2017 Porsche Panamera: more muscle and elegance
by Canadian Manufacturing.com Staff
Updated 2017 Panamera luxury performance sedan sees a new V6 turbo option and an executive trim line with a longer wheelbase
The new V6 turbo is a highly efficient and agile entry-level addition to the impressive range of engines. Power is up by 20 hp yet fuel consumption is reduced by 1.0l/100km
The new engine is available with all-wheel drive in the Panamera 4, plus a long wheelbase in the Panamera 4 Executive.
The Executive model stretches the wheelbase 150 millimetres longer wheelbase, expand the body and equipment portfolio at the top end of the model line. Designed as a chauffeur sedan, this Porsche is available in the all-wheel drive versions Panamera 4 Executive (330 hp), Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive (462 hp), Panamera 4S Executive (440 hp) and Panamera Turbo Executive (550 hp).
The new Porsche Panamera Executive versions are equipped with heated comfort seats with multi-way power adjustment in the front and rear and adaptive air suspension with an electronically controlled damper system. A roll-up sunblind behind the headrests in the rear also comes as standard.
As an option, all Porsche Panamera Executive models are available with a newly developed, large rear centre console, which can also be equipped with two integrated folding tables and an inductive antenna connection for an additional smartphone.The new Panamera 4, starting at $102,500, and the Executive models, from $110,200, will arrive in Canada in the second quarter of 2017.