Chris Harris video: Panamera Diesel
Is the Panamera Diesel fast enough you asked. Chris Harris finds out once and for all...
To support my statement that the Panamera Diesel was fast enough for my everyday needs, I had no evidence, and people didn’t seem inclined to believe me. I had no intention of ever taking a diesel Porsche to Milbrook to see how fast it is, but this seemed like the only way to glean that information.
For me, the results were pretty surprising. You’ll have to watch the video to find out what they are.
By coincidence, the very same day that I attempt to justify my support for this V6, 250hp diesel, Porsche has announced a 4.2 litre V8 oil-burner for the Cayenne: it boasts static numbers most people would want and expect from a Porsche: 382hp and a crazy 627lb ft, but sadly it won’t fit under the Panamera’s low bonnet-line.
It’ll be a stonking package, but the claimed 34mpg on the combined cycle does seem to support the notion that, using diesel, there is a dramatic drop-off in fuel economy once you reach a certain performance point. My family ran a 535d for four years, it was a very good car, but driven hard, as it tended to be, it would average mid-20s. At which point you might as well have an M5, no? Driven the same way, the Panamera Diesel is knocking on the door of 40mpg. Last week I had 45.6 mpg on a quick cruise back from London.
So the question is: would you sacrifice a quarter of the economy for a load of extra grunt? Right now, I wouldn’t because for my everyday driving, I just wouldn’t see much reward for the extra performance, and getting 650 miles from an 80 litre tank, and still being able to travel very quickly is a pretty compelling set of attributes.
Enjoy the vid.
Quite ridiculous.
They do so because sometimes, in certain vehicles, in certain circumstances, they drive (thanks to the torque) quite a bit better than petrol cars do. On top of that variable, you also get something called 'personal choice' thrown into the mix.
Alot of the time, mpg has fk all to do with it.
The audi is alot quicker on paper but the beemer had nice usable power & she feels short changed in the audi so its an interesting diesel vs petrol situation.
For me you can never have too much power, for most people 15 secs to 100 is quick, for me it isnt.
For me you can never have too much power, for most people 15 secs to 100 is quick, for me it isnt.
The Cerb is a big engined and light car, whereas the M is a revvy and peaky engine.
I think the power delivery can have a huge effect on the way a car feels - my old E55 AMG had brutal power delivery - and to me my 997 turbo feels slightly slower, which it clearly isn't.
Its one hell of an engine in the Z4 though i dont think i will ever get bored of wringing it out, i love it!
I had a remap, de-cat supersprint exhaust, induction kit with pipes from ducts where the fog lights were on my 3.0 M3, and whilst it probably made a difference on the rolling road, or VS another M3, it didn't really feel any faster.
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