Porsche’s Panamera Turismo Is a $96K Station Wagon

The one factor diehard Porschephiles hate most is most Porsches. Over the previous decade, the famed automaker added all method of vehicles and sedans to the lineup. First got here the tot-toting Cayenne crossover, then the four-door Panamera, adopted by the Macan cute-ute. Some argue these automobiles dilute the model, however they do pay the payments, outselling the 918 supercar, Boxster, Cayman, and 911 practically 4 to at least one.

So that you should not be stunned to be taught Porsche’s newest Ferrari-fighter, debuting at subsequent weeks’s Geneva auto present, is one other family-friendly providing: the Panamera Sport Turismo. Sure, it is a station wagon.

That sound you heard was the purists wailing. That apart, Porsche lastly made the Panamera enticing, constructing a barely stockier tackle Ferrari’s wagon, the GTC4Lusso (when you actually wish to complain about these automobiles, begin with the names). Past elevating the roof line, Porsche labored to make the again half of the wagon additional sensible. The backseats fold down practically flat, and the tailgate is simply two ft off the bottom, for straightforward loading.

You possibly can select from one of many 4 powertrains already supplied on the sedan model of the Panamera: a 3-liter turbocharged V6, a 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged V6, a 4-liter twin-turbocharged V8, and a hybrid setup that pairs a battery with the two.9-liter. Pricing begins at $96,200 and goes up, up, and up as you add choices and horsepower.

No matter you choose, you will hit 60 from a standstill in at the least 4.5 seconds, which in all probability is not sufficient to outrun the glare of the purists cursing your title.