RE: Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Here In June

[whosgotazure111s]

Porsche haven't produced a Panam' Turbo S yet but I think VW's Bentley Bluemotion might just be the Panam' Hybrid S (for now, at least)

[wackojacko]

whosgotazure111s said:

Porsche haven't produced a Panam' Turbo S yet but I think VW's Bentley Bluemotion might just be the Panam' Hybrid S (for now, at least)

just googled it and you're right it didn't cross my mind I shall now mock him as he has a turbo S badge on the back.........

lol the Greener Conti.....

[wackojacko]

wackojacko said:

whosgotazure111s said:

Porsche haven't produced a Panam' Turbo S yet but I think VW's Bentley Bluemotion might just be the Panam' Hybrid S (for now, at least)

just googled it and you're right it didn't cross my mind I shall now mock him as he has a turbo S badge on the back.........

lol the Greener Conti.....

Still shockingly quick ..... sensationaly thirsty too

[Rawwr]

toohuge said:

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.

Quite. Aside from the fact that looks are utterly subjective, what's not to like about this car? It's a super-comfy 4-seater, which can knock on the door of 170mph, happily out-pace 99% of anything else you'll see on the roads and is cheap to tax. Lovely stuff.

[red997]

having driven several variants of these cars, I really cant see what's not to like about them;
ok they may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but we're supposed to be petrol (or should that now read volt) heads fer christ sakes ! I'm certainly not a felt tip fairy - oo look at that styling cue; oo look how that line doesn't end properly.etc etc.
Porsche have managed to make this car handle sweetly when pushed, yet remain refined & quiet when it has to. Great internal ergonomics for me too; could operate everything pretty much straight away, without reading the manual. Couldn't say the same about a 320d I had as a loaner ! gave up with the 'simplified' iDrive ..

p.s. - despite the name, I don't have a red 997 (!)

[jon-]

red997 said:

having driven several variants of these cars, I really cant see what's not to like about them;
ok they may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but we're supposed to be petrol (or should that now read volt) heads fer christ sakes ! I'm certainly not a felt tip fairy - oo look at that styling cue; oo look how that line doesn't end properly.etc etc.
Porsche have managed to make this car handle sweetly when pushed, yet remain refined & quiet when it has to. Great internal ergonomics for me too; could operate everything pretty much straight away, without reading the manual. Couldn't say the same about a 320d I had as a loaner ! gave up with the 'simplified' iDrive ..

p.s. - despite the name, I don't have a red 997 (!)

Despite my earlier quip, I totally agree with this. Having had time with one, I really couldn't fault it for what is was. I'd really like one in the future, wouldn't pay 100k for one though...

[Pixel Pusher]

oilit said:

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.'

Love the Rolls Royce Phantom

'maserati gran turismo'
anagrams to
'Amateur, grim arsonist.'

[Mr Whippy]

Whats 140g/km work out to... about 50mpg?

As if!

Dave

[Fuelbrother DC]

Anagramanic:

'lotus esprit turbo'

aka

'blue prostitutor'

WTH?

[Gixer_fan]

Mr Whippy said:

Whats 140g/km work out to... about 50mpg?

As if!

Dave

Was thinking the same.. Let's see - 2 tonne car + 330hp motor = 50mpg? Interesting..

[mybrainhurts]

A lighter shade of cack...

[cml]

How does that manage 159g/km then? CO2 emission is a direct function of fuel burnt is it not? (give or take efficiencies) Some hard work there getting it to pass that test methinks, careful use of the electric motor in a driving miss Dasisy style test - whole hybrid car market's CO2 figures look faked to me.

If lots of cars manage to squeeze into cheap/free brackets....

...they will just lower the levels required.

[anonymous-user]

a porsche with an Audi engine...

history repeating itself..

[PascalBuyens]

oilit said:

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

Where did the 9 go to then?

[Twincam16]

Vauxhall Viva came up with 'Aha! Vulval XIV'

[sootyrumble]

Gixer_fan said:

Was thinking the same.. Let's see - 2 tonne car + 330hp motor = 50mpg? Interesting..

i bet they found and closed a 10 mile straight DOWNHILL stretch of autobahn and drove along it at 30 mph basicly freewheeling and went "Vunderbahr!!!! 50mpg that vill keep the damn green activists happy" and then nailed it home with a fuel consumption of 16mpg :-)

[Oddball RS]

Mermaid said:

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.

couldn't agree more but so what? BMW have been fiddling figures for years, CO and BHP, i don't think one of their run of the mill 4's or 6's has made the quoted power yet, and as for the 0-60 times add half a second and your warm. So why not Porsche too? at least it levels the playing field. Merc have been losing out to BMW in the company car sector for donkies due to the fiddled figures.

[Pixel Pusher]

Twincam16 said:

Vauxhall Viva came up with 'Aha! Vulval XIV'

I think he was the pope once.

[Tedz]

Not a fan of this car.

BUT - if they can make cars pollute less (but drive/handle the same), then I am all for it. Whether that means Hybrid technology (which is a bit suspect due to extra pollution generated in creating the batteries and disposal) or by sticking to improved technology (such as bluemotion/efficient dynamics), or any other way, then go for it.

[wigsworld]

Funk said:

That is an impressive CO2 figure. Shame it's a fool's errand to try and reduce such a 'pollutant' )

I agree it's a complete waste of time and money to reduce co2 emissions, which after all is a completely harmless gas and most definitely not a pollutant.