...with the carmaker releasing photos today that show the interior of the coming four-door.
The images show a console that sweeps from the front section to the rear, making for what Porsche describes as a `cockpit environment’ for each of the four seats.
The design allows what seems to be a very usable amount of legroom in the back seat, but there is still a strong sporty influence to the styling.
Porsche says the interior palette will have a total of 13 colour and material combinations, with seven trim finishes including wood and carbon fibre, while the front seats will have eight-way power adjustment.
The safety fit-out will include twin front, side, curtain and knee airbags, with side rear airbags as an option. Other optional creature comforts include four-zone automatic air conditioning, a Burmester surround sound audio system – featuring 2,400 square centimetres of ‘sound membranes’ in a total of 16 loudspeakers with an overall output of more than 1,000w.
The boot layout allows four suitcases to be stowed behind the rear seats, with an overall capacity of 445 litres in the Panamera S and 4S, while the Panamera Turbo has 432 litres, which is increased to 1250 litres by folding the rear seat back rests.
The Panamera will arrive on the overseas market in September, with either rear of all-wheel drive and direct-injection V8 engines. The seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) double clutch gearbox will be available with a new stop-start function that switches off and restarts the engine when stationary to reduce fuel consumption
The Panamera S gets a 294kW 4.8-litre V8, with a six speed manual transmission as standard, or the optional PDK driving the rear wheels. With the PDK, Porsche claims a 0-100km/h time of 5.4 secs and a top speed of 283km/h, with combined consumption of 10.8l/100km and a Co2 emission rating of 253g/km
The Panamera features Direct Fuel Injection engine technology, low-friction drive systems and lightweight bodyshells for optimum efficiency. Furthermore, offered in combination with the PDK transmission is the new.
The Panamera 4S has the same engine with all-wheel drive, and claims a 0-100km/h time of 5.0secs, top speed of 282km/h, consumption of 11.1l/100km and Co2 of 260g/km.
Topping the range is the all-wheel drive Turbo, with a twin-scroll 4.8-litre V8 producing 368 kW) and the PDK as standard, hitting 100km/h in 4.2secs and a top speed of 303km/h, with a fuel figure of 12.2l/100km Co2 of 286g/km.
Every Panamera will fitted with a tracking system.
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