from the new boys to the sedan block and now, even more excitingly below the jump, we're the first to reveal video of that big-rear end in action. Hit that jump for the hot rear action. More »
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Porsche Panamera Official Photos, Details
Photos of and details about the Porsche Panamera GT, the company's first modern effort at creating a four-door sedan, have officially leaked all over the web and it looks exactly how we expected it to look. From what we can gather from Google Translator and Auto Telegraaf, the Panamera will first hit the shores in Panamera S and Panamera Turbo trim, each fitted with a 4.8-liter V8 putting out 400 HP and 500 HP, respectively. Both will also get Porsche's PDK 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox.Though no diesel version is likely to see production, a 3.6-liter V6 option good for 300 HP and a V6-electric hybrid are in the works for sale at a later date. Given the sedan's unique look, the production numbers seem quite optimistic. UPDATE: Full press release after the jump! More » -
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Porsche Panamera Spotted Continuing World Tour With A Drive In Arizona
At this point, who hasn't caught a 2010 Porsche Panamera gallivanting about somewhere in the world? Porsche seems determined to test the car absolutely everywhere before releasing it to the public, and here we see it speeding along the Arizona I-10 in Phoenix. Honestly, unless someone bags one with the "ha-ha we fooled you" pudgy body removed so we see a car that doesn't suck, then it's not a surprise anymore. Still feel free to keep sending us pictures of your encounters, like these of the interior (the only part of the car which doesn't make us gag), whether it be at a Bennigan's in Iowa, a truck stop in Belarus, or a ramen joint in Tokyo. Just pick a spot somewhere, doesn't matter where in the world, eventually a Panamera will drive by. (Thanks for the pics Sean) More » -
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2010 Porsche Panamera Interior: Maverick Approved!
The newest spy shots of the 2010 Porsche Panamera show an interior that just taunts you to do your best Maverick impersonation, surrounding the driver with an F-14 Tomcat-like bevy of switches, toggles and knobs. The radio and navigation controls appear to be operated by the console's touch screen while the leather-wrapped three-spoke wheel is actually devoid of any buttons besides the Porsche-DSG thumb pads. All in all, it's familiar yet upscale — we'll just have to wait to see how well-integrated the technology is. [Teamspeed] -
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Four-Door Porsche Panamera Spotted In San Francisco
We saw a fake p-shop of the Porsche Panamera the other day (again), the official mini-site's live and we've even seen a teaser shot straight from Porsche. But now, what we've got here is a failure on Porsche's part to communicate to their engineers the need to strap on some camouflage. Thus, here's some of the clearest shots we've yet seen of the four-door super sedan from the German automaker. The Panamera was spotted by Flickr user Hysterical Bertha prowling the streets of Russian Hill, looking for potential customers among the affluent residents of the tony San Francisco neighborhood with some very crooked streets. Yup, it's definitely the Panamera — it even looks like the concept sketch. Well, except for the fact the sketch seemed to indicate the Panamera was made out of pencil lead. Our older spy photos of the new four-door "Bruce" below the jump. (Hat tip to Cord!) More » -
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Porsche Panamera Minisite Goes Live With Teaser And Tag Line
The Porsche Panamera minisite has gone live and, aside from the above — an advance teaser commercial — it has a concept sketch of the car, a shot of the nameplate and the marketing slogan: "Four, uncompromised." We assume this will be the marketing direction the folks from Stuttgart will take as they pitch the first-ever four-door Porsche automobile. The video is interesting in that it seems to acknowledge all of the negative press and complaints about the concept of, well, a four-door Porsche. If you want to add your details to their data mining campaign or see the video in full size, head over to the Panamera minisite; otherwise, we've pulled down the teaser images and dropped them below the jump. More »
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Porsche Panamera Sedan Teased, Tuned By Roock
This shadowy image of the 2010 Porsche Panamera comes via 4wheelsnews, allegedly from tuner Roock Autosport.It's only the second time we've seen the upcoming Porsche sedan without any camouflage, and we can definitely see much more of the actual car than the first official teaser from Porsche.Though it's not clear exactly what has been modified on the car to turn the Panamera into the Roock RSP 555, but we're sure hoping that's not what the Panamera will look like stock.Turns out, this is just a rendering done previously for Top Gear. Make the jump to see the original. More » -
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Ferrari Sedan Designed By Fanboy; We'll Take A Pinin Instead
