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The new Porsche Panamera 2021.

How much does the new Porsche Panamera 2021 cost in Russia: the price of the model on the website of an official dealer in Moscow varies from 7,810,000 to 16,310,000 rubles.

The car is sold in fourteen different trim levels.

The technical characteristics of the Porsche Panamera (971) by default include an eight-band PDK robotic gearbox and four-wheel drive (rear-wheel drive only in the base), and the engine line includes turbocharged gasoline engines of different displacement and power, plus hybrid modifications.

Specifications

Restyled Porsche Panamera 2021 is built on the basis of the MSB modular platform.

The latter is characterized by the presence of independent aluminum suspensions: in front on double wishbones, and on the back — multi-link.

Note that the model’s suspension is adaptive — PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management).

Plus, the liftback has a fully-steered Porsche 4D-Chassis Control chassis. Car brakes are disc and ventilated in a circle.

The body of the sports car is almost entirely made of «winged metal»: the Germans used boron and heat-strengthened steel only in critical places for passive safety.

The new 2 generation Porsche Panamera model has the following overall dimensions, mm

Length — 5,049 (5,199 on the Executive version)
Width — 1 937
Height — 1 417 — 1 432
Wheelbase — 2 950 (3 100 on the Executive version)
Ground clearance (clearance) — 143

The German sport hatch is offered in several versions, so its boot volume ranges from 403 to 495 liters.

With the rear row seats folded down, the compartment capacity can reach 1,242 — 1,334 liters.

The models are equipped with a fuel tank with a volume of 75 to 90 liters.

The curb weight of the car again depends on the specific specification: the lightest (basic) version weighs 1,860 kg, and the heaviest hybrid version weighs 2,350 kg.

In the Russian market, the new 2021 Porsche Panamera is offered with several motors to choose from, but they all work in tandem with the PDK eight-band robot.

The most affordable version has a rear-wheel drive, and all the others have a full drive.

The initial version of the Panamera Base is powered by a 2.9-liter V6 biturbo engine with 330 hp. (450 Nm).

Such a car has rear-wheel drive and is capable of accelerating from zero to hundreds in 5.6 seconds, reaching speeds of up to 270 km / h.

Next comes the Panamera 4 variant, which has the same engine, but the drive is full here (as in all subsequent versions).

Such a bundle of units provides the car with acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 5.3 seconds. and a top speed of 268 km / h.

The Panamera 4 Executive is an extended version of the liftback.

The «filling» here is the same as on the original Panamera 4, but due to the increased dimensions of the car, it is somewhat slower: acceleration from 0-100 km / h is possible in 5.4 seconds, and the maximum speed is 267 km / h.

In the power plant of the hybrid Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, the company of the aforementioned internal combustion engine is an electric motor with 136 hp. (450 Nm).

In total, the units develop 462 forces (700 Nm). Acceleration from 0-100 km / h is possible in 4.4 seconds (4.5 seconds for the extended Executive version), and the maximum speed reaches 280 km / h.

Another step higher is the Panamera 4S, where the output of the same 2.9-liter V6 reaches 450 hp (550 Nm).

Such a liftback is capable of exchanging the first hundred in 4.3 seconds, although its extended Executive version is 0.1 seconds slower. The maximum speed in both cases is limited to 295 km / h.

The Panamera 4S is also available in the E-Hybrid version, with the internal combustion engine and the same 136-horsepower electric motor producing a total of 560 «horses» (750 Nm).

This allows the model to «shoot» up to a hundred in 3.7 seconds, reaching speeds of up to 298 km / h (the extended version of the Executive has the same performance).

The Panamera GTS is based on a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine. Its performance reaches 480 hp. and 620 Nm.

Acceleration to hundreds of such a liftback is possible in 3.9 seconds, and the top speed is 300 km / h.

On the pre-top version of the Panamera Turbo S, the mentioned four-liter engine produces 630 «horses» and 820 Nm of torque.

From 0-100 km / h, the car can accelerate in 3.1 seconds (3.2 seconds for Executive), and its speed limit is 315 kilometers per hour.

The absolute flagship of the line is the gasoline-electric Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, the installation output of which reaches 700 «mares» and 870 Nm of torque.

With such a «stuffing», the liftback «fires» from 0-100 km / h in 3.2 seconds (3.3 seconds for Executive). Maximum speed — 315 km / h.

Vehicle overview

The Porsche Panamera provides for a «racing» driving position, in which the driver’s back is almost vertical, the cushion is lowered as low as possible, and the legs are stretched forward almost at right angles to the body.

Not everyone will like this, although the front seats themselves are comfortable and cozy. These are not full-fledged «buckets», but they have solid lateral support.

Due to the low landing, visibility is poor. In addition, the car has very small side mirror housings, and the front pillars, on the contrary, are too massive.

Plus, at first, the abundance of gloss and touch panels confuses, and the control of some important functions (for example, ventilation deflectors) here is exclusively virtual.

All these features have to get used to.

Despite the impressive «herd of horses», the Porsche Panamera 2021 liftback in the new body is pleasantly controlled even in the city: the car has sensitive steering, which allows you to easily change from row to row.

The suspension settings are also pleasantly surprising — you expect «sporty» rigidity from such a powerful four-door car, but road flaws and «speed bumps» sometimes pass even softer than some crossovers and SUVs.

However, the German liftback performs best on intercity routes.

With high-speed overtaking, the car does not have any problems, and it handles just excellently, delighting the driver with the most accurate steering responses and excellent grip in corners.