2008
2008
ZUR DEUTSCHEN VERSION |
Market Launch in Summer 2009
Stuttgart. Roughly
nine months before the actual market launch, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG,
Stuttgart, has released the first official photos of the Panamera in its
final look. In its design, profile and silhouette, Porsche's unique four-seater
stands out clearly as a new member of the Porsche family.
Stuttgart. Roughly nine months before the actual market launch,
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has released the first official photos
of the Panamera in its final look. In its design, profile and silhouette,
Porsche's unique four-seater stands out clearly as a new member of the Porsche
family. Conceived and designed as a four-door grand touring sports car, the
Panamera combines numerous talents in typical Porsche style: sporting driving
dynamics, a generous and variable interior, and the supreme driving comfort
of a Gran Turismo. Joining the 911, Boxster and Cayman sports cars as well
as the sporty SUV Cayenne, the Panamera is Porsche's fourth model series.
The designers of the Panamera have succeeded in positioning this unique car
as a brand-new and truly different model while nevertheless retaining the
looks of a typical Porsche. Through its proportions alone, the Panamera stands
out clearly in its market segment: measuring 1931 millimetres or 76.0 inches
in width, the Panamera is wider, and measuring 1418 millimetres or 55.8 inches
in height, lower than comparable four-door models. The unmistakable, sleek
GT silhouette is created by the car's overall length of 4970 millimetres
or 195.7 inches and short, sporting overhangs front and rear. In its styling
and details, the Panamera follows the design philosophy refined over decades
on the 911 and successfully implemented also on the Boxster, Cayman and Cayenne. |
Through its design language alone, the Panamera will establish
a new segment versus the competition. The symbiosis of sports car DNA derived
from the looks of a coupé, the unique interpretation of the classical
saloon body and the benefits of a variable space concept give the new Porsche
its truly unmistakable appearance. As an example, the Panamera comes with
highly individual, strongly contoured air intakes instead of a conventional
radiator grille. Striking wheel arches and the long and sleek engine compartment
lid create that typical 911 "landscape" at the front end of the car the Porsche
customer has appreciated for no less than 45 years, with the distinctly contoured
wings as flanks bordering on the flat front lid. The V-shaped seams along
the engine compartment lid and the rear window tapering out like an arrow
to the rear convey the features characteristic of a sports car to the new,
highly individual Panamera class. The striking, muscular shoulders over the
rear wheels, the dynamic sweep of the coupé-like roofline, and the
visible tailpipes again bear out all the DNA so typical of a thoroughbred
Porsche. |
The elegant roof arch extends stylishly over the generous interior,
simply begging the beholder to get inside. Like all Porsche models, the Panamera
is oriented in every respect to the needs and wishes of the driver. But now,
thanks to the new concept of space and the sporting architecture of the interior,
the car's occupants are also able to experience this special "pilot feeling"
on all four seats. All four occupants enjoy supreme ergonomic comfort on
both the front seats and the two firmly contoured single seats at the rear.
The luggage compartment easily takes up all the passengers' luggage. The
variable space concept with its folding rear seat backrests enables the driver
and passengers to adjust the luggage space individually to their personal
requirements. And last but not least, the coupé tailgate in the sporting
rear end combines superior suitability for daily use with stylish elegance.
Porsche has developed superior and up-to-date power units for the Panamera
again reflecting all the qualities typical of the brand - the V-engines within
the engine compartment come with six and eight cylinders and range in power
from 300 to 500 bhp. Some of the engines use turbocharger technology, Direct
Fuel Injection making them both fuel-efficient and powerful all in one. The
flow of power to the wheels goes either through a manual six-speed gearbox
or the new seven-speed Double-Clutch Gearbox, the so called
Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK). In addition to sporting rear-wheel drive, the
top version of the Panamera comes with even more sophisticated all-wheel
drive, which is also available for the other versions as an option. As a
further highlight, Porsche is preparing a particularly fuel-efficient version
of the Panamera with hybrid drive. Further details on the engines, transmissions,
performance, prices and equipment will be disclosed next spring. The Porsche
Panamera will be built at Porsche's Leipzig Plant, where a production hall
measuring some 22,000 square metres or almost 237,000 square feet and a logistics
centre are currently under construction. While the engines featured in the
Panamera are built at Porsche's Main Plant in Zuffenhausen, the painted
bodyshells will be supplied by the Volkswagen Plant in Hanover. The Leipzig
Plant will then assemble the Panamera for final delivery, with an annual
sales target of some 20,000 units. Porsche is once again cooperating largely
with German suppliers in the production of the Panamera, with some 70 per
cent of the car's overall value being created domestically. Hence, the Panamera
is most definitely a car "Made in Germany".
The Panamera will be making its world debut in spring 2009 and the first
models will be at dealers worldwide in late summer of next year. |
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Porsche Press Information,
August 04, 2008 |
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