With the likes of the Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide and Lamborghini Estoque super sedans coming to the Paris Motor Show, it made sense for young Russian designer Krasnov Igor to render up his idea of what a Ferrari four-door should look like. Thankfully, there likely won't be such a product, but if there will, we sure hope it doesn't look much like Igor's design. One could argue that the basic shape, if you squint, isn't all that bad, but the roof treatment and rear end completely ruin the rest of the package, and the wavy body panels make BMW's flame-surfacing look tame. More » -
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Porsche Panamera Official Teaser Hides The Ugly Parts
This is the first official photograph released of the 2010 Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo, and while it's obviously just a teaser shot, they certainly have done a good job at selecting which part of the car to tease with. The big sedan from Stuttgart may have a handsome face, but we're reserving judgment until we can see its bloated body. We're thinking if they had released a teaser shot of just the back end sticking out, more than a few pre-orders may have been canceled. More »
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2010 Porsche Panamera Caught With Its Hatch Open
The excruciatingly slow striptease in which the 2010 Porsche Panamera is engaged has taken a big step today, as this is the first look we've gotten at the car with its rear hatch raised. We see a car loaded up with test equipment and displaying several features visible via the open hatch. There appears to be no power open and close mechanism in action here (thankfully) and it seems the rear seats fold flat permitting a huge cargo area. Also, aft of the front wheel there seems to be a fender detail which could be a styled fender vent reminiscent of the Porsche Carrera GT. Absent still are a comely design and brand self-awareness. More » -
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2010 Porsche Panamera Interior Is A Sea of Sexy Buttons
The slow, agonizing, bloated, excruciating march towards the Frankfurt Motor Show unveil of the 2010 Porsche Panamera continues unabated, and now we get a pretty good peek at the interior. The Panamera is expected to cross into the six-figure price range, and the interior we see here seems to stand up to that speculation. Leather, tons of buttons, big touch screen, stylish three-spoke steering wheel and Porsche's DSG transmission: all present. We'll just have to see how our bellyaching stands up when the front-engined four-door super-sedan eventually shows up. [AutoCar] -
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2010 Porsche Panamera Threesome Spotted At Denver Airport
Thanks to a vigilant reader and his handy camera phone, we've been tipped off that there are a trio of lightly camouflaged, Georgia-plated Porsche Panameras out and about in the Denver area today. This terrible trio was spotted at the Denver International Airport, indulging in what will be common for the cars once they hit the streets: picking up popped-collar Germans at the airport. What we find most amusing in this set is that they're at the airport, with luggage, which goes in a trunk — and yet, no trunk action. Interesting. More » -
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Porsche Panamera Stars in Suspiciously Convenient Spy Video
Two minutes of drive by and street level video seems hugely suspicious to us. 'Oh hey! Look I'm standing in a field in the German countryside and look what happened to pass by - 3 times - a Porsche Panamera.' 'Hey Dieter, what's that over there opposite the corner we are standing on while you videotape traffic?' ' Why Udo, it appears to be the much anticipated Porsche Panamera, imagine our luck.' We're not buying it. This close to its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show and two solid minutes of footage comes out? We smell marketeers. And no, you aren't seeing things. Yes that is a trailer hitch, thus signifying the end of days. -
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Electric Bruce! Porsche Releases Details on Panamera Hybrid
Such teases, those Porsche types. Just weeks after telling the German press they're not quite sold on the whole hybrid thing, sales wise, the company's released details on the gas-electric version of its coming Panamera four-door. (Wait, did we say Panamera? Yes, we did.) That means the top-view rendering above, while informing us of the new e-gas tech with cutaway and callouts, provides one of the first representations of the actual car we've seen from the Stuttgart studio. As expected, the modular hybrid drivetrain is the same joint-VW/Audi rig found in the recently revealed hybrid Cayenne. The system allows for joint gas/electric operation during acceleration and electric-only propulsion at highway speeds. That for highly excellent and most precise driving dynamism, no doubt. (Press release after the jump.) More » -
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Worst. Spy Photo. Ever. And no, it's not just because it's the Porsche Panamera. Seriously — they need to outlaw sub-one-megapixel cameras on phones. (Hat tip to Ronán) [Irish Times]
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Porsche Panamera: Test Convoy!
