Thursday 17th February 2011

Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Here In June

Tax-friendly Porsche will please fleet managers, but probably not Porsche purists

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Presumably in part to give its most purist fans something to get hot and bothered about while they wait for the long-wheelbase Panamera, Porsche will put its new Panamera S hybrid on sale in June.

Joking aside, the 374bhp hybrid Panamera will sport the lowest CO2 output of any sporty large saloon (just 159g/km, for carbon footprint fact fans), besting the diesel offerings from the likes of the Jaguar XJ and BMW 7-series ranges.

The running gear is shared with the Cayenne hybrid and combines a 44bhp electric motor with a 330bhp 3.0-litre supercharged V6 that you might recognise from such fast saloons as the Audi S4.

The hybrid can run electric-only up to 37mph, while flat-out performance is 0-62mph in 6.0secs and a top speed of 168mph.

At £86,146, the Panamera S hybrid pitches in between the Turbo and 4S models, but for your extras £3k over the 4S you do get air suspension and 19-inch wheels.

Crucially, of course, you also slip below the threshold of 160g/km that, for tax purposes, means businesses can write off more of the cost of the car. A Porsche as a fleet favourite? Who'd have thought it?

 

[jon-]

Next stop, 911 town.

At least it will sort out the balance issues...

[Scoobymike]

Very nice. I'm sure the purists will hate it but it's the future unfortunately

[k-ink]

The worlds ugliest limo is going green. Like my stomach.

[Oddball RS]

Love the CO2 figure, bravo............... hate the insane price tag

[Pixel Pusher]

Try this. Visit http://www.anagramgenius.com/server.html

and enter PORSCHE PANAMERA S HYBRID into the window. See what you get.

I couldn't believe it either.

[scoopz]

Pixel Pusher said:

Try this. Visit http://www.anagramgenius.com/server.html

and enter PORSCHE PANAMERA S HYBRID into the window. See what you get.

I couldn't believe it either.

GENIUS!

PORSCHE PANAMERA S HYBRID
anagrams to
Happy! Macabre horridness

Also quite strange:
'porsche cayenne turbo'
anagrams to
'Hey! Pronounce best car!'

[Johnpidge]

Horrible "green" car for the rich with no taste and questionable envoiromental issues - Hollywood stars drive Prius's (or should that be Priuses?) to save the planet cr*p

I'll take the electric motor out of a scalextric car nail it to my CLK55 and hey presto its a hybrid no congestion charging for me!

[Funk]

Oddball RS said:

Love the CO2 figure, bravo............... hate the insane price tag

That is an impressive CO2 figure. Shame it's a fool's errand to try and reduce such a 'pollutant' but you have to hand it to Porsche, they've done well to get it that low.

I DO sense some 'tuned for the test' stuff though..

[mcelliott]

Got to have one of these cars in my garage soon. Burnt orange, with matt black wheels please.

[British Beef]

As if being the ugliest saloon car in the world is not enough, they go an make it battery powered. Appeal to me it does not!!

Potential customers, I can only think of Steve Wonder, assuming he is an environmentalist in his spare time.

[vintageracer01]

What a bloody clunker. "Green" doesn't make it any better.

[toohuge]

Unfortunately, the more I see this car (a friend of mine owns one) the more I like the look of it. Shameful I know, but I am starting to think it is rather good looking. I should add, that this is a very, very capable car. Surprisingly so.

[Pixel Pusher]

scoopz said:

Pixel Pusher said:

Try this. Visit http://www.anagramgenius.com/server.html

and enter PORSCHE PANAMERA S HYBRID into the window. See what you get.

I couldn't believe it either.

GENIUS!

PORSCHE PANAMERA S HYBRID
anagrams to
Happy! Macabre horridness

Also quite strange:
'porsche cayenne turbo'
anagrams to
'Hey! Pronounce best car!'

'lamborghini murcielago'
anagrams to
'Heroical, rumbling amigo.'

I guess you've either got it or you haven't.

[whosgotazure111s]

....and how about Porsche Cayenne Diesel ?!

I'll save you the bother .....

'Sincerely cheapened so'



Sorry - bit off topic

[Mermaid]

Funk said:

That is an impressive CO2 figure. Shame it's a fool's errand to try and reduce such a 'pollutant' but you have to hand it to Porsche, they've done well to get it that low.

I DO sense some 'tuned for the test' stuff though..

The Germans? They would never cheat!

Impressive CO2 but inevitable all will follow.

[xxplod]

I will expect 40+ mpg out of the next generation of Boxster and free VEL.

[Mermaid]

xxplod said:

I will expect 40+ mpg out of the next generation of Boxster and free VEL.

if it's free VEL for most, then fuel costs will have to rise to compensate.

[Triple7]

I like the Panny Porsche. Far better than the Rapide. Got me interested now, as fuel is taking up a significant chunk of my monthly outgoings........

[oilit]

anagram tastic!!

'landrover defender'
anagrams to
'Never dread fondler.


'rolls royce phantom'
anagrams to
'Harlot's comely porn.'

and


'aston martin db9 '
anagrams to
'Am Bond transit.'

[wackojacko]

Love the Panamera (Girl friends father has a Turbo ) stupidly quick and poluting......... a hybrid may make sense in such times but it's not what that sort of car is about surely ? Next VW will bring out a Bentley Continental 'Blue motion' etc

Edited for accuracy

Edited by wackojacko on Wednesday 16th February 20:24