Porsche Panamera

The 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo has been launched in India priced at Rs 1.96 Crore (ex-showroom, Delhi). This is the fourth car to be launched by Porsche this year and that too before the end of the first quarter. A part of the new-generation Porsche Panamera range, this is the second generation of Panamera Turbo Launched in India and features a host of design and cosmetic changes that have truly enhanced the visual appearance of the Panamera Turbo, which was subjected to quite a bit of criticism for the previous generation models design. The Porsche Panamera Turbo is the first car from the new-generation Panamera range to be launched in India. Launched at a starting price of Rs. 1.96 crore, the new-gen Panamera Turbo also comes in an extended-wheelbase Executive variant which is 15 cm longer that regular Turbo model and is priced at Rs. 2.08 crore (both ex-showroom, Delhi). 

The new Porsche Panamera Turbo looks sharper with the addition of LED headlamps, prominent character lines on the sloping bonnet and the newly designed rear, featuring a pair of stylish horizontal LED taillamps, retractable spoiler, and muscular rear bumper with the quad exhaust system. The cabin has also been updated with new seats upholstered in leather interiors and a smart-looking 12.3-inch touchscreen system that features Porsche Communication Management (PCM) via WLAN to provide access to the radio, media, navigation system, and vehicle functions of your Panamera. 

Both the variants of this four-door sports sedan are powered by the same 4.0 litre V8 petrol engine that offers the same power out in both the models at 542 bhp, while mated to a brand new eight-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) automatic transmission. 0-100 kmph is achieved in 3.8 seconds and the top speed is clocked at 306 kmph. Porsche will soon introduce more iterations of the new-gen Panamera like – the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid and its long-wheelbase version along with the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo.