Enlarge / BIgger air intakes, steeper headlights, and extra pronounced fenders are the visible hallmarks of the Third-generation Porsche Panamera. (credit score: Jonathan Gitlin)
SEVILLE, Spain—As soon as upon a time, Porsche simply made two-door sports activities automobiles. Then the 21st century occurred. Folks began to get fickle and demand issues like practicality and luxury in addition to good dealing with and soild engineering. Preferring to remain in enterprise, Porsche acknowledged this market shift and since 2003 has bolstered its lineup, first with SUVs, then in 2009 with the Panamera sedan.
That sedan is now in its third era, and late final yr, we visited its manufacturing facility in Leipzig to get a sneak preview of the prototype. Now, the brand new Panamera has gone into manufacturing, and we spent a day driving a pair of fashions on the street and monitor forward of the automobile’s arrival within the US this summer time.
Seems-wise, the third-gen Panamera carefully resembles the outgoing mannequin to the extent that it has the very same exterior measurements: 198.eight inches (5,052 mm) lengthy, 76.three inches (1,937 mm) extensive, and 56 inches (1,423 mm) tall. Nonetheless, it can solely be provided as a five-door hatchback—the Sport Turismo variant is not any extra, we’re advised.
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