2011 Porsche Panamera V6

Sticking engine 3.6 liter V-6 into the Porsche Panamera frame ‘s quite likely to be a good recipe for cut out some engine performance from a Boeing 747, but in reality, the basic Porsche Panamera is still plenty fast. Okay, so do not jump off the line and sped toward the horizon like Turbo brother, but all-wheel-drive Porsche Panamera 4 we still recorded a time of 0-to-60-mph of 5.0 seconds and cover the standing quarter-mile in 13 , 8 seconds. They are a great number, and they are supported by 70-to-0-mph braking figure of 158 feet, and skidpad grip of 0.96 g. For comparison, the BMW 740i takes 5.1 seconds to reach 60 mph, manage 0.88 g, and stops from 70 mph in 163 feet.

Underhood, the Porsche Panamera has a basis of a new 3.6-liter dual-overhead-cam, direct-injection 90-degree V-6 that makes 300 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Corner of V indicates that this machine comes from the V-8 units instead of the Porsche Panamera Volkswagen Group factories transplanted. It’s mated to a slick transmission the Porsche seven-speed dual-clutch, which controls the launch of the program gets $ 1,480 with the optional Sport Chrono package features an example we have, then, surprising that 0-to-30-mph time of 1.4 seconds, just 0, 2 seconds behind the 500-hp Turbo.

On the road, the relative lack of grunt compared to the 400-hp Porsche Panamera S is not clear. V-6 engine makes a nice growl under hard acceleration and very suitable for seven-speed gearbox. Passing through solid performance, and the car is running at top speed of 160 mph, which is more than anyone except the German autobahn-storming need. The car gets decent gas mileage for the luxo-sedan, an average of 21 mpg in our tender care, better than the Panamera S (19 mpg) and Mercedes S550 we tested last (17 mpg).

However, the Porsche Panamera 4 is sleeping in a four-door Porsche lineup. It did not lose a lot of performance for the V-8-4S-engined Porsche Panamera, using less gas, and has a base price of $ 15,800 lower. For someone who really cares about the back-road romps, V-6 Panamera makes an attractive alternative to more conventional sedan like the Audi A8 and the similarly priced BMW 7-series.