The New Porsche Panamera

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Porsche's new Panamera S has a 400 horsepower engine,
goes from 0-60 in 5.2 seconds, and has a top speed of 175 MPH.
Price $89,800

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The Panamera 4S has a 400 horsepower V8 engine,
goes from 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, and has a top speed of 175 MPH.
Price $93,800


The Panamera Turbo has a 500 horsepower V8 engine,
goes from 0-60 in just 4 seconds, and has a top speed of 188 MPH.
Price $132,600

Porsche Unveils The Panamera

The new Porsche Panamera was unveiled at the 13th Auto Shanghai International Automobile Show in Shanghai, China on April 2009. The Panamera is a four-door, four-seat luxury sedan with a front-engined with rear-wheel drive, with a four-wheel drive version also available.

At 76 inches in width, the Panamera is an especially wide sedan. A Mercedes-Benz S-Class, by comparison, is less than 74 inches wide. The Panamera measures 55.8 inches in height and 195.7 inches in length. This makes for a roomy interior, especially for just four passengers. The cabin is complete with 18-way adjustable front seats, and 8-way adjustable rear seats.

The entry-level powerplant will be Volkswagen's 3.6-liter six-cylinder engine with 300 horsepower. The 'S' model will deliver 400 hp from a 4.8-liter V8, and the Turbo variant will offer an estimated 500 horses. The Panamera S will start at $89,000, while the all-wheel-drive 4S will cost $93,800. The Turbo will ring in at $132,600, which is slightly more than a Cayenne Turbo. U.S. sales are to begin in October.

The rear-wheel drive Panamera S can sprint from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds on its way to a top speed of 175 mph. The Panamera 4S can hit 60 in 4.8 seconds and achieves the same top speed. The all-wheel drive Panamera Turbo sets a zero to 60 time of 4 seconds flat and a top track speed of 188 mph.

All models are equipped with Porsche's new PDK dual-clutch gearbox. Porsche is also planning a hybrid variant of the Panamera, though the automaker failed to disclose any further details. The turbocharged version will come standard with all-wheel-drive. Rear-wheel-drive will be standard otherwise with four-wheel propulsion a line-wide option.