There’s something about the Porsche Panamera that has always been enthralling, as one of the few four-door luxury sedans to retain true sports car sensibilities. Now, the all-new third generation Panamera has landed at Porsche Birmingham, but before you visit our Alabama Porsche Center for a test drive, take a look at what you can expect when you get behind the wheel.
Handling Magic
The Porsche Panamera has always handling surprisingly well for a four-door luxury sedan, but the third-gen model makes things even better. Porsche Active Ride is appropriately named, taking a more active role in the driving experience. By pitching the nose down under acceleration and up under braking, it smooths out the driving experience drastically. Furthermore, each damper can change both rebound and compression up to 13 times per second, providing an impressively stable handling platform whether you’re ripping around Barber Motorsports Park or handling a rough ride up Red Mountain.
Staggering Hybrid Horsepower
The Porsche Panamera comes in a trio of variants, but the Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid is by far the most impressive of the bunch. A twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 bolts to an electric motor to provide a combined 671 horsepower and 686 pound-feet of torque. After rifling all that power through the eight-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission, the Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid gets to 60 mph in just three seconds. What’s more, the electric motor eliminates any turbo lag from that meaty V8 setup, enabling quick bursts of acceleration on command, perfect for overtaking on the highway when your gap is the size of approximately One Panamera.
Visit Us for a Test Drive!
These performance updates are just the beginning of what sets the third-generation Panamera apart from its ancestors. Visit Porsche Birmingham for a test drive and see why you’ll want to put this four-door sports car in your Gadsden driveway today.