34 The new Panamera Turbo S is a 686 horsepower plug-in hybrid

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The inevitable Turbo S model of Porsche Panamera range has arrived. And it is a lot more than you would expect.

Historically, "S" flavorings of Porsche turbo cars have been not much more than good excuse for charging more for the same car with minor engine upgrades.

The new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is obvious exception to this rule and first time in Porsche history when hybrid power-train is top performance option in any given model range.

Panamera Turbo S will carry the same 550 PS V8 twin-turbo combusiton engine paired with 136 PS (100 kW) electric motor. Power delivery and management systems will be similar to those developed for Porsche 918 Spyder. Like the 918, Panamera Turbo S will also have full-electric mode with up to 50 kilometrs of range.

As typical with Porsche, official performance figures are modest - 0-100 kph in 3.4 seconds and top speed of 310 kph (193 mph).

Better numbers are definitely coming, but don't expect this to beat Tesla Model S in 0-60 mph contest.

Do expect this to re-claim the Nürburgring record from Alfa Romeo.

8y ago by FastestLaps
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Fastedee  8y ago

Whoah


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Jamie's  8y ago

Sweet car getting better and better!


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cosimo  8y ago

2 dislikes ? did I kill 2 birds with one stone ? must be a coincidence lol

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cosimo  8y ago

I mean a simple paragraph would have sufficed ...

the cat bit your tongue, fatty ? need a kiss from your little taxi driver to get you moving and spouting your usual bs ? i got a stainless steel pan for that loud mouth of yours that says american made with a viper logo, if you're interested in going through a durability test i'd be glad to give you a new tattoo from the top of your forehead down till your chin


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cosimo  8y ago

poor saxy still trying his best to act all cool and has all the love for all performance cars.

nice try, but that won't get you off my radar you hot headed natzi porker fanboy.

you and the panamera do have something in common

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manone  8y ago

I mean a simple paragraph would have sufficed ...

lol. maybe even that would have been one too much.


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Monanysou  8y ago

I bet you mean the last one, BR2+ ! ;-)

Kind regards.


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BR2+  8y ago

I mean a simple paragraph would have sufficed ...


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Monanysou  8y ago

Congratulations to Porsche on delivering another excellent Porsche product. Porsche keeps on proving just how well it listens to it's customers and keeping with trends. In detail I see it this way:
-Authentic Porsche design (questionably pretty), recognizable and different, refined in this (II.) generation Panamera.
-Excellent reliability matched with Porsche brand name which stands out in these low-rent parts times.
-Performance which leaves (for now) all other executive sedans just slighly short. No too much of course because large manufacturers strategically leave room for future development of engine power and performance.
-Improving overall aesthetics, comfort, providing ample interior space and high speed sound insulation on top of already well engineered (but mega ugly) last generation.

There you go. As Porsche ever is, the king of "evolutionizing". Stubbornly making great car better with every generation until you reach perfection. Sounds more Japanese motto than German, but it has worked for Porsche for decades.

Regarding Tesla as possible concurrent, I think most of you fellows on this site are "very well educated in cars" to know that Tesla has only one thing over this car which is 0-60 time. None of that matters, because ultimately these two cars won't steal each others' customers since totally different people choose one over another.

SPECIAL:
Best regards to my 8yr old fellow friend Cosimo, I hope your mother never takes away that tablet from you, you amuse us (oh!) so much.


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cosimo  8y ago

I'm interested in all performance cars.

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BR2+  8y ago

Why haven't you done anything FastesLaps?


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FastestLaps  8y ago

You might as well create a website dedicated to Porsche.

Porsche slander website and Cosimo's Porsche Hater Club (CPHC). Filled with Beetle and n**i jokes...


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saxy  8y ago

I'm interested in all performance cars. You however are much more interested in Porsche. You post so many pictures about Porsches. More than half of your posts are about Porsches. You might as well create a website dedicated to Porsche.


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cosimo  8y ago

what's your obsession with any car related to porsche and how amazing they are with their fake lap times with everything stock and not modified ?

i don't diss like you and your hocus pocus shadow ddddd who has issues with anything from ferrari. maybe you two can go out and do some private tests for us and show us how its done, that is if you're capable of driving the car without crashing.


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saxy  8y ago

Dude what's your obsession in German Nazi research. You're like those elementary boys who purposely diss a certain girl because you have a crush on her... or him. seriously, I don't judge.


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cosimo  8y ago

Wow, I didn't know the Italians cheated. Thanks cosimo for letting me know.

what ? the truth now hurts ? or do we need to show you some spy shots of the 918 going below the 7min with unusual parts and lighter materials to set that lap time. it must be too much for you to overcome the hard facts. try some carmustine tablets to get all the stress and carbon build up out of your thick head.

in italy, if a man tells you he loves his wife and has never slept with another, it's because he doesn't want you or any other scumbag going near her and she starts cheating on him on whenever he leaves to work. it's called keeping your life in balance, but the majority do not get it and earthquake hits them every now and then.

so lying in italy saves lives and car sales went up for that matter, unless you're in an army suit waving an lgbt flag pretending to be peaceful, then we already know you're a follower of the n*zi fuhrer das ad-olf toothbrush


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BR2+  8y ago

Of course there is, IMO, If a cars power doesnt fit the cars profile, its overpowered, Same thing as under powered, Although overpowered is hardly ever used.

An yeah Tesla is gonna release a more powerfull vversion of the Model S, I hear P120D 820bhp, But that is redundantly stupid, Like the P85 was already fast enough.


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FastestLaps  8y ago

There is no such thing as "overpowered" :D :D :D


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Art0  8y ago

@cosimo
Pretty interesting fact about Giulia... but it was only R&T that stated this, isn't it?


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saxy  8y ago

Well we know the tesla will keep getting more powerful, so in a couple years this car won't seem overpowered