More power for Turbo S in Porsche Panamera updates
PORSCHE has updated its Panamera, with a big shake-up under the skin.
There’s a new flagship Turbo S model with a retuned version of the familiar 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8. It now produces 621bhp and 820Nm – gains of 79bhp and 50Nm over the outgoing version – and can crack 0-62mph in just 3.1 seconds.
There’s also a new electrified model, the 4S E-Hybrid. This mixes a 134bhp electric motor with a 2.9litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine, delivering a total output of 552bhp and 750Nm. The 4S E-Hybrid covers 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds and goes on to a top speed of 180mph, but it features a bigger battery than previous Panamera hybrids (up from 14.1kWh to 17.9kWh), allowing up to 33 miles of pure-electric running.
At launch, the 4S E-Hybrid is the only electrified version of the revised
Panamera, but we anticipate the return of the Turbo S E-Hybrid flagship by the end of the year.
Elsewhere in the range, the GTS variant comes with a retuned twinturbo V8 producing 473bhp and 620Nm (20bhp more than before). Meanwhile the regular Panamera and Panamera 4S stick with the existing 326bhp 2.9-litre V6.
At the same time, Porsche’s engineers have reworked the Panamera’s chassis control systems across the range. The company claims that the Porsche Active Suspension Management delivers improved damping comfort. The car’s electric anti-roll bar system also gets a new profile, for better body control.
The refreshed Panamera is on sale now, with prices for the range starting at £72,890 for a 4 and rising to £135,610 for the Turbo S.