Currently Porsche has the Boxster, Cayman, 911 series, Panamera and the Cayenne. What the line-up is missing is a Grand Touring model; hence Porsche is looking to bring back the 928 series. What a proper GT model should have is a front engine, with Porsches new Panamera they just have that but they have to chop off the bulgy back and two rear doors which i would love to do any day.
Panamera does have a good looking face but the back like i expressed, not so much as it had to accommodate the rear compartment. The 928 won’t have that problem and will look as crisp as in the back as in the front. Auto express has gives us rendering of the 928 which looks as good as an Aston.
Porsche recently launched its 4-door sedan sports car Panamera in India. Now there are speculations that Porsche is planning a convertible version of the Panamera. The development Chief Wolfgang Duerheimer told “We have a broad range of 14 derivatives of the 911 that are very successful, so it stands to reason we should diversify the lineup for the Panamera as well.”
The convertible version will just have two doors and a soft top that is to keep in with the Porsche tradition. The price of the car hasn’t been announced yet but it will cost 20lakhs more than the hard top variant. So if you are looking to buy a Panamera you might want to wait, but you have to wait for 2 years.
Porsche launched its latest creation the 4-door sedan Panamera in India today on the 1st of October. Click here to know more about the Panamera. The only new information gathered during the launch function at the Porsche’s Mumbai showroom is the price of the 3-variants and list to cities to get Porsche showrooms.
Cities to get Porsche showrooms in the future:
• Chennai
• Hyderabad
• Bangalore
• Ludhiana
The Price of the Car EX-showroom Delhi and elsewhere in the country:
Panamera S:
Ex Delhi : Rs. 1,41,74,000
Rest of India: Rs. 1,44,36,000
Panamera 4S:
Ex Delhi: Rs. 1,47,11,000
Rest of India: Rs. 1,49,83,000
Panamera Turbo:
Ex Delhi: Rs. 2,01,84,000
Rest of India: Rs. 2,05,58,000
These prices include all Duties and VAT
Porsche Panamera Specifications for all 3-variants:
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Click through for more photos from the launch and the lengthy Press release.
Porsche’s new 4-door sedan will be launched in India on the 1st of October. The Panamera comes in 3 variants namely S, 4S and turbo. According to Precision cars India, the importers of Porsche cars in India, the Panamera range will start from Rs. 1.42Crores for the base version Panamera S, 1.47crores for the 4S version and 2.02 crores for the Panamera turbo.
The Panamera S has a 4.8L V8 which produces 400bhp in the case of the base S version. The S version has a top speed of 283kmph and will hit 100kmph in 5 seconds. The top end turbo variant has 100 more horse power. Forget all this the best thing about this car is the way you change gears in manual mode.
The gear shifting is unique in the Panamera, the main disadvantage so for in case of paddle shifters is that you have to have both your hands on the steering wheel , Porsche has managed a way around this with its unique design. The steering wheel has two buttons on the either sides for shifting up, you just press it with your thumb and for shifting down there are two paddles behind the steering wheel on both sides so u just pull it with the index finger.
The interior is different from the other porches and quite elegantly designed keeping a perfect balance between the feel of sportiness and luxury. Steering wheels looks clean and clever. Porsche doesn’t make much money with the 1.42 crores price tag it’s the options list where it does.
Options List:
RS Spyder Design wheels: Rs. 2,04,000
Amethyst Metallic paint: Rs2,05,440
18-way Adaptive Sport Seats with Memory including leather interior: Rs.4,49,280
Park Assist with Rearview Camera: Rs. 82,080
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) including Rear Differential Lock: Rs. 2,91,840
Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB): Rs. 5,33,280
Adaptive Air Suspension: Rs. 1,30,896
Sport Exhaust System: Rs. 1.92,960
Adaptive Cruise Control: Rs. 1,63,200
Refrigerator in Rear: Rs. 1,56,240
Burmester® High-End Surround Sound-System: Rs. 3,72,000
Bluetooth: Rs. 45,600
That’s 45 grand for Bluetooth; figure out the rest for yourself.
Some might think its work it since it’s a Porsche but let’s call spade a spade, the car is pathetic looking. however the ones with the money for it doesn’t have an eye for it and so Porsche has managed to pre-book 13 customers and targets a sales of 50 cars per annum. Good luck Porsche selling the ugly duckling!
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