Panamera S E-Hybrid Debut at the Auto Shanghai show
Panamera S E-Hybrid
Published by Autobahn Buzz (Panamera)
The centerpiece of Porsche’s cadre of automobiles is the brand-new Panamera S E-Hybrid, the world’s very first plug-in hybrid in the luxury class. For the launch, two luxurious Executive variants will be available, the Panamera S and Panamera 4S. Both have a longer wheelbase and a three-litre V6 engine with bi-turbocharging that is an entirely new advancement. Along with the launch of the new generation, the Panamera is now offering 10 designs that offer an extensive range of features in the realm of sportiness and convenience.
Matthias Muller, President and CEO of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, stressed this: The Porsche Panamera and China– that is a very unique success tale. Specifically, four years ago, we presented the first Panamera to a world audience right here in Shanghai. Due to the fact that it was clear to us that our Gran Turismo would be specifically the right design for this future market. We were correct. In 2012, one out of three Panamera cars were delivered to China. China has actually become the second largest Porsche market in the world.
The Panamera S E-Hybrid is a state-of-the-art advancement of the full hybrid, which Porsche introduced to the market as a pioneer in the field. In full electric driving mode, the Panamera S E-Hybrid has a range of 36 kilometres in the NEDC, and its top speed in electric driving is 135 km/h. The forward-looking idea of the Panamera S E Hybrid additionally includes a totally new array of comfort features that could additionally be activated and accessed by a smartphone app.
For the second premiere night, Porsche President and CEO Matthias Muller presented the Executive models of the Panamera, which have a 15-centimeter longer wheelbase and more leg area behind the front seats. The Panamera 4S Executive and Panamera Turbo Executive offer an impressive array of amenities. All Executive models have the innovative Panamera air suspension, which blends great ride comfort with typical Porsche high performance engineering and design.
Representing one more action towards increasing performance and efficiency is the totally re-engineered V6 bi-turbo engine along with three liters of engine displacement, which is a change from the previous V8 engine of the Panamera S and Panamera 4S in the brand-new Gran Turismo. The engine’s essential specifications are hints of progress: 20 hp more power and 20 Newton meters more torque, however around 18 percent enhanced fuel economy compared to the V8 engine in the previous design.
The new Panamera expresses itself with a much more distinctive design language, akin to the new generation of Porsche sports cars, which are characterized by tauter lines, much more powerful shapes and much crisper physical forms.
In this context, Porsche President and CEO Matthias Muller presented two race cars on the night before the automobile show: along with the historic 936 Spyder– one of the most effective race automobiles in the world, he presented the brand-new Porsche 911 RSR, which is the fastest 911 ever.
