In the wake of a profound facelift, the Panamera can also refuel for the first time at the outlet. Under the body of the bull-tech sedan puts its best. The Stuttgart sports car manufacturer promises 36 miles of electric range with a fuel consumption of only 3.1 liters per 100 kilometers in the standard cycle. But saving has its price. The "E Panamera S Hybrid," says its official name, will cost at least 110 409 EUR and is available from the 16th August at the dealer.
Who pulls the calculator in the plug-in Porsche and checks whether the whole thing financially really worth sitting guaranteed in the wrong car and should order the much cheaper diesel version rather equal.
At the "Panamera S Hybrid E-" is not about "break-even" and operating costs. This car is an ecological statement. According to the motto: Look, a two-ton luxury liner can skimp as a small car. He must have just the right technology under the hood. For Porsche, this means that a 245 kW/333 bhp three-liter V6 gasoline engine with supercharging works in combination with a 70 kW/95-PS-Elektromotor, that takes its power from a nearly 10 kW / h lithium-ion battery strong . An infinitely complicated regulation and control ensures that all possible gears are in perfect harmony with each other.
Technically, the plug-in Panamera is an evolution of the previous hybrid. This could only drive less than two kilometers electrically. Basically, the plug-in version always starts in the so-called E-Power mode. So it can be with the Porsche wonderfully quiet early morning sneak out of the residential area. Who goes ahead and extremely cautiously deal with the pedal can do with the Panamera even more than 50 emission-free miles, without the six-cylinder has to start. At least we managed this on a first test drive with the eco-Porsche.
A special feature allowed the developers with the "E-Charge" occur. The driver knows that he still needs to control a certain route through the city center locked for internal combustion engines, it can load previously on the highway the battery. "This may have no relevance today, but may soon be a reality in cities," says series director Dr. Gernot Döllner.
Like its conventional brethren, as well as the plug-in creates a Panamera remarkable for its size suppleness of the day. The road noise and suspension performance could be further improved significantly compared to the previous version. Even at speeds of over 200 km / h sedan boasts an excellent directional stability, high comfort and low noise, is on the other side but handy as a sports car. This combination dominates no other car in this class so perfect.
Externally, the new Porsche Panamera only carefully revised, even if the producers says "second" of the generation. Internal target was a character received, sharpening design. Clearly visible is the cosmetics on the rear. The disk is larger, the indicator sits below the transverse decorative clasp is gone and the lights have a new contour. Front there are larger air intakes and new headlights.