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  • 2014 Porsche Panamera facelift spy shots

    UPDATE: The 2014 Porsche Panamera has been revealed. Click here for all the details. When it made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2009, many were critical of the Porsche Panamera's looks. It continues to have its detractors, but most have come to realize just how impressive the Panamera is in terms of performance, luxury, and utility. Soon, Porsche's only sedan will be getting a mid-cycle update, and these are the latest spy shots of the changes. First and foremost you'll notice that the changes aren't dramatic. Anyone hoping for the svelte lines of the Panamera Sport Turismo concept...

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    Porsche Details The Development Of Its Panamera Sport Turismo: Video

    Porsche’s latest video gives us a rare behind-the-scenes look at the development of one of its concept cars, in this case the Panamera Sport Turismo that turned out to be a surprise star of the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The video details the concept car’s gestation from initial drawings to...

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    Park Your Porsche To Protect From Pot-Growing Pilferers: Video

    HID headlights have always been a target for thieves, and some brands of automobiles have earned a reputation for being easy to steal from. Such is the case with Porsche, which is why a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge recently approved a class action lawsuit over Porsche’s headlight design...

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    2013 Porsche Panamera Platinum Edition Makes Debut

    Anyone looking for a Panamera with just that extra touch of luxury will be interested in knowing that Porsche is launching a pair of new special editions based on its Panamera and all-wheel drive Panamera 4. Set to go on sale in January, 2013, the new special editions add a host of extras typically...

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    Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept: 2012 Paris Auto Show

    Back in July, we brought you news that Porsche had plans to unveil a shooting brake or estate version of its Panamera sedan at this year’s Paris Auto Show. Now that we’re just hours away from the opening of the Paris festivities, it turns out that we were correct. Making its world...

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    Chris Harris Determines Whether Porsche’s Panamera Diesel Is Fast Enough: Video

    The U.S. is just getting its first taste of a diesel-powered Porsche, something that would have been unheard of just a few short years ago, but over in Europe Porsche is now launching its third diesel model in the form of the new Cayenne S Diesel. For anyone still questioning Porsche’s...

  • 2013 Porsche Panamera Spy Shots

    Given the buzz surrounding the Mercedces-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake and the Jaguar XF Sportbrake, it’s pretty clear that wagons aren’t losing popularity among buyers in Europe. In fact, it appears that wagons are to European customers what SUVs are to American buyers. It stands to reason, then, that manufacturers who don’t offer a wagon, estate or shooting brake variant are losing out on a significant portion of the European family car market. This detail isn’t lost on Porsche, and Autocar is reporting that a Panamera Estate concept is in the works. Reportedly set...

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    Porsche Issues Recall On Cayenne And Panamera Turbo Models

    Porsche has issued a recall on the range-topping Turbo models from its Cayenne and Panamera lines, explaining that the turbine wheels from the turbocharging system featured in the cars may fracture under certain conditions. The recall affects all Cayenne Turbo models from the 2012 model year and...

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    Porsche Panamera Rentals Coming To Hertz

    Porsche's Panamera will soon be available for rental at Hertz locations in California, Nevada, and Florida.

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    Porsche Panamera Plug-In Hybrid Coming In 2014: Report

    Porsche’s first plug-in hybrid model will be the highly-exclusive and stupendously-expensive 918 Spyder due next year, but as we confirmed only last week Porsche’s near future will be enriched with even more plug-ins. While a plug-in hybrid version of its Cayenne makes the most sense...

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    Walter Röhrl Takes The Porsche Panamera GTS To Ascari: Video

    Porsche brand ambassador and test driver Walter Röhrl has taken the new 2013 Panamera GTS for a hot-lap around the Ascari race track near Ronda, in southern Spain. Filmed from a dash-mounted camera, this new video gives us a clear view of the action as the racing legend carves up the track in...

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    First Details On Porsche’s Modular Standard Platform (MSB)

    Yesterday we brought you the first details on the Volkswagen Group’s new Modular Transverse Matrix architecture that will go into several models from Audi and Volkswagen including the next-generation A3 and MKVII Golf. Today we have details of another modular platform being developed for...

