RE: Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo: Driven
Discussion
sidesauce said:
A 2.3 ton car doing 0-62 in 3.4secs is quite frankly outrageous - I for one am glad it exists!
But what about a car that has 1820 litres of boot space.Does 0-60 in 3.5s
You can make it 2wd when on your own
Is £40k cheaper before you start the Porsche options game
Mercedes-AMG E63 S Estate 4Matic+ ( which is nearly as long a name....)
You really have to love the badge and the shape of the Porker ( and it is a porker at the same weight as the new Tesla Van that has not been announced yet ).
Funny that a £100k Merc seems a bit of a bargain.
loudlashadjuster said:
Reckon you could ramp up the JPEG compression on those images a bit more, lads. It's still recognisably a car.
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Gandahar said:
But what about a car that has 1820 litres of boot space.
Does 0-60 in 3.5s
You can make it 2wd when on your own
Is £40k cheaper before you start the Porsche options game
Mercedes-AMG E63 S Estate 4Matic+ ( which is nearly as long a name....)
You really have to love the badge and the shape of the Porker ( and it is a porker at the same weight as the new Tesla Van that has not been announced yet ).
Funny that a £100k Merc seems a bit of a bargain.
There is no question that the AMG delivers comparable performance for a lot less money. Further, the Pana delivers only marginally more space as a hatchback
I have driven the regular Turbo and the handling is simply amazing for a big car. I agree you have to like it a lot to buy it but it does feel very special to me.
As for practicality it is really a strict four seater. I had the height of the rear deck measured and it is too low for my Great Dane to fit comfortably. Solution is to hang onto my ten year old workhorse Cayenne S which has 230,000 km on it and use it for dog work
In summary, if you want a proper station wagon with vivid performance this is not really the best choice.
I am not too practical I guess.
Does 0-60 in 3.5s
You can make it 2wd when on your own
Is £40k cheaper before you start the Porsche options game
Mercedes-AMG E63 S Estate 4Matic+ ( which is nearly as long a name....)
You really have to love the badge and the shape of the Porker ( and it is a porker at the same weight as the new Tesla Van that has not been announced yet ).
Funny that a £100k Merc seems a bit of a bargain.
There is no question that the AMG delivers comparable performance for a lot less money. Further, the Pana delivers only marginally more space as a hatchback
I have driven the regular Turbo and the handling is simply amazing for a big car. I agree you have to like it a lot to buy it but it does feel very special to me.
As for practicality it is really a strict four seater. I had the height of the rear deck measured and it is too low for my Great Dane to fit comfortably. Solution is to hang onto my ten year old workhorse Cayenne S which has 230,000 km on it and use it for dog work
In summary, if you want a proper station wagon with vivid performance this is not really the best choice.
I am not too practical I guess.
I was lucky enough to drive the Petrol 4S and "standard" Hybrid 4 at Silverstone Experience centre yesterday.
Personally I find the "standard" shape easier on the eye to the Sport Turismo that looks a bit dumpy and sudden in the flesh, but that's an aside.
Launch control in both cars (a pointless but fun toy) gave absolutely monster traction and acceleration off the line. The car hustled round a tight track in a way it really shouldn't for its relative size. As always being able to stop from 60 in half the 0-60 time is always a nice party trick which has a secondary benefit of meaning the non ceramic brakes
I was surprised that the Hybrid didnt give anything in handling to the petrol only 4S.
Track driving with heavy braking topped up the batteries well and the switch from elec only to hybrid was very slick.
I also think the interior is one of the nicest out there in a new car.
At a shade over 80k before options the standard Hybrid feels like "plenty". Even after a 570hp M5.
Personally I find the "standard" shape easier on the eye to the Sport Turismo that looks a bit dumpy and sudden in the flesh, but that's an aside.
Launch control in both cars (a pointless but fun toy) gave absolutely monster traction and acceleration off the line. The car hustled round a tight track in a way it really shouldn't for its relative size. As always being able to stop from 60 in half the 0-60 time is always a nice party trick which has a secondary benefit of meaning the non ceramic brakes
I was surprised that the Hybrid didnt give anything in handling to the petrol only 4S.
Track driving with heavy braking topped up the batteries well and the switch from elec only to hybrid was very slick.
I also think the interior is one of the nicest out there in a new car.
At a shade over 80k before options the standard Hybrid feels like "plenty". Even after a 570hp M5.
Gandahar said:
sidesauce said:
A 2.3 ton car doing 0-62 in 3.4secs is quite frankly outrageous - I for one am glad it exists!
But what about a car that has 1820 litres of boot space.Does 0-60 in 3.5s
You can make it 2wd when on your own
Is £40k cheaper before you start the Porsche options game
Mercedes-AMG E63 S Estate 4Matic+ ( which is nearly as long a name....)
You really have to love the badge and the shape of the Porker ( and it is a porker at the same weight as the new Tesla Van that has not been announced yet ).
Funny that a £100k Merc seems a bit of a bargain.
The overuse of the designation 'Sport' is quite ridiculous now. What does the 'S' stand for? So this car has it twice? So many things with sport now, even a 'sport' shower. I've seen an X-Trail Sport and a 1007 Sport. It's like Turbo in the '80s. I blame the Range Rover Sport. It's just silly and must stop !
Gixer_fan said:
The overuse of the designation 'Sport' is quite ridiculous now. What does the 'S' stand for? So this car has it twice? So many things with sport now, even a 'sport' shower. I've seen an X-Trail Sport and a 1007 Sport. It's like Turbo in the '80s. I blame the Range Rover Sport. It's just silly and must stop !
Agree completely. ...SUV...Sport Utility Vehicle for a large 4X4. The S on the model designation ( i.e. Turbo S) is just a Porsche thing that means more oomph I think.
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