Porsche Presents Interior Concept of the New Panamera

Porsche has released today the first official photographs of the innovative interior concept of the new Porsche Panamera, along with the technical details of the first vehicles to be launched.

The Panamera will initially be launched with V8 power units only, featuring either rear
or all-wheel drive. The Panamera S is powered by a 4.8-litre V8 developing
maximum output of 400 bhp (294 kW). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels by
Porsche’s seven-speed Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) double-clutch gearbox.
Acceleration to 100 km/h takes just 5.4 seconds with a top speed of 283 km/h. The
average fuel consumption is just 10.8 ltr/100 km, and the CO2 emission rating is 253
g/km.

The dynamic all-wheel drive Panamera 4S features a 4.8-litre V8 developing 400 bhp
(294 kW) maximum output, with engine power conveyed to all four wheels via
Porsche’s seven-speed PDK Doppelkupplungsgetriebe. In this case acceleration to
100 km/h takes just 5.0 seconds with a top speed of 282 km/h. Fuel consumption is
11.1 ltr/100 km, and CO2 emissions are 260 g/km.

The flagship model, the Panamera Turbo, features a 4.8-litre V8 biturbo engine
developing 500 bhp (368 kW), with power transmitted again by Porsche’s seven-gear Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK). This all-wheel-drive model accelerates to 100 km/h
in just 4.2 seconds and reaches a top speed of 303 km/h. Average fuel consumption
is 12.2 ltr/100 km, with CO2 emissions at just 286 g/km.

All models come with Direct Fuel Injection, low-friction drive systems and lightweight
bodyshells. And at the same time all models in the range fitted with Porsche PDK
Doppelkupplungsgetriebe feature Porsche’s new Auto Start Stop function
automatically switching off the engine when coming to a standstill and with the driver
pressing down the brake pedal – for example at the traffic lights or in traffic
congestion.

The interior of the new Porsche Panamera boasts a centre console leading back all
the way from the dashboard to the rear seats, which offers a new feeling of space
and driving quality on all four seats. The interior provides optimum ergonomic
conditions for the driver and, in addition, accentuates the personal privacy of each
passenger on four single seats tailored to each occupant. The low seating position
and the sporting, low-slung steering wheel provides a direct feel for the road so
typical of Porsche.

Apart from these classic values, the Panamera offers the customer numerous options
and possibilities to customise the interior individually to his or her personal choice,
smooth and natural leather available in a total of 13 colour and material combinations
including four bi-colour options teaming up wherever required with seven optional
interior trim finish styles including exclusive materials such as Carbon and Olive
Nature open-pore wood.

Four-zone automatic air conditioning is available as an option, providing individual
adjustment of temperature, blower intensity and air distribution on each seat.

The driver and passengers in the new Panamera are protected by driver and front
passenger airbags, curtain airbags, and front side and knee airbags which all ensure
maximum safety in the event of an accident.

The front comfort seats of the Panamera S and 4S are extra-sporting in style and
adjust electrically in eight different directions for excellent travel comfort at all times.
At the rear two single seats with a folding centre armrest ensure generous legroom
and headroom also for tall passengers.

The Panamera Turbo combines electrical seat adjustment with a Comfort Memory
Package offering not only extension of the seat bottom, but also lumbar supports and
electrical steering column adjustment. Further alternatives such as adaptive sports
seats or comfort seats at the rear electrically adjustable to a wide range of different
positions are likewise available as an option.

The new Panamera is the first Porsche to offer the most supreme standard of highend
audio quality, the High-End Surround Sound System from the Berlin audio
specialist Burmester, one of the most renowned high-end audio companies in the
world. Never before has such a large, acoustically effective surface of membranes
been included in the concept from the start and subsequently implemented in the
actual production vehicle. More than 2,400 square centimetres of sound membranes
offer an experience in sound very similar to that of a live concert. In all, 16
loudspeakers masterminded by 16 amplifier channels with more than 1,000 W overall
output provide a unique sound rounded off by an active subwoofer together with a
300 W Class D amplifier.

The superior everyday driving qualities of the Panamera are borne out clearly also by
the luggage compartment and loading concept: After opening the rear lid, the driver
and passengers are able to conveniently stow four suitcases behind the rear seats –
putting them into the luggage compartment in an upright position for easy access
thanks to the height available.

Luggage compartment capacity in the Panamera S and 4S is 445 litres, luggage
compartment capacity in the Panamera Turbo is 432 litres – and with the rear seat
backrests tilted down, luggage capacity increases to an ample 1,250 litres.
The Panamera will make its world debut at the Auto Shanghai Motor Show in China
during April 2009, with the first models going on sale in New Zealand in October
2009.