  • Wide-body Porsche Panamera by A. Kahn Design

    Afzal Kahn, owner of the eponymous A. Kahn Design outfit (formerly Project Kahn), has unveiled his latest creation in what has become a long line of customized luxury and high-performance cars. Treading more along the lines of sophistication and style rather than overt showiness often shown by rival tuners, A. Kahn Design’s British-based team has taken the Porsche Panamera and made it not only more visually appealing but sportier too. Afzal Kahn has re-designed many a Porsche over the years. However, the end result of the A. Kahn Design Porsche Panamera in carbon gray complete with the...

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    Ruf Super-Sizes The Porsche Panamera For China

    Seeing the need for a long-wheelbase variant of the Porsche Panamera, tuner Ruf has built the Panamera XL for the Chinese market.

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    2013 Porsche Panamera GTS In Action: Video

    Lairier, quicker, and just plain better, the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS was unveiled this week at the L.A. Auto Show. And now it's on video doing its thing, on track--with all four seats filled. if you've been looking for a true four-seat hoonage machine that doesn't bear Mercedes, Cadillac, or BMW...

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    2013 Porsche Panamera GTS: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    There’s a new model in the Panamera lineup and it’s called the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS. The super-sedan made its official world debut today at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show ahead of its sales launch late next summer. Reviving the GTS badge, short for Gran Turismo Sport, which was...

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    Porsche Building Long-Wheelbase Panamera For 2012?

    Porsche may be getting ready to jump into the executive limo segment with a long-wheelbase version of the Porsche Panamera, due to hit the streets early next year, according to a report. Whether it's slated for worldwide sale or a China-only run is unknown. The possibility of a special...

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    Next Porsche Panamera To Drop Manual Transmission Option?

    Manual transmissions may not make sense in luxury sedans, even those as sport as the Panamera.

  • Mansory Porsche Panamera crash in Poland

    Okay, that title may be a little harsh. In the world of high-end car modification, there's extreme, there's insane, and then there's Mansory. But anyone that's actually been inside a Mansory vehicle knows the attention to detail and craftsmanship that goes into the firm’s over-the-top designs--it's enough to make a modified car a standalone model on its own. However, as we’ve seen several times in the past, sometimes Mansory’s creations can be just a little too over-the-top. Case in point is this Mansory tuned Porsche Panamera, which even before it crashed, we’re sure...

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    Porsche Panamera Diesel Revealed, Goes 745 Miles On Single Tank

    Porsche has been selling a diesel version of its Cayenne SUV for several years now, so the idea of an oil-burner from the legendary sports car company from Stuttgart is nothing new. However, what’s certainly ground-breaking for Porsche is the launch of a new model that can cover more than 745...

  • 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S live photos
    2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: 2011 New York Auto Show Live Photos

    Familiar lines present the acquired taste that is the Porsche Panamera, only this time it comes slightly tweaked in Turbo S form. At first glance, there's not much to distinguish this car from the Turbo, though a closer look reveals unique 20-inch wheels, a wider rear track width, unique lower-body...

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    2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Preview

    Earlier reports of a more potent version of the Panamera Turbo have proven true, following the unveiling today of the brand new 2012 Porsche Panama Turbo S. Once again, with its new top model in the Panamera model line, Porsche is raising the bar for sporty four-door cars in the luxury class by yet...

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    Report: 540-HP Porsche Panamera Turbo S Coming In April

    Porsche's Panamera has taken a lot of heat and received a lot of praise for its unusual looks. Its performance, however, has been almost universally impressive, and soon, it could get even more ferocious. The Turbo S variant of the Panamera may be coming as soon as the end of this week. Reports...

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    Phillies Pitcher J.C. Romero's Porsche Panamera Stolen

    So you've spent over a decade the big leagues, you're a reliever for the Phillies, and you arrived at spring training camp in a $190,000 2011 Porsche Panamera Turbo. Life is good, right? It is until your car gets stolen from a local shop. Unfortunately for J.C. Romero, that's exactly what happened...

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