Jalopnik: Porsche Panamera

Ruf Panamera XL Stretches For China

Raphael Orlove — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

The Chinese car market is famous for preferring chauffeur-driven SUVs and limos to hard-riding sports cars. Thus, it's not surprising Ruf's first Chinese market-only vehicle won't be a tuned 911, but a Porsche Panamera stretched by nearly 16 inches. More »

Porsche Panamera GTS: Faster, lower, better

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST

For Porsche, the Los Angeles show wasn't only about the 2012 Porsche 911. They also showed the long-awaited Panamera GTS. Like the design or hate it, this is the one we've been waiting for — the one with the more powerful naturally-aspirated V8 and sport-tuned suspension. More »

The Porsche Panamera Turbo S is a bootylicious power boost

Ray Wert — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:10:00 EDT

If you believed the real problem with the Porsche Panamera is it just needed a bit more power — and not that it's a four-door Porsche — then today's your lucky day. Here's the 550 HP Porsche Panamera Turbo S. More »

Sylvester Stallone deems his Porsche Panamera expendable

Justin Hyde — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Sequels, no matter their critical appeal, deliver big paydays whether they hail from Hollywood or Stuttgart, which is why finding that Sylvester Stallone owned a Porsche Panamera 4S seems like the most logical paring of star and car in years. More »

The Very First Porsche Wagon

Peter Orosz — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:30:00 EST

Two decades before they would consider selling wagonesque sedans to the general public, Porsche took a 928 and added a bulbous rear as a gift for the 75th birthday of company founder Ferry Porsche. It was called the Study H50. More »

REPORT: Panamera Platform Prostitutes Self To Lamborghini, Audi, Bentley

Ray Wert — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:45:00 EST

Aww jeez, now Lamborghini, Audi, and Bentley are getting a Panamera too? What, VW's too good for that ass? [GTSpirit] More »

ASMA Porsche Panamera: More Scoops Than An Ice Cream Truck

Justin Hyde — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:15:00 EDT

Lord knows the Porsche Panamera doesn't get raves for its exterior design. Leave it to German tuner ASMA to produce a Panamera that makes the unadorned original a model of restraint and elegance. More »

Next-Gen Porsche 911 To Get A Panamera Interior

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Be prepared fanboys, these spy photos of the next Porsche 911 show a decidedly fancy-pants interior similar to the Porsche Panamera. Vertu-style buttons, infotainment screen, polished steel and leather everything. It seems curmudgeon season will be fruitful this year. [Spyshots] More »

Kanye West Doesn't Care About Black Porsches

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Hip-Hop star Kanye West's black Porsche Panamera Turbo was destroyed in Hawaii this weekend. The car was in the care of West's cousin while Kanye was off the Island and reported stolen after the crash. Hmm... [KLTV] More »

Meet The Porsche Panamera Racing Car

Sam Smith — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:30:00 EDT

One: Sports-car company builds four-door sedan. Two: Four-door sedan is loved by some, hated by others. Three: Someone turns four-door sedan into touring-car racer. Four: We actually dig it. More »

In Russia, Tuner Murders-Out Porsche Panamera

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Russian tuner TopCar has unveiled its Porsche Panamera Stingray, a matte-black beast tuned up to 750HP with enough add-on body bits to diminish the unbecoming derriere. Why is it tuners can manage this, but Porsche could not? More »

Porsche Goes From Mom-Wagon To MILF-Wagon

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

The addition of a Hennessey Performance stainless steel exhaust bumps power on the Porsche Panamera Turbo up to 550 HP and makes the German sled sound like Tom Waits gargling when mom drops the hammer outside the PTA meeting. More »

Porsche Recalls Every Panamera Ever Built

Ray Wert — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Porsche has recalled every Panamera ever built to repair faulty seatbelt tensioners. Though seatbelts can be replaced, we're told there is still no fix yet for the car's horrific case of misshapen ass disease. (Hat tip to Chuck!) [Autocar] More »

This Porsche Is How Pirates Closer Octavio Dotel Lives With Himself

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Pirates Closer Octavio Dotel gave up four runs to the Brewers in the ninth inning yesterday. Not a great performance, but they were already down 16-to-0. For comfort, Dotel can cry into the leather seats of his custom Porsche Panamera. More »

Porsche Taximera Turbo Will Get You There On Time

Wes Siler — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Equipped with spacious rear seats and a fuel-efficient 4.8-liter, twin-turbo, 500 HP V8 engine, the Porsche Panamera Turbo should make the perfect taxi, right? At least that's what AutoBild thought. More »

TechArt Porsche Panamera: Matte Black Is So Slimming

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EDT

We're trying to figure out how TechArt's "Black Edition" matte black vinyl wrap, 22" wheels, and aero kit cosmetic upgrade for the Porsche Panamera makes the car look so much better. It's like a matte black cocktail dress. More »

There I Fixed It: TechArt Fixes FUBAR Porsche Paddles

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EDT

German tuner TechArt's announced a "retrofit" for the nonsensical pseudo-paddles on Porsche's PDK seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. This consists mostly of spending $650 for little plastic pedal attachments the car should have been sold with, but it's worth it. More »

Fab Design Porsche Panamera Is Anything But

Wes Siler — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EST

The only way we can be sure we'll kill the Fab Design Porsche Panamera and all its tacky carbon fiber add-ons is if we nuke it from space. It allegedly has 700 HP, so we'd better be quick. More »

Can This Volvo 960 Get More Facebook Fans Than A Porsche?

