Porsche has revealed the first official snaps of the upcoming Panamera's interior. The pictures show an interior significantly different to the Cayenne and the rest of the Porsche range, with high-mounted controls on the transmission tunnel and a new attractive dash. A low-slung driving position should also help to make the Panamera feel more like a sportscar and less like a saloon.
Porsche enigmatically describes the interior as a 'new spatial concept' for all occupants. What this seems to mean is four separate chairs and ample legroom for rear-seat passengers.
Spaciousness is a theme that continues behind the seats. The S and 4S versions have an impressive 445 litres of boot space, apparently shaped to accommodate four suitcases. The turbo loses 13 litres of this, but that is still a pretty impressive amount of space.
As you'd expect with a luxury German car, many of the best features are on the options list. There are lots of interior goodies including four-zone air conditioning, electric memory seats, and a high-end sound system from Berlin audio specialists Burmester, which uses an active subwoofer and 'sound membranes' around the interior to produce a surround sound effect.
Porsche has also revealed some of the Panamera range's vital statistics. The 400bhp S and 4S versions will be good for 0-62mph in 5.4 and 5.0 seconds respectively (the four-wheel drive 4S having the edge on traction), and a 175mph top speed. Porsche has also kept an eye on economy, and both versions exceed 25mpg.
The Panamera Turbo's 500bhp and four-wheel drive get it to 62mph in 4.2 seconds, and on to a top speed of 188mph. Luckily, Porsche is also chucking in a complimentary course at their 'Driving Experience Centre' at Silverstone with every Panamera, helping you - or your chauffeur - to tame this bullet-speed barge.
The Panamera is set for a release on September 12 2009, with prices as-yet undisclosed. But the specification and engine choices would suggest that this GT is aiming at high-end rivals like the Maserati Quattroporte and Mercedes CLS.
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