Porsche Panamera 4 Door

Originally introduced for the 2010 design year, the 2014 Panamera gets a mid-cycle freshening, which is thorough sufficient that Porsche has made a decision to dub the car Panamera II. (we'll keep from applying this naming plan, but.) In the event that you thought the Ford F-150 emerged in almost every nuance and taste beneath the sunshine, the 2014 Panamera lineup has actually similarly ballooned—to nine models for sale in two wheelbases and powered by five various motors. There are lots of look updates—a more-teardropesque shape on headlamps, bigger nostrils right in front fascia, a flatter liftgate screen, lower installation the rear license plate, and revised taillamps—but you’d need to be a Panamerologist to see without the previous-year vehicle alongside for reference.

Also, the well-tailored cabin holds forward the upscale experience. It’s remarkably spacious, with sufficient leg- and headroom in every four seating positions, even yet in the standard-wheelbase version. Your six-foot-two author had no trouble fitting when you look at the when the driver’s seat had been set-to his preferences. Although big development for 2014 may be the addition of two stretched Executive models. These include another 5.9 ins of wheelbase—all of which is focused on a corner chairs, which move fore-and-aft and recline, with optional fold-down picnic tables. (Porsche appears to have declined to fit the 2014 Mercedes S-class’s nearly horizontally reclining seats with hot-stone therapeutic massage, and its scent dispenser.)

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Last year’s Panamera S hybrid is superseded by a brand new plug-in S E-hybrid that will deliver 20 or more miles of electric-only operation before the fuel motor slices in. Getting those 20 kilometers on battery power alone requires a measured driving style; go crazy and press past an obvious detent point in throttle travel, plus the motor will spring to life. To achieve the plug-in, electric-only range, Porsche has upped the capability associated with hybrid electric battery from 1.7 to 9.4 kWh and switched from nickel-metal hydride to more-energy-dense lithium-ion cells. In E-Power mode, the 2014 Panamera can achieve 83 miles per hour with all the fuel engine off.

Your electric battery is depleted and there’s virtually no time (about two-and-a-half hours on a 240-volt quick charger) to cease and plug in? No problem, as the supercharged, 333-hp Audi-based 3.0-liter V-6 can totally recharge battery pack regarding fly in E-Charge mode in 19 to 22 kilometers of normal driving. Although formal EPA quotes have actuallyn’t already been released, Porsche keeps the 2014 S E-hybrid consumes 56 % less gasoline than its predecessor in European examination. Last year’s Panamera S hybrid realized reviews of 22/30 mpg.