Monday 27th June 2016

New Porsche Panamera at Festival of Speed

Is it still a test prototype if you're showing it in public?

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It won't have escaped your attention that the Goodwood Festival of Speed is now the de facto British motor show. In amongst the incredible machinery going up the hill are dozens of manufacturer stands, giving punters a chance to look around some new cars. Now it appears the Goodwood hill serves as a test facility too, as Porsche showed off a disguised Mk2 Panamera to the Festival of Speed crowds.

Perhaps that's a little disingenuous, given the car itself is set to be revealed in the near future. And Renault has done it previously with the Renaultsport Clio. But now we have to guess at the details of this Panamera ahead of a full unveil.

It's clearly still a large, four-door saloon, so there's nothing too radical changing there. The Panamera appears more dynamic though, the roof looking lower and the glasshouse a little narrower than before. Panamera detractors will say it's not hard to make the current car look more dynamic, but the signs are good. Note as well the carbon ceramic brakes on this car and the vents behind the front wheels.

There's a better look at the interior here than we've seen before, plus some arty close ups of Patrick Dempsey. As before there's a strong 911 influence, with this car receiving the new Sport Chrono switch mounted on the smaller, 918-inspired wheel. The dials appear to be TFT as well, but beyond that it's just black cloth for now!

With new rivals in the shape of the updated Maserati Quattroporte, the latest 7 Series and the Audi RS7 Performance, the Panamera will face no shortage of opposition when it does goes on sale. Expect full details, with actual paint and without Patrick Dempsey, very soon.

Watch the video here

 

[ogrodz]

Looks Great! About time this ugly duckling turned into the beautiful swan that it always had the potential to be!

The turbo has to be one of the best real cars money can buy - right up there with the RS6 Avant and S8 in my opinion!

[Oddball RS]

Great Advert...............

[sparta6]

starting to flow better, not quite at 928 levels but a good start in smoothing away some of the lard

[Burwood]

This will be the first time my wife ever looks at a car promo-she misses Derek!

[JetskiJezz]

I spent 2 days at good wood and I got to say I didn't even notice this new Panamera, it must have driven up the hill a few times and I think I even walked past it in the moving motor show complex, but just didn't notice it.
I don't think that saying anything bad about the car, just didn't stand out in any way.

[PunterCam]

Looks about the same. I see this video is very careful to only show angles it's always looked alright from anyway. Still definitely has its fat rear 3/4s.

Bland, and selling entirely on its badge as far as I can see. Then again, everything in this segment looks fking dreadful as well, so maybe this is the best of a hideous bunch? Sure it'll be very competent, but show me a car that isn't these days.

[73RS]

If a "new" car is almost indistinguishable from the old version, is it still "new"?

[Burwood]

The rear looks much better. With the new 4.0 v8 tdi if will be a great package.