Porsche Panamera comes with facelift

After five years of Porsche comes with a facelift for the Panamera.
At the rear of the Panamera ifacelifted s wider window. The rear lights are different and Porsche has expanded standard equipment.

All models are standard bi-xenon headlights, a multifunction steering wheel and an automatic tailgate. The options include full LED lighting, an improved adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition and lane departure warning system.

New to the facelift, the Panamera Turbo and Panamera 4S Executive models with 15 cm longer wheelbase. These versions with two individual rear seats offer the passengers more legroom and comfort. The new Executive models are equipped as standard with air suspension.

Hybrid
The star of the show has to be the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, the Panamera S Hybrid follow. This plug-inhybride has a system capacity of 416 hp and a top speed of 270 km / h. The sprint to 100 km / h takes just 5.5 seconds.

Switching with an eight-speed automatic. The electric motor has an output of 95 hp, the Panamera stores its energy in a package of lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 9.4 kWh.

The fully electric range is 36 km. The average consumption is 3.1 l/100 km, CO2 emissions are 71 g / km, which means that the Porsche Panamera meets the requirements for 14 percent aggregation. Porsche does not state with which the electric engine works but that's probably the 3.0 V6 with 333 hp, as in the current hybrid.

App
For the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid developed a special app. This is for example the charging status of the battery and the remaining range on request. Through Porsche Car Connect or the app can also heating / cooling function is activated and programmed. For other models, the Panamera Porsche Car Connect app available.

Porsche calls the Panamera S E-Hybrid 'the first plug-in hybrid in the premium segment, "but we want the brand nevertheless like to point out that there is already a while Fisker Karma. Which has an emission that is even lower, namely at 47 g / km.

This year means that even 0 percent aggregation, where the entry from Zuffenhausen so in the category of 14 percent falls. The Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid strikes back with its performance figures, however, because the Fisker has a top speed of "only" 200 km / h. "Until now we have our little customers about Karma heard," added the spokeswoman of Porsche Netherlands added.

Consumption
There is more news engine. The 4.8-liter V8 from the Panamera S/4S fact makes room for a 3.0-liter V6 biturbo with 420 hp, which is 20 hp more than before. The torque increases by 20 Nm. The average consumption is increasing or decreasing, ie by 18 percent.

The Porsche Panamera will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show. In July - the plug-inhybride in August - the auto dealers in the beginning of 2014, a new, 300 hp turbo diesel available. The Panamera Turbo S for next year's planning.