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ROAR, ENGINE, ROAR

HOW THE 2017 PORSCHE PANAMERA IS INJECTING FIRE AND GROOVINESS INTO BOSTON’S LUXURY CAR MARKET.

- BY ROBERT COCUZZO

A PORSCHE HATCHBACK WITH ROOM FOR THE KIDS— AND A 330-HORSEPOWER ENGINE THAT COMBINES SPEED AND LUXURY.

Thank the almighty motor gods: Porsche has sculpted a set of wheels that just doesn’t quit. The 2017 Porsche Panamera 4 Hatchback packs the sports car spirit into a sleek city whip complete with four doors, a spacious interior, and all the mystique we’ve come to expect from this most storied car company. When Porsche first revealed the Panamera model back in 2009, its lanky, limo-like shape made some scoff that the car company had lost its way. Back then, the sedan had that newborn giraffe look: slightly awkward and unsure of itself. But this 2017 model has fully matured, its body honed into the confident teardrop design that’s been turning heads for

Porsche for nearly a hundred years.

True, there’s a hatchback, but don’t let that fool you. Its 3.0 liter, V6 engine gallops 330 horses that will scratch the itch of any discerning supercar connoisseu­r. And with a world of room in the back seats for the kiddies, the Panamera truly revolution­izes the idea of a family car. Available at Herb Chambers Porsche, 1172 Commonweal­th Ave., 877-384-6233

 ??  ?? Hatchback, what hatchback?
The Porsche Panamera oozes sex appeal as well as pragmatism.
Hatchback, what hatchback? The Porsche Panamera oozes sex appeal as well as pragmatism.

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