Porsche is one of the most successful and profitable car companies. The legendary racing car company has brought a four seater to market that has all the excitement and spirit of the first 356 Porsche. The Panamera is considered the peak of this generation鈥檚 automotive technology Porsche states. Porsche states form follows function. Every curve, every detail and every shape is for one purpose and one purpose only to maximize pure sports car performance. The history of the Porsche company began long before Ferdinand Porsche thought of starting his own auto manufacturing business. As a young engineer, he designed the first electric/gasoline hybrid -- in 1900. Over his career, he worked with Daimler, Mercedes, Daimler-Benz, Volkswagen, Auto Union, and others for nearly 50 years. Many recall that before Porsche the man behind the company in 1923 designed the Mercedes Compressor Sports Car. Then in the following year the 2-liter racecar was developed under his aegis wins the Targa Florio.
Then on until 1927 the Mercedes Benz S models designed by Porsche were dominating the motorsport. In 1939 the type 64 was developed at Porsche in Zuffenhausen. It seems appropriate that Ferry Porsche was born while his father was at a race. Today we have seen the successful Porsche Cayenne sell extremely well in North America. So when Porsche decided to come out with a four seater they looked at the best out there including the Audi A8, BMW鈥檚 7 Series and Mercedes S class. They wanted to equal and better the competition. Porsche states the exterior they say is distinctive. The side view shows that the fenders are a little higher than the hood, and at the rear, they are definitely muscular. Some others state the headlights; grill and hood were taken from the 911. Styling is definitely taken from images seen in at least two Porsche I have driven.
The look of the 911 is all Porsche! With Porsche鈥檚 first four seater and the desire for best in performance their designers came up what would first allow for performance. However, Automobile Magazine and other buff magazines don鈥檛 like the exterior looks. The Porsche Panamera was designed to go faster than the BMW 760Li or the Mercedes Benz S63 AMG or any other luxury sedans. Others will soon show off their fastbacks. The Aston Martin Rapide has already arrived in Europe. It has a superb engine thanks German engineering that launches the Panamera Turbo to 60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. The reason it beats the BMW 760Li or Mercedes SL63 is the all wheel drive system. If you wish to let the rear end move out and the tires burn then don鈥檛 get the all wheel drive model. The four seater Porsche Panamera is 200 inches in length.
Like the Carrera GT the new Porsche has side air inlets behind the front wheels. The headlights have Bi Xenon and the Panameras offer optional adaptive headlamps which is a must option for me. When the Porsche Panamera can go 170 (turbo 188) miles per hours I want ever safety feature and adaptive headlamps are one great feature. The wheels are 18 inch or 20-inch fine spoked and stylish. Pick from one of the 17 colors for your Porsche Panamera. Six plus interior design and wood or as stated as was in mine aluminum and carbon fiber. Behind the wheel one sees the classic Porsche instrument layouts including the large tachometer in the center. Aside from the luxurious four seats to hold the passengers in place during performance driving some complain that they are too hard and narrow. We did not complain a bit on the highway for we were traversing S curves at speed like few others.
The lightweight Panamera Sedan handled corners under power better than the BMW or Mercedes models we drove. The Porsche Panamera has a trunk like few others. It holds four large suitcases offering 15.7 cubic feet of cargo space. The lid itself is power activated. Rear passenger compartment offers optional equipment including a center console and special lighting. In addition the two rear seats 鈥ay 40 x 40 drop down and add a lot of additional cargo area. The center area (or 20%) is the center console that goes from front to back. There is a sophisticated ventilation system for the cold and hot seats: they suck the air out instead of blowing it out. Porsche states it is better than the competitions. If heated seats are in front and back that is a plus. If cooling seats are also in all four-bucket seats that is even better! The steering wheel is also heated and that in winter months is a plus.
