Porsche Panamera

The Porsche Panamera will be on exhibit at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September 2005. This coupe and sedan crossover fusion will have space for four adults and it will have four doors.

There are some rumours that the Panamera will be built on a Volkswagen Phaeton platform, due to it’s association with Volkswagen AG.

The car will be powered by the same engines in the Porsche Cayenne. This means a 4.5 litre V8 making 340bhp and a turbocharged version with 450bhp. Good blend of fun and practicality!

The roof line is tall for easy entry and it would likely be a front-engine with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive if it is really going to be based on the Phaeton chassis. That’s what most rumours say right now. After all, the Porsche Cayenne SUV was based on a jointly developed platform which Volkswagen used for the Volkswagen Touareg.

The car is instantly recognisable as a Porsche with those trademark headlamps.

Expected launch date is 2008 or 2009. No official news on it. The car is supposed to be a successor to the 928.


The Porsche 928, the predecessor to the Panamera.

I remember seeing the Porsche 928 for the first time on Malaysian roads back in 2002. We were wondering what car it was. It was speeding really fast and had massive acceleration. I saw it near the Phileo Damansara traffic lights. Later we saw the car again in a traffic jam. My friend told me it had a Porsche logo on it and I didn’t believe him. The car did not look Porsche at all.

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Paul Tan

After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • That one single pic you ve got really has hints of the 612 Scaglietti. That sux..

    To be honest, a four-door porsche just doesnt cut it. I mean if you believe the motivation behind purchases of a porsche, it is quite contradictory to four-door practicality, Yes daily drivablity, boot space, functional stuff and ergo cabin is probably as practical as i d like my porsche (if i had one, if i could ever own one).

    Just tryin to put myself in the shoes of a porsche prospect:) But then again, who am i to debate porsche's probably well-thought out intentions?

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  • AlexC on Jul 20, 2005 at 11:10 pm

    Hi Paul,

    Its great to see that you're very active in this blog and its a very informative website to us… Thanks for your effort and frankly, great job done here… very professional in a simplistic style…

    I'd just like to suggest to you, maybe you'd like to set up a forum somewhere within so maybe the commenters could follow up on the issues more easily… if you'd notice your blog topic ends as the date passes by and at times interesting topics are discontinued due to this…

    Just my opinion, its a great blog here… keep up the great job… :)

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  • bumboy on Jul 21, 2005 at 4:36 am

    a four door porsche is not a new idea. they made mules of it years ago under the code 989

    nothing can be more shocking than a porsche SUV. but they are gonna do whatever it takes to survive.

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  • wa sea hokkien lang on Jul 21, 2005 at 11:08 am

    aiseh anoter car in our brain olny like 'mat jenin'….

    so 1 place olny we can drive is playstation GRAN TURISMO……..

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  • AlexC, I'm supporting your suggestion. People always like to see the front page only. So, the front page should be interactive.

    Paul, maybe you can refer to Berita Harian webpage as an example. TQ.

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  • eCUN: I will try improving my layout. Looking into your suggestions.

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