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST

The Porsche Panamera has 5,076 fans on Facebook. The Volvo 960 above has 152 fans. The owner of the latter has started a group to answer the question: Can this Volvo 960 get more fans than the Porsche Panamera? More »

Porsche Panamera V6: Now Without Forceful Acceleration!

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST

The Hunchback of Stuttgart is getting its own 29 MPG, 300 HP, direct-injection V6. Hey, if high-output V6 engines are good enough for the Camaro and Mustang, they must be good enough for the Porsche Panamera, right? Wrong. More »

How To Hide The Porsche Panamera’s Ugly

Wes Siler — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST

A Dubai tuner has worked out how to enjoy the Porsche Panamera's performance without getting made fun of for its hideous looks. This shades-of-brown camo should blend nicely into a desert background while visually breaking up the heavy design. [CrankandPiston] More »

Porsche Panamera Styling Inspiration Discovered

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST

It's been just over a year since the Porsche Panamera's official images debuted here. Surprisingly, it's taken this long for the real inspiration of the weirdo shape to be uncovered, say 'ello to to the Bristol 405. [TTAC] More »

Top Car Lipsticks Panamera Pig

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

The Top Car Porsche Panamera Stingray is a tooner version of everybody's favorite four door Porsche. As a body kit only customization, at least they're not boogering with Porsche's carefully engineered mechanical bits. They'll rely on 9ff for that later. More »

Jeremy Clarkson: Panamera Ugly As "Inside-Out Monkey"

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Though he has few complaints about the way the Porsche Panamera preforms, Clarkson uses his Sunday Times review to verbally assail the car's looks, calling it unbearably ugly — and he should know. [Times Online] More »

2010 Porsche Panamera Crashes, Joins Cool Club

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

The 2010 Porsche Panamera is now cool. How do we know? Though only on sale for about three weeks, an owner has already partially wrecked one — and just in time for Crash Week! [WreckedExotics] More »

Rent A Panamera For The Weekend, If You're In Germany

John Krewson — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:45:00 EDT

The Porsche Panamera is now available for a 567-Euro weekend rental through Avis in Germany if you want to haul four asses plus luggage. Oh, well, we can still rent muscle cars. Press release after the jump. More »

12-Year-Old Designs Better Porsche Than Porsche

Wes Siler — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EDT

First we hear VW might axe a couple of Porsche's more "off-message" models, then we get these renderings from a 12-year-old showing a way to salvage the Panamera program. Coincidence? We. Think. Not. More »

REPORT: Porsche Panamera, Cayenne Could Be Axed By VW

Wes Siler — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:15:00 EDT

Looks like the most model prolific automaker could be saying no more model proliferation. According to a report, VW wants to ax the Porsche Panamera, Cayenne and any other "off-message models" when it takes over the company. [AutoObserver] More »

Porsche Panamera: You're With Me, Leather?

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Remember when we caught those Panameras being loaded onto a plane? Here they are at the Monterey Historics. The Panamera's still the perfect car if you're into leather, though any mention of driving experience is notably absent. More »

How To Load 31 Porsches Into A Cargo Plane

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Approximately 31 Porsche Panamera sedans hitch a ride on a cargo jet en route to the U.S. for demonstration purposes. We'll take one in brown. More »

Top Ten Auto Design Easter Eggs

The Auto Insider — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:30:00 EDT

An "Easter egg" is an intentional hidden message, in-joke or feature. We've noticed fun little buggers in the design of quite a few new vehicles. Here's our list of the ten best. More »

Can You Spy Jalopnik's Auto Insider?

The Auto Insider — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:20:00 EDT

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I was spotted by our friends at WCF in Shanghai. Do they know who I am? Nope, but here's a hint: I've got a smaller butt than the recently revealed Porsche Panamera. More »

Porsche Panamera Takes Elevator To 94th Floor

The Auto Insider — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EDT

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 »

Porsche Panamera: Bigger, Longer And With A Larger Butt

Ray Wert — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Our own Auto Insider's in Shanghai for the show where he saw the new four-door Porsche Panamera revealed live. We already know all the details, but we've got his live gallery below. More »

Porsche Panamera: Sub-Five Second Four-Door

Ray Wert — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EDT

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 »

Porsche Panamera Drives, Jesus-Style On Chinese Water

The Auto Insider — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EDT

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 »

Porsche Panamera Gets Engine Start/Stop With Auto-Shifting Double-Clutch

Ray Wert — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EDT

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 »

2010 Porsche Panamera: More Four-Door Photos

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:15:00 EST

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 »