Porsche announces Panamera prices
12 March 2009
- Prices from £72,266
- On sale in September 2009
- Porsche's first luxury 'four-door' model
Prices for Porsche’s first luxury four-door – the Panamera – will start at £72,266 when it goes on sale in September.
The entry point will be the Panamera S, which will have a 400bhp 4.8-litre V8 engine. A six-speed manual gearbox will be standard, although Porsche’s twin-clutch PDK semi-auto transmission will be a £2289 option.
Next step up is the 4S, at £77,269, which features four- rather than rear-wheel drive and a PDK gearbox as standard. Top of the pile will be the Panamera Turbo. It’ll have a turbocharged version of the V8 engine with a whalloping 500bhp and will cost £95,298.
Every version will come with full leather trim, Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), satellite-navigation and Bluetooth connectivity with a cordless handset for rear-seat passengers. There’s a stack of airbags, too – those in the front have head, side and knee airbags, and full-length curtain airbags run the length of the cabin.
Extras on the Panamera Turbo include air suspension, a BOSE stereo, metallic paint, heated rear seats and rear side airbags.
Despite Porsche’s description of the Panamera as a ‘four-door’, it has a conventional hatchback tailgate. It’s a practical four-seater with a 445-litre boot (432 litres for the Turbo) and will be a rival for the likes of the BMW M5 and Maserati Quattroporte.
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