The History of Porsche Panamera

About the Porsche Panamera:





Porsche have been one of the front runners for two door sports car production for over 60 years, and in recent years they have also looked into other target markets. Their first foray was into the 4 wheel drive market with the coveted Porsche Cayenne, which has proved a huge success sales wise. The Cayenne launched in December of 2002 and immediately started selling well. I had to look twice at the badging of a 4 wheel drive some years ago, as a Porsche badged 4 wheel drive looked oddly out of place for me having only seen the badging on cars such as the 911 or the Boxster.

The 4 door sedan base model weighs in at 1770 kilograms and comes at a price tag of US $89,000 meaning that only the very well heeled will be able to afford parking one in their garage. The car, as you would imagine, is feature packed from the PDK dual clutch gearbox that allows you to either use the gear stick, change from the steering wheel, or let the car change itself.

Sticking to the road is made easier with the combination of active suspension management with adaptive air suspension and dynamic chassis control to keep the 76 inch wide vehicle sticking to the road better and enabling higher cornering speeds. Using the Sports button allows you to select whether you want either comfort or a more sports orientated performance. Using this button alters the engine mapping to give a shaper and much more direct response. The sports button also connects with the above suspension and chassis controls to deliver harder damping and more direct steering.

All forms of the Porsche Panamera also come with active aerodynamics in the form of a rear wing spoiler. When the Panamera is stopped or is driving at low speed, the rear spoiler sits flat under the rear window, keeping a pure aerodynamic form. In fact is you was not aware of this, you would not assume that it had a spoiler. When the car gets up to speed, the spoiler automatically lifts up out of it's compartment and continues to raise or lower depending on the speed being done.

While the Panamera is new to the market, it is anticipated that it will generate a new market share in the 4 door saloon high end niche. If it's launch is as successful as it's cousin the Porsche Cayenne, then Porsche will continue to win hearts and minds with their progressive technology, speed and sports car stylings.