The next generation of the Porsche Panamera will lose all the small buttons on its centre console and will be getting touch controls instead.
The next generation of the Porsche Panamera will lose all the small buttons on its centre console and will be getting touch controls instead. The new touch controls on the black centre console look spectacular. The car also gets a larger touchscreen infotainment system and a new 3-spoke steering wheel that seems to have been taken from the 918 Spyder hypercar.
The luxury sports car will get a slightly tweaked silhouette. It will also get new front bumpers, new headlamps and new tail lamps. The car will have a sportier shape and is expected to be longer than the current model. Design cues could be taken from the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept that was shown at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. There are also reports that the car will be made available in three body styles: 5-door coupe, 5-door Sport Turismo and a long wheelbase version.
The second generation of the Panamera will be based on a new MSB platform which uses aluminium and some composites. This will make it much lighter than the current car. Powering the car will be V6 and V8 petrol engines. Just like the current car, a V6 diesel and a hybrid car will also be launched. A full electric might also be launched at a later stage. This was shown as the Mission E Concept at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Porsche will launchthe new Panamera at the Geneva Motor Show next year and it will come to India by the end of 2016 or in 2017.
The Porsche Panamera is a four-door luxury sports sedan built by the German manufacturer. It has coupe-like styling. The production version of the car was first shown at the Auto Shanghai International Automobile Show in 2009. It received a facelift in 2013. It has quite a few engine and power output options. Four-wheel drive option is also available.
The current generation Panamera which is sold in India is powered by a 3.0 litre V6 diesel, 3.6 litre V6 petrol and a 4.8 litre V8 petrol. Power output is between 300 bhp and 570 bhp. A 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine is also available in the hybrid variant. Transmission options are a 7-speed PDK gearbox and an 8-speed Tiptronic S gearbox. Power is sent to the rear wheels or all four wheels.
The Porsche Panamera starts at INR 1.16 crores (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and goes up to INR 2.34 crores (ex-showroom, New Delhi). It competes with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe, Maserati Quattroporte and the Aston Martin Rapide.
Source – Automobile
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