The Panamera’s adaptive cruise control and other driver assistance systems have also been updated, and the car can now be remotely parked in certain situations via the driver’s smartphone.
The PDK eight-speed dual-clutch automatic remains the only transmission choice. Porsche claims 60 mph (96 km/h) in 5.0 seconds for the base car and 4.7 seconds for the Panamera 4.
The Panamera’s engines are very similar to those found in the updated Cayenne SUV. Powering standard rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models is a turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 that produces 348 horsepower and 368 pound-feet (498 Nm) of torque, up 23 horsepower and 37 pound-feet from the previous model. (50 Nm) increased.
Porsche says prices for the new base Panamera start at $101,550 and the Panamera 4 starts at $108,550. The price of the Turbo E-Hybrid model will probably exceed $197,000.
