Panamera Turbo wagon..first few weeks

Panamera Turbo wagon..first few weeks

Author
Discussion

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,210 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
quotequote all
n4aat said:
Porsche have really got the looks right for this second iteration. Makes the original look bloated. Looks great in red although the wheels are a personal taste.

The interior looks a step up also.

Happy motoring!
The wheels are not for everyone smile. I have a second set of conventional Porsche rims with winter tires which are just fine but i like the red. My dealer was a bit shocked by the red wheels decision !

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,210 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
quotequote all
Looks a lot more conventional on the winter rims which are 20" ad agains the 21s on the summer rims...



RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,210 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
quotequote all
RiccardoG said:
Personally I much prefer it on the winter wheels! The "softer" look makes it more friendly...

Curious, so you're having the car shipped over for a few months over summer just for the fun of it?
Yes..have done it before. No real way to get to the top of performance here except for track, and this is not my first choice for track. The actual reason is that Porsche suspended Euro delivery for a period due to a row over emissions, and this car was produced in that period. Just bad luck as I generally do factory. SO, back it goessmile...Toronto-Montreal-Halifax-Bremerhaven-Frankfurt. For the few weeks of fun its a long period..about a month in each end. Still, its part of the adventure. and I have other cars, so no worry.

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,210 posts

208 months

Wednesday 11th April 2018
quotequote all
footsoldier said:
Makes sense that RWS not as important for driving dynamics on this, but would it not help manoeuvrability at low speeds, given it's so big?

I'm probably going to buy one at the end of the year, definitely the ST over the coupe, as much prefer the looks.
Absolutely would help but am reasonably comfortable driving big cars. ( I will doubtless regret this when trying to manoeuvre through some mediaeval German village....)

RDMcG

Original Poster:

19,210 posts

208 months

Sunday 19th August 2018
quotequote all
So far, the car has been 100% reliable.

Annoying items since first post include:

(1) The gloss haptic buttons attract fingerprints so a microfibre cloth is a must.

(2) While all controls operate properly, setting up the various functions to memory if tedious and the menu structure is not intuitive.

Good news is that this thing is an absolute blast to drivesmile....