Tuesday 25th August 2009

Gemballa Restyles The Porsche Panamera

New Mistrale package accentuates the 911 connection

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New rear apron with diffuser

For those who don't think the Panamera is pretty enough, there were always going to be a raft of styling options available from the Porsche converter crowd - and first out of the blocks is Gemballa with these images of its new 'Mistrale' package.

While others have criticised the Panamera for aping Porsche's classic rear-engined sports model, Gemballa pushes the connection further with extended front and rear wings that it says are a 'visual allusion to the classic 911-design'. Other visual differences to the standard car include a more sporty front spoiler with larger air intakes and a carbon lip, as well as a new bonnet with slotted ventilation ducts that Gemballa says should reduce lift.

Wings said to allude to 911

They also propose a rear end treatment featuring a new apron with integrated diffuser and a quad-tailpipe sports exhaust system.

The Gemballa Mistrale rides on a re-programmed air suspension model that lowers the COG by up to 40mm, and those 22ins alloys hide an upgraded set of stoppers - 6-piston callipers gripping 420mm discs at the front, and 4-piston callipers with 380mm discs at the rear.

Buyers may need that extra stopping power if they start to dip into the Gemballa power options bin - the company says it plans further modifications that will include performance enhancements up to 750bhp for the turbocharged Panamera.

[M3CHA-MONK3Y]

Gotta say, I think that's a nice improvement, even if it is still very 'Porsche' looking.

[SiH]

Is it so wrong that I quite like the Panamera, and even more so the Gemballa version?? I'm usually not a fan of Gemballa monstrosities but this one appears to have sharpened up the Panamera lines.

Should I go and hang my head in shame?

[S3_Graham]

was going to say the same.. i actually like that!

[Fittster]

This must be a first, Gemballa improve the looks of a car.

[bazking69]

The tasteless gets even more tasteless...

[dan101smith]

I'm struggling to be too impressed by this - it's not as if it could've got any worse.

[Jackal2k9]

front end is starting to look even more cayenne like every single day

[CypherP]

I do agree that it looks considerably better than the standard version though. At least now it looks like it has a little mroe presence, instead of just looking like a mix of Porsche's range of spare body panels..

[Pothole]

you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

[dickieandjulie]

Its still Fugly

[SkinnyBoy]

[10 Pence Short]

It's still an ugly, ugly b&stard.

[pSyCoSiS]

Impressive stats

[seefarr]

You can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter.

[rob.e]

Fittster said:

This must be a first, Gemballa improve the looks of a car.

+1

Still ugly, but less so..

[ChapppeRS]

Not bad, shame about the P Diddy special wheels though.

[PhantomPH]

Fittster said:

This must be a first, Gemballa improve the looks of a car.

:conifers:

[loomx]

I think that looks a hell of a lot better now, it actually looks like a fastback Porsche now, instead of a squashed offroader.

[B16 NFW]

well its an improvement on the original !

[Matt p]

Coming to a Premiership carpark soon!