Looks like Wiedeking's boys are on their way to northern Canada to put the Porsche Panamera through some Alberta-grade testing. According to the gent who spotted a convoy of cars and crew, the Stuttgart special forces were headed to Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories. That's about 250 miles from the Arctic circle, where the new slope-roofed Panamera will undergo deep-freeze testing. Didn't anyone tell these boys winter's coming? Guess they'll have to rely on all the whale-like Porker to stay warm when the thermometer mercury makes a beeline for the center of the earth. [via FerrariChat] -
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A Panorama of Porsche Panameras
High=altitude testing makes strange bedfellows. In this case, a team of German-speaking engineers, holed up at a Colorado retreat with six Porsche Panamera prototypes, found themselves in close proximity to John the tipster, who snapped a few photos of the proceedings. To wit:I am at a conference at the the Keystone Inn right now in Keystone, Colorado... a ski resort near Breckenridge. There are about 6 Panameras hidden in back parking lot, and a handful of Germans with laptops who aren't too interested in striking up a conversation. They've been here for a few days and the cars are modestly disguised with tarps, plastic, reflective tape, and big plastic crates over the rear spoiler, although there's not much that can truly hide a Porsche the size of an Avalon. The interior was also well disguised with vinyl covering the dash, doors, and even the steering wheel. Made my conference a little more interesting.
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2010 Porsche Panamera
Apparently the viewers at the Lane that you can go Fast in Daily aren't the only place that's got readers seeing the 2010 Porsche Panamera cruising around town in Marina Del Ray, CA. Our eagle-eyed tipster Ben captured shots of three of the four-door saloons at a local Chevron station. We'll just drop them in along with our own shots of the Panamera which we've re-included below. More » -
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2010 Porsche Panamera
Ooh, look — a viewer of the video site that's all about living Daily in the Fast Lane happened upon a very green-looking 2010 Porsche Panamera over in Marina Del Ray, California. It's actually a fairly detailed looking shot of the side of the new four-door from Porsche — check it out if you've got a moment. Of course, only if you'd like to gag at yet another look at the winged hatchback sedan. Of course if that's the case — check out our previous shots of the German beast below. [via Fast Lane Daily] More » -
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Porsche 928 Replacement, Under Cover?
What's this under wraps at the Porsche factory at Stuttgart? Judging from all those weird shapes propping up the tarp, Dutch site AutoGespot says it could be the 928 replacement reportedly set to arrive after the Panamera four-door coupe. It does have Porsche wheels, though it looks a bit unformed. Kind of like they just piled a bunch of parts up to mess with prying lenses. What say you, oh scrutinous ones?[AutoGespot] -
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2010 Porsche Panamera...Again
It isn't just the Spanish spotting Porsche Panamera test vehicles on the road. In addition to the video from earlier this morning, our Soo-th Ahf-rikhen friends at Wheels24 procured some shots of the winged wonder down in Johannesburg, South Africa. Why South Africa? Well — as it's one of the markets they'll be offering it in come 2010, why not start getting fellow drivers used to a four-door Porsche sedan. We know we're certainly not used to it yet — maybe Porsche could drive the Panamera around our place a few times — you know, just to help us wrap out minds around the concept. Of course we do already have our own set of spy shots which you can peruse again below. [Wheels24] More » -
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Porsche Panamera on Video
We saw its wacky wing, now we get to see and hear the proto-Porsche Panamera in action. Not action exactly, but at least it's moving in a forward direction. The burble says this one's got the eight, not the six, but the body screams "easy on the donuts." [via Motor Authority] -
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2010 Porsche Panamera - Showing Us A Wing, No Prayer In Sight
We just snagged these KGP spy shots and it looks like there's even less camouflage on the Porsche Panamera than the last batch we saw. Those wily Porsche engineers who aren't so good at camoflauging their test vehicles, ditched the large plastic "cage" obscuring the Panamera's rear spoiler ever since its first appearance on the test circuit. We can now clearly see the smooth integration of the rear wing into the Panamera's sloping rear hatch and the spoiler that lifts and extends outward from the base of the backlight glass. How very Mercedes SLR of you, Porsche. Still looks like it was hit with the elongated ugly stick.
