Vehicle
Porsche Panamera
The large saloon, and the Porsche with the most modules — air suspension, rear-axle steering, active anti-roll and, on many, a plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Establishing which systems a car actually has is the first step, because the same code number means different things depending on what is fitted.
Generations
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970 2009–2016
The first generation; air suspension and the first Porsche plug-in hybrid.
- Body styles
- Liftback
- Platform
- Volkswagen MSB
- Engines
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- 3.0 supercharged V6 — EA837 · petrol · 243–309 kW (326–414 hp)
- 3.6 V6 — petrol · 220–228 kW (295–306 hp)
- 4.8 V8 — petrol · 294–382 kW (394–512 hp)
- 4.8 twin-turbo V8 — petrol · 294–382 kW (394–512 hp) · Turbo and Turbo S
- 3.0 supercharged V6 hybrid — plug-in hybrid · S E-Hybrid
- 3.0 V6 diesel — diesel
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 7-speed PDK · 8-speed Tiptronic S · 8-Speed TL-80SN/TR-82SD automatic · 7-speed ZF 7DT PDK
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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971 2016–present
MSB platform, shared with the current Bentley Continental; rear-axle steering and 48-volt anti-roll on many.
- Body styles
- Liftback · Estate
- Platform
- MSB
- Engines
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- 3.0 turbo V6 — petrol · 243 kW (326 hp) · 450 Nm (332 lb-ft)
- 2.9 twin-turbo V6 — petrol · 243–331 kW (326–444 hp)
- 4.0 twin-turbo V8 — petrol · 338–404 kW (453–542 hp) · Turbo and Turbo S
- 4.0 V8 diesel — diesel · 850 Nm (627 lb-ft) · 4S Diesel
- 2.9 twin-turbo V6 PHEV — plug-in hybrid · 700–750 Nm (516–553 lb-ft)
- 4.0 twin-turbo V8 PHEV — plug-in hybrid · 850 Nm (627 lb-ft) · Turbo S E-Hybrid
- Transmissions
- 8-speed PDK dual clutch
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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