Porsche Panamera is sincere, he is the only coupe with four doors and four seats. Porsche has never been like this that create. And the designer’s biggest challenges is to make the Porsche rear seat passengers may luxury.
Porsche Panamera 2009
With the roof coupe form, the biggest challenge the team led by Michael Mauer is to provide adequate head room for rear passengers. “The solution is to provide a visual impression that this coupe with chrome corral door frame. While the roof is made slightly higher, “said Mauer.
Unlike the Maserati Quartoporte that also have siluet coupe, Panamera has liftback (back door) are large, so loading and unloading luggage more easily. Individual seat back, with a high back rest that can be electronically rebounding.
Give a large luggage space key to make the car actually four-seat coupe is not a 2 +2 (two rear seats is very small so it does not sit comfortably for adults). According to Mauer, even though they are tall will still got the head room, leg room, shoulder room and a comfortable.
Panamera is available with two engine choices 4.8 direct-injection V8, both of them are now used Cayenne SUV. S and 4S models, this engine produces 394hp and 369 power lb-ft torsi. If the machine is added with turbo, production melesat charged torsi up to 493hp and 516lb-ft. Panamera S gearbox is standard 6-speed manual. For the Panamera Turbo 4S and is 7-speed double clutch.
Overall the system uses stop / start-the first in the Porsche-which reduces fuel consumption by turning off the engine when the car stops. In North America, the car will be marketed starting in October with the upcoming $ 89,800 starting price.
