Panamera spy pics

[Sharief]

I didn't know whether to post this here or in Porsche (being a n00b and all), but I decided on here. Anyway, I don't believe these have been posted so here: www.leftlanenews.com/2006/09/19/spied-again-2009-porsche-panamera/

Looks okay, but the wing etc to conceal it are a bit annoying. Enjoy.

[tuffer]

Uuuuuummmmmmm, blander than a hugely bland thing.

[Sharief]

The lights are quite ugly, I've just noticed.

[Bodo]

Looking at the panel gaps, this must be the Rover SD1 successor

[boRED S2upid]

Does look a bit ordinary. Is someone behind the scenes in Porsche trying to take over the world with a porsche for every job?. Whats next a mini Porsche competing with a Micra?.

[ronin.]

Would like to see it without all the masking on, not sure at the mo though.

[PetrolTed]

It's a lot taller than I expected. I was looking forward to something like Aston's Rapide.

[Phil Dicky]

PetrolTed said:

It's a lot taller than I expected. I was looking forward to something like Aston's Rapide.

I agree Ted, can't imagine the Aston boys will loose too much sleep over this new porker

[havoc]

It looks like a 911 cut in half with a (taller) Quattroporte body shoved in the middle. Are Porsche EVER going to come up with an original design?!?

Actually...scrub that, I'm still having nightmares about some of those modded Cayennes...

[mc_blue]

There's some Lexus GS in the sides - not a good thing!

[Zod]

Phil Dicky said:

PetrolTed said:

It's a lot taller than I expected. I was looking forward to something like Aston's Rapide.

I agree Ted, can't imagine the Aston boys will loose too much sleep over this new porker

It's likely to be a feck of a lot faster than the Rapide.

[madleee]

boRED S2upid said:

Does look a bit ordinary. Is someone behind the scenes in Porsche trying to take over the world with a porsche for every job?. Whats next a mini Porsche competing with a Micra?.

Whatever next a Porsche 7.5 tonne truck, no wait that's a Cayenne...

[havoc]

Zod said:

Phil Dicky said:

PetrolTed said:

It's a lot taller than I expected. I was looking forward to something like Aston's Rapide.

I agree Ted, can't imagine the Aston boys will loose too much sleep over this new porker

It's likely to be a feck of a lot faster than the Rapide.

I'm not so convinced. This'll be similar weight to a Rapide, and if we assume 450bhp V12 vs ???bhp V8 (probably 450 again for main version), it'll be same ballpark. Dynamics I'd hope would be slightly more involving. OK, Porsche may well do a turbo or 'GT' version (of a GT, how ironic! ) with 500+ horses, which WILL be quicker...but it's gonna be uglier than the Rapide and the Quattroporte!

[Zod]

havoc said:

Zod said:

Phil Dicky said:

PetrolTed said:

It's a lot taller than I expected. I was looking forward to something like Aston's Rapide.

I agree Ted, can't imagine the Aston boys will loose too much sleep over this new porker

It's likely to be a feck of a lot faster than the Rapide.

I'm not so convinced. This'll be similar weight to a Rapide, and if we assume 450bhp V12 vs ???bhp V8 (probably 450 again for main version), it'll be same ballpark. Dynamics I'd hope would be slightly more involving. OK, Porsche may well do a turbo or 'GT' version (of a GT, how ironic! ) with 500+ horses, which WILL be quicker...but it's gonna be uglier than the Rapide and the Quattroporte!

Surely the Panamera has to have 500 bhp or be very light to compete with the M5, E63 AMG and the upcoming RS6. It will have to be a lot cheaper than the Rapide in any case.

[havoc]

Zod said:

Surely the Panamera has to have 500 bhp or be very light to compete with the M5, E63 AMG and the upcoming RS6. It will have to be a lot cheaper than the Rapide in any case.

Hmmm...maybe. I'd sort of hoped that Porsche would avoid the bhp war, but I don't see they can. IMHO, anything much above 400, even in cars like that, is frankly AMPLE. Beyond that and the laws of physics start fighting back as the car's weight increases.

[Ollie Tebbutt]

Hmmm.... Nope. It looks like a pinched Cayenne at the front.

[busta]

havoc said:

It looks like a 911 cut in half with a (taller) Quattroporte body shoved in the middle. Are Porsche EVER going to come up with an original design?!?

I cant think of any other cars that look like a 911 cut in half with a Quattraporte body shoved in the middle. So in that respect its very original!

[DennisTheMenace]

Wow that styling is a radical departure for porsche

come on porsche stop reheating the same bloody idea , come up with something new

[lightningghost]

Is it a Boxster? Is it a Carrera? Is it a Cayman?....



Yup. Pretty much.

[CatherineJ]

When is it out?