Porsche is filling out its third-generation Panamera lineup with new mid-range GTS and top-dog Turbo S E-Hybrid variants. Whereas neither are precisely shocking when it comes to what they ship, the Turbo S particularly isn’t solely the quickest and strongest Panamera but, however it’s the second strongest combustion-engine highway automobile that Porsche has ever constructed, solely crushed by the 918 Spyder.
The brand new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid makes use of Porsche’s twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 as its foundation, which makes 591 horsepower by itself. Add within the 187-hp electrical motor that’s built-in contained in the housing and cooling circuit of the PDK dual-clutch automated transmission, and the Turbo S makes a complete of 771 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque. That’s 81 hp and 96 lb-ft greater than the previous Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid and 131 hp and 147 lb-ft greater than a 911 Turbo S, and it’s 104 hp and 207 lb-ft shy of the 918 Spyder. To additional put it into perspective, this new Panamera is extra highly effective than a McLaren 750S and Ferrari F8 Tributo, and even the GMA T50.
In line with Porsche, the Turbo S will rocket from 0 to 60 mph in simply 2.8 seconds and attain a high velocity of 202 mph, 0.2 second faster and eight mph sooner than the last-gen mannequin. On the Nürburgring, driver Lars Kern set a time of seven:24.17, a brand new document for “government class sedans” that’s 5.64 seconds faster than Kern’s 2020 lap time of the earlier Turbo S. Which means the Panamera is quicker across the famed circuit than vehicles just like the Porsche Carrera GT and Tesla Mannequin S Plaid.
The brand new Turbo S’ bigger 25.9-kWh battery pack can maintain 45 p.c extra vitality than earlier than, and its recuperation energy below braking regen has additionally been elevated, however Porsche has but to say what the electric-only vary is. The Turbo S comes normal with the Porsche Lively Journey suspension, enormous carbon-ceramic brakes and 21-inch center-lock wheels. A brand new carbon-fiber aerokit is non-compulsory, with a entrance lip that reduces raise, totally different air blades and aspect skirts, and a Gurney flap on the adaptive rear spoiler; Porsche says it will increase downforce by 132 kilos at 124 mph. Additionally non-compulsory are stickier Porsche-specific Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, sized 275/35 up entrance and 325/30 within the rear.
If the Turbo S E-Hybrid is overkill for you however you continue to need a V8 and a high-performance, the brand new Panamera GTS ought to be proper up your alley. It makes use of the identical twin-turbo V8, simply with none hybrid help, for a complete of 493 horsepower, 20 hp greater than the previous-gen GTS. (Porsche hasn’t given a torque determine.) It takes simply 3.6 seconds to achieve 60 mph, 0.1 second faster than earlier than, and the GTS will hit a high velocity of 188 mph. Porsche says the GTS’ sport exhaust is engineered to supply “a robust, emotional sound,” and the engine is tuned for linear energy supply that’s “clearly noticeable” even above 6,000 rpm.
The GTS additionally will get issues like dual-chamber two-valve air suspension with an 0.4-inch-lower experience top, bolstered anti-roll bars and a limited-slip differential with Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus. Like all of Porsche’s different GTS fashions, the Panamera has blacked-out exterior trim, extra aggressive bumper designs, Darkish Bronze exhaust ideas, the identical 21-inch center-lock wheels because the Turbo S, and tons of suede trim and contrasting Carmine Crimson or Slate Gray Neo accents inside.
Each new Panamera variants can be found to order now, with deliveries set to begin late within the first quarter of 2025. The Panamera GTS will begin at $156,195 together with $1,995 for vacation spot, splitting the distinction between the $128,795 4S E-Hybrid (which has a V6) and the $192,995 Turbo E-Hybrid (which has a V8). In the meantime, the Turbo S E-Hybrid begins at $228,495, nearly as a lot as a Taycan Turbo GT, and in case you have enjoyable within the configurator you’ll be able to exceed the $300,000 mark.