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Porsche Panamera on the Half Shell
We'll be relieved when these Porsche Panamera spy shots go gentle like Gabe Kaplan into that good media night. We yearn for the Panamera's post-prototype age, when gone will be the awkward cladding, manifest porker shape debauched by disguise, and those friggin' chimpy cheeks! That age is two years away, at best estimates. For now, let's just try not to point and laugh. It hates that. More » -
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More Dirt On A Possible 928 Successor
For quite a while now we've been receiving reports that a new 928 is coming. To which we have always said "Boo Ya!" with the right side of our mouth, and "yeah right" with the left. Up until today the word on the street has been that after the four-door Panamera launches in 2009, they'll begin hammering on a two-door version due out in 2012 or so. Well guess what? Ajanitorspy deep within Porsche is claiming that a two door Panamera has been in the pipeline the entire time. Seems that Porsche has been keeping a close eye on the Bentley boys and their two-headed Continental GT/Flying Spur monster. Though, unlike theGermanBritish two-door, the new 928 (can we just go ahead and call it the 928?) will be all about über performance, not waftable GT luxury. Seeing as how Porsche and VAG are as inbred as a racehorse, might be the only way to sneak a new 928 into production. Put us down for the twin-turbo V8 version please. And, if they drop in the V10 from the Carrera GT, we'll take two. And for the love of the fatherland, make it look like the old 928. More »
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Spec'ing the 2010 Porsche Panamera
Those seven-day tweakers AutoWeek have set their forensic Photoshop artistes to predicting the coming Porsche Panamera, ahead of its presumed reveal at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show. We've been taken with how ungainly the Panamera has looked in recent spy shots, and the illustrations do little to quell the dread unsettling our collective stomach. AW also summarizes some newly sourced information on the coming four-door's mechanicals. Those are, a base engine based on Volkswagen's 3.6-liter V6 and a 4.8-liter, direct-injection V8 projected to produce 400 hp in free-breathing trim and 520 hp turbocharged. A V6 hybrid-drive version is expected to join the similarly powered Cayanne the company announced in 2005 was in development. As for the rumor Porsche would produce a two-door version to revive the former 928's configuration? Still unconfirmed. More » -
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Porsche Busts Budget on Leipzig Plant for Panamera
Getting into the premium, grand touring sedan-coupe market is costing the flush Porsche s few more Cayenne bux than it had planned. According to Automotive News, the Stuttgartarians are over budget by 25% on an extension to the Leipzig plant that will build the coming car's bodies at an expected rate of 20,000 a year. Assemblage begins in 2008, with a launch of the Mercedes CLS / Aston Martin Rapide fighter happening at one of the big shows that year. The $202 million makeover includes a larger production floor, a logistics center and restaurant-grade refrigerator so Jorg's onion pies stop stinking up Edvard's schweinehaxe. More »
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Spy Photos: More Shots of the Porsche Panamera Mule
They've done away with that weird flat royal blue latex paint, but Porsche is still flogging its dopey Panamera test mule ahead of the new four-door's production in 2009. We're assuming the finished product will look quite a bit more comely than the fugly duckling in these photos, published in Car. Still, the current tester is quite an effort in creative subterfuge. Imagine building fake body panels specifically to resemble an uglier version of the car that's being tested, while keeping to the expected specs. It's brilliant. The swan is expected to emerge sometime in 2008. More » -
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Spy Video: 2010 Porsche Panamera
A test mule of Porsche's upcoming sedan (sorry, four-door coupe?) — the Panamera — has been spotted in Europe sporadically since this past summer. Now, AutoExpress has long-lens spy video footage of the car, as it began a grueling week of roadway flogging. While the mule looks like something Porsche, don't expect the final product to be so ungainly. Engineers likely fashioned the disguise out of parts it had lying about — a bit of 911 here, a piece of Cayman there, a dash of Cayenne... The final product will debut at the 2009 Geneva show, and according to AE, will have a front-mounted 3.5-liter Volkswagen V6 as its base engine, producing 300 hp, with a Porsche-built V8 in naturally aspirated (350 hp) and twin-turbo (560 hp) versions available to those with bond-trading bonuses melting their Dockers. More » -
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Spy Photos: More Blue Mule - Porsche Panamera Again
It's like a scene from "National Lampoon's Nurburgring Vacation": "Look kids, Porsche Panamera Mule. Look kids, Porsche Panamera Mule. Look kids ..." Today, new photos of the now famous "Blue Mule" Porsche Panamera, caught testing in Germany and southern Spain, have emerged from the ether. It's a matter of filling column inches at this point, considering we've seen the odd, royal-blue tester before in various settings — this time we get some new camera angles. The four-door Porker is destined for the 2009 Geneva show, which is a tremendous pain because finding a hotel room in that city is like talking a supermodel out of her panties for a $5 bet. Nonetheless, the anticipation of a Porsche that seats four in adult comfort is almost too tantalizing not to capitalize on even the slighest wisp of information. That is, at base, what's happening here. More »
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