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Porsche will introduce the Panamera to U.S. buyers at the annual Pebble Beach Concours this August.

Porsche will introduce the Panamera to U.S. buyers at the annual Pebble Beach Concours this August.

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Whether you love it or loathe it there's no stopping the Porsche Panamera now, with 31 models already transported to the U.S. via the cargo hold of a 747 jet. The 31 Panamera models will be the cars used for the model’s official North American debut, where the public will be able to see the new four-seater in the metal for the first time at the famed Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 9.

The cars were airlifted directly from Leipzig, Germany where Porsche's production facilities are located. The four-door Panamera is produced alongside another four-door Porsche, the Cayenne SUV. Sales for the Panamera will begin in the U.S. on October 17, but prior to this the cars will be making appearances at a number of events during the Monterey Auto Week, including at the historic automobile races held on the Laguna Seca Raceway.

While the models arriving in the U.S. will be V8-powered gasoline variants, Porsche is already hard at work on a V6 model as well as a hybrid variant. Porsche is reportedly unable to use its famous flat-six engine in the Panamera due to space constraints, and thus a more conventional V6 engine is set to arrive in the future.

For the V8-powered Panamera models, the Panamera S will start at $89,800, while the AWD 4S will start at $93,800 and the flagship Turbo from $132,600. Pricing for the hybrid and V6 variants is uncertain, but details should be forthcoming from Porsche as the debut of both variants approaches in the next year or two.
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  1. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 7/8/2009 2:57pm PDT

    Yes I can not wait to see this on the road
     
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  2. ma_DavidSilverM3 avatar DavidSilverM3 Posted: 7/30/2009 5:59am PDT

    I spoke to my colleague at PCNA last week. She said that she disliked the pictures of the car but when she saw it in person she was impressed. I will have to see it to judge it...
     
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  3. ma_NC2010 avatar NC2010 Posted: 7/30/2009 1:10pm PDT

    It always amazes me how folks with no apparent appearance design training or even design aptitude can criticize a car they have never even seen in person.

    Any good new design will make the non-trained person uncomfortable when they first see it. Particularly in pictures or sketches. If it didn't, it is likely an out of date design.
     
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  4. ma_HECTOR avatar HECTOR Posted: 7/30/2009 4:55pm PDT

    In my line of work I deal a lot with Atlas Air. I think I'm gonna withdraw my business in protest of their bringing this abortion to the US.
     
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  5. ma_HECTOR avatar HECTOR Posted: 7/30/2009 4:58pm PDT

    @ NC2010 That's kind of what Chris *Flame Surface* Bangle said.

    There's no *training* required to distinguish a beautiful design, whether it's a car or a toaster or an airplane, from one that is just plain ugly. Aesthetically the Panamera is crap, however good it may be as a car.

    Then again beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
     
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  6. ma_WizardsLore avatar WizardsLore Posted: 7/30/2009 7:06pm PDT

    "the flagship Turbo from US$132,600 (AU$300,000)"

    Damnit....that means it will go on sale for between AU$450,000 - AU$500,000 here in Australia....not fair.

    bring on the 912 :D
     
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  7. ma_gazzed avatar gazzed Posted: 7/30/2009 8:47pm PDT

    Here's hoping now that Volkswagen has taken over Porsche that with their next batch of cars would be somewhat more adventurous and totally different looking... am not bashing Porsche's technological superiority, it's just that honestly they have become very lazy and have simply been revising/updating the 911 genes with their other line-up.
     
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  8. ma_HECTOR avatar HECTOR Posted: 7/31/2009 2:09am PDT

    @ gazzed: Porsche tried to be adventurous with the 911 996. Look how well that went, forever to be know as the *fried egg headlight Porsche*.

    The 911 shape has been iconic for the last 4 decades and with minor adjustments here and there will be iconic for the next 4.

    It would be absolutely horrible if Porsche because another automotive whore like BMW, Audi or MB, putting their badges on any piece of crap and calling it a real car.

    Here's hoping Ferdinand Piech will have a little bit of family loyalty left to him and WILL NOT allow that to happen.
     
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  9. By  gaming speicher Posted: 12/19/2009 1:10am PST

    I hope the Panamera would be better than the MKS since its like $130,000.I don't know why you even think a Lincoln should look like that.The MKS is a beauty and it looks better than the Panamera,its bigger,has more space, enough power and will cost around $45,000.
     
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