PORSCHE has unveiled a comprehensively overhauled Panamera sports activities sedan, the extra highly effective and extra trendy mannequin out there to order now and due in Australian dealerships from the primary quarter of 2024 in each petrol and plug-in hybrid configurations.
Priced from $227,000 plus on-road prices in petrol type, the Porsche Panamera is a few $21,500 dearer than earlier than. Nevertheless, the Turbo E-Hybrid mannequin decreases in worth, now beginning $29,900 lower than earlier than at $402,300 + ORC.
The 2024 Porsche Panamera is predicted to be the ultimate replace to supply petrol and petrol-electric energy with an all-electric mannequin due earlier than the top of the last decade.
Initially, Porsche Australia will provide simply two mannequin variants of its up to date Panamera – a rear-wheel drive V6 twin-turbo and an all-wheel drive V8 twin-turbo plug-in hybrid – a big lower on the 15-variant outgoing vary.
Abroad stories say there might be no follow-up to the Sport Turismo wagon variant both.
The physique of the closely revised 2024 mannequin vary measures 5052mm in size (+3mm), 1937mm in width (unchanged), and 1423mm in peak (unchanged).
Australian delivered petrol fashions might be powered by an upgraded 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol unit producing 260kW (+17kW) and 500Nm (+50Nm) which Porsche says will speed up the Panamera from standstill to 100km/h in 5.1 seconds (-0.2 seconds). Prime velocity is listed at 272km/h.
The plug-in hybrid Turbo E-Hybrid variant in the meantime combines a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol unit with a 140kW electrical drive motor and 25.9kWh (+11.6kWh) battery pack to ship a mixed output of 500kW (-15kW) and 930Nm (+60Nm). Porsche lists a 0-100km/h time of three.2 seconds (unchanged) and a v-max of 315km/h (unchanged).
Charging occasions for the PHEV’s battery is 2 hours and 39 minutes when coupled to an 11kW AC charger.
Each Panamera choices switch energy to the wheels through Porsche’s eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Suspension is a two-valve, two-chamber adaptive air system that’s claimed to ship dealing with and luxury advantages above these of the outgoing mannequin vary. Optionally, the Panamera could also be fitted with Porsche Energetic Trip suspension which affords an much more dynamic journey.
Design clever, the 2024 Porsche Panamera is characterised by new entrance and rear bumpers, a further entrance air inlet, new LED lighting – with head-definition matrix headlights out there – and, on Turbo E-Hybrid fashions, colour-coded bumper inlays, darkish bronze exhaust suggestions, and Turbonite-coloured badging and side-glass framing.
Inside, the Taycan-inspired cabin options three shows for instrumentation, infotainment and front-passenger infotainment (along with driver head-up show), whereas lots of the previous-generation’s onerous switches have been changed by touch-sensitive controls. The air flow retailers are actually electronically adjustable with the Panamera providing quad-zone local weather management.
Additional, the gearshift has been relocated from the centre console to the facet of the steering column.
2024 Porsche Panamera pricing*:
Panamera (a) | $227,000 | (+$21,500) |
Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid AWD (a) | $402,300 | (-$29,900) |
*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
