RE: Porsche Panamera - First UK Drive
Discussion
yenkcoh said:
a strange occurrence to get hold of one , i ordered last week ! Due to the inefficiencies of my local dealer , I supplied my letter of intent last year but they never asked for a deposit due to a computer glitch . so after a conversation with their sales manager he said that they had one dealer car that porsche had allocated but they wouldn't know spec etc until it arrived. Called in last Thursday , car due and as I was leaving the dealership the transporter pulled in , so they got it off , i saw it in the flesh , no test drive and thought sod it its cool , so deal done !!!!!! Most people who ordered 12 months ago wont see their cars for a while ... right place , right time !
Panamera Turbo in Yacht Blue , blue and cream interior
Rear side air bags
Telephone system (bluetooth)
Floor mats
3 Spoke multifunction wheel
Yachting blue metallic paint
Yachting blue/cream two tone leather
Birch wood interior pack
Electric tilt/slide roof
Servotronic steering
Coloured wheel centre set
Heated steering wheel
Universal audio interface
Adaptive air suspension
Ski bag
Brushed aluminium trim
Home link (garage door opener)
Porsche dynamic chassis control
Sport chrono package plus
20" RS Spyder design wheels
Porsche ceramic composite brakes
Adaptive sports seats
Thermally and noise insulated
Ill take some pics and post , the colour is the one used in most of the Porsche shots and is perfect on the car !
Didnt manage to convince me on the matching luggage set at 2600 !
Sounds Great - good luck with it and drive safely...Panamera Turbo in Yacht Blue , blue and cream interior
Rear side air bags
Telephone system (bluetooth)
Floor mats
3 Spoke multifunction wheel
Yachting blue metallic paint
Yachting blue/cream two tone leather
Birch wood interior pack
Electric tilt/slide roof
Servotronic steering
Coloured wheel centre set
Heated steering wheel
Universal audio interface
Adaptive air suspension
Ski bag
Brushed aluminium trim
Home link (garage door opener)
Porsche dynamic chassis control
Sport chrono package plus
20" RS Spyder design wheels
Porsche ceramic composite brakes
Adaptive sports seats
Thermally and noise insulated
Ill take some pics and post , the colour is the one used in most of the Porsche shots and is perfect on the car !
Didnt manage to convince me on the matching luggage set at 2600 !
and in good old PH way
THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICS!!!!!
I have recently arrived in Frankfurt after a trip from London in a Panamera S wih Riggers and Stuart and it was absolutely fantastic.
We touched 150mph in quiet comfort, listened to the fantastic BOSE audio and arrived refreshed. It attracted attention everywhere, and all of the comments were positive, in fact we were the star attraction in the EuroTunnel with many drivers coming to take a look.
It is devastatingly effective, and is capable of devouring countries with ease....I won't say any more as we are about to write a feature for the homepage, but we absolutely love it.
We touched 150mph in quiet comfort, listened to the fantastic BOSE audio and arrived refreshed. It attracted attention everywhere, and all of the comments were positive, in fact we were the star attraction in the EuroTunnel with many drivers coming to take a look.
It is devastatingly effective, and is capable of devouring countries with ease....I won't say any more as we are about to write a feature for the homepage, but we absolutely love it.
Garlick said:
I have recently arrived in Frankfurt after a trip from London in a Panamera S wih Riggers and Stuart and it was absolutely fantastic.
We touched 150mph in quiet comfort, listened to the fantastic BOSE audio and arrived refreshed. It attracted attention everywhere, and all of the comments were positive, in fact we were the star attraction in the EuroTunnel with many drivers coming to take a look.
It is devastatingly effective, and is capable of devouring countries with ease....I won't say any more as we are about to write a feature for the homepage, but we absolutely love it.
Sounds great.We touched 150mph in quiet comfort, listened to the fantastic BOSE audio and arrived refreshed. It attracted attention everywhere, and all of the comments were positive, in fact we were the star attraction in the EuroTunnel with many drivers coming to take a look.
It is devastatingly effective, and is capable of devouring countries with ease....I won't say any more as we are about to write a feature for the homepage, but we absolutely love it.
Quick qn - did the car fit readily in the normal Chunnel carriages, or did you have to go in the high vehicle / coach carriages?
(Have a Panamera arriving in a week or so, and will be taking abroad soon!)
Cheers
Like a lot of you petrolheads,wasnt sure about this beast until saw one driving down the autobahn near us in Germany. In the flesh totally different car,want one now even think it would fit our deerhounds in so could get rid of the connect.I have seen several now and its on the Xmas list,well ok only when we win the lottery,damn have to start doing that now.Well at least I can dream.
The AML was striking but pretty far from fugly; 'more money than sense?' How so? Shirley, the sports car fan who for one reason or another who has to bid sayonara to his woolfing wedges in sacrifice to domestic servitude yet still holds a candle for performance is hardly an idiot for so choosing?
adam24 said:
I think I saw your car being prepped for you, is it the same on in the pics? Anyway you're a lucky chap and by the sounds of it you're gonna make the most of it!
I just wanted to post another picture I took of a Panamera at Silverstone. Who's telling me that the Turbo does not look gorgeous? http://athorby.zenfolio.com/p812929690/h154a47d5#h...
A zoomed out one here: http://athorby.zenfolio.com/p812929690/h154a47d5#h...
thanks for your kind comments , car is the one that was in jct showroomI just wanted to post another picture I took of a Panamera at Silverstone. Who's telling me that the Turbo does not look gorgeous? http://athorby.zenfolio.com/p812929690/h154a47d5#h...
A zoomed out one here: http://athorby.zenfolio.com/p812929690/h154a47d5#h...
cramorra said:
5 USA said:
It's all been done before, for instance by Aston Martin. A style of car generally popular among those with more money than sense.
Ta-daa!!
...long live the gerneralization...Ta-daa!!
Of course, there are faster, more comfortable, more reliable, cheaper to run, ... cars than the lagonda.
But for four-door exclusivity & style, I think it's hard to beat.
Nick Beef said:
Have to say after driving a panamera last week I'm definitley tempted and have to say the car looks amazing in the metal with genuine supercar pace too... the turbo laps the N-Ring quicker than any car in it's class and only a second slower than a F430 Ferrari...
...and only 3 seconds quicker than the Cadillac CTS-V costing far less and if Cadillac just put a smaller pulley on that blower.... 
Holy Thread Resurection Batman ....
Just saw my first Panamera on the road here in Singapore this morning,
It's not a prety thing is it!!! Looks like a Cayenne that has been sat on!!
Given that it has to be at least a quarter of a million quids worth of car out here, its a brave person that has gone and bought this one i recon!!!
Having said that, by January they will probably be a common sight here! (along with Bentleys, Massers, Lambo's and other porkers .... ) definitely a lot of people with more money than me out here!
Just saw my first Panamera on the road here in Singapore this morning,
It's not a prety thing is it!!! Looks like a Cayenne that has been sat on!!
Given that it has to be at least a quarter of a million quids worth of car out here, its a brave person that has gone and bought this one i recon!!!
Having said that, by January they will probably be a common sight here! (along with Bentleys, Massers, Lambo's and other porkers .... ) definitely a lot of people with more money than me out here!
Ayahuasca said:
Saw my first Panamera in Panama (kind of appropriate that). From the back it looks like a bigger 911 so that was OK, but the I saw it from the side. Oh dear. Then I checked the list price 
double oh dear.
Question for you: do you laugh at the list price of new Ferrari V12s?double oh dear.
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