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Porsche Panamera makes world debut in Shanghai

Porsche Panamera Turbo

The highly anticipated Porsche Panamera super saloon had its worldwide public debut at Auto Shanghai overnight. The four-door Porker will go on sale in Germany on 12 September this year. UK buyers should be able to get their hands on the car soon after.

Speaking in Shanghai, Wolfgang Dürheimer, Porsche’s Executive Vice-President Research and Development said, “Our engineers, technicians, and designers have invested all their know-how, years of experience, a wealth of ideas, and their full passion for sports cars in this four-seater Gran Turismo.”

It’ll probably sell like hot cakes too, with the GFC-immune ready to lap up the latest status symbol among the elite.

Have to say, from the front, at least, the car is actually starting to look quite good. That frumpy bum might take a while to get used to, however.

Press statement and a bunch of Panamera Turbo images after the jump.

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera makes World Debut in Shanghai

Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, presented the Panamera to the world public today at the 13th Auto Shanghai. Joining the 911, the Cayenne, and the Boxster/Cayman, this new four-door Gran Turismo is Porsche’s fourth model series, with three variants entering the market in Germany on 12 September 2009. The Panamera is making its debut as an eight-cylinder delivering 400 and, respectively, 500 horsepower and with both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive, a six-cylinder gasoline model and a hybrid version following later.

Klaus Berning, Executive Vice-President Sales and Marketing of Porsche AG, expressed a clear view at the world debut of the Panamera: “Introducing the Panamera, we are entering a market segment completely new for our customers and we are once again consistently expanding our model portfolio.”

Through its design and looks alone, the Panamera clearly stands out from the competition at very first sight. Like no other car in its class, it offers a truly unique combination of sporting performance and luxurious comfort. Despite its low and sleek silhouette so typical of Porsche, the Panamera, measuring 4.97 metres (195.7”) in length but only 1.42 metres (55.9”) in height, ensures a generous feeling of space on all four seats.

Wolfgang Dürheimer, Porsche’s Executive Vice-President Research and Development, added an equally clear statement: “Our engineers, technicians, and designers have invested all their know-how, years of experience, a wealth of ideas, and their full passion for sports cars in this four-seater Gran Turismo.”

The Panamera is introducing no less than five outstanding innovations in technology as world premieres to be admired for the first time in the luxury performance class – among them the first Start-Stop system in conjunction with automatic transmission, air suspension with additional air volume available on demand in each spring, as well as active aerodynamics with an adjustable, multi-dimensional, extendable rear spoiler on the Panamera Turbo.

Porsche’s Gran Turismo sets new standards in its market segment in terms of performance, driving dynamics and efficiency, benefiting from Porsche’s traditional core competences and years of experience in motorsport, since efficient and powerful engines, lightweight technologies, and optimised aerodynamics are crucial to success also on the race track. All models in the Panamera range come with Porsche Direct Fuel Injection, low-friction drive systems, and weight-optimised lightweight bodies.

Moving on to the suspension, the customer can choose among steel suspension or adaptive air suspension with a fully-controlled damper system. And thanks to its intelligent chassis concept, the Panamera combines the driving comfort of a luxurious grand touring saloon with the driving dynamics of a thoroughbred Porsche sports car. Depending on his individual style of motoring or current traffic conditions, the driver can choose either a particularly comfortable or an especially sporting set-up most conveniently at the touch of a button.

With its centre console extending back from the dashboard all the way to the rear seats, Porsche’s new Gran Turismo offers an unprecedented feeling of space and motoring pleasure on all four seats, highlighting the personal ambience and style of each individual passenger. The driver’s seat and cockpit offers optimum ergonomics all round, a low seating position providing that direct contact to the road again so typical of Porsche. The passengers, in turn, all enjoy highly comfortable single seats. The luxuriously appointed interior, finally, already offering a supreme standard on the regular series models, may naturally be upgraded on request by a wide range of optional extras and special equipment.

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo

19 replies on “Porsche Panamera makes world debut in Shanghai”

That side profile shot is awful, It’s like a lengthened M Roadster bread van. I think they should have ditched the 911ish rear end & gone for a regular sedan shape.

According to the photos, this car makes women want to randomly clothesline its owner…. beware.

Yes, there were a couple of “lifestyle” images in the set, but this one was the “best”, haha.

Not quite up there with Mammy’s REPCO work, though.

The “clothesline shot” make it look like only Telstra shop employees will be buying them 🙂

Why not just slam a Cayenne than buy a Panamera?

It looks like a 911 with a dump in its nappy. From the B pillar it gets very messy. :””(

Way, The cayenne is still as offensive to the eye as it was the day it came out, as is this. Porsche know they can rely on a fanatical fanbase who’ll buy any shit they pump out just because it has a Porsche badge on it. If it had a Hyundai badge on it you wouldnt be singing the same tune.

I reckon it looks like a Cayman wagon more than anything else…
The girl is just holding on to her man after experiencing a bout of vertigo after having a double machiatto atop of what looks like that hotel in Dubai????

Anyways, if Brett can’t lap this thing under 1:10 at wakey, then i don’t see the point of this car.

Yeah Jimmy I was thinking the same thing re: the Dubai hotel, the place Agassi and Federer played tennis on?

I’d prefer a Cayenne to this, it’s looks grew on me, these ones wont.

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