Porsche AG has announced it has built its 25,000th Panamera recently. The vehicle that marked the occasion was a ruby red 3.6-litre V6 variant, which was delivered to a customer in the US.
Even though the design of the Panamera is a little controversial… or rather, bad, the big four-door luxury Porsche has still won the hearts of plenty; ‘a face only a mother could love’ type deal, it seems. This is the fourth series of the model for Porsche, which has become extremely popular in just 10 months after it’s release.
Bernhard Maier, Porsche Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing said in a recent report,
“The benchmark performance of our Panamera V6 models wins over our customers worldwide. Even in the USA, a country with a preference for V8 engines, they impress with their efficiency and sportiness. The 4-door combines these aspects with the comfort and exclusivity of the luxury class.”
The Porsche Panamera has been on sale since Septemeber 2009 in S (rear-wheel drive) and 4S (four-wheel drive) variants, both offering either a 294kW, 4.8-litre V8 or a twin-turbo version of that engine producing 368kW. The 220kW, 3.6-litre V6 has only been on sale since May 2010. Prices start at $193,000 for the base model V6.
It doesn’t look too bad in these pics. That said, it doesn’t look great either – and that’s not good enough for a car costing around $200k.
I don’t love the shape but I actually don’t mind it either.
I reckon the biggest fault is obvious in the second photo. The lines of the hatch (particularly where it bulges on the roof and then droops between the rear lights) are not great. I think the hatch needs a ‘kick’ in the sheet metal there however I acknowlege that it would make the car look even longer if that happened.
Shorten the front wheel base and extend the rear. That should match up the car’s aesthetics. I would still buy this over the Rapide but I will always buy the Maserati QP GTS over any of them.
25,000 vehicles @ $200,000 … Thats success in anyones language, no matter what it looks like!
This car is proof that money does not always equals to good taste! Ugly, Ugly car!
S65 AMG over this thanks!
I don’t mind them, now that I’ve a few in the flesh.
White, black wheels, V8, manual gearbox please. At the lighter end of the Panamera scale so more chuckable, a V8 soundtrack, the joys of changing gears, and able to carry passengers and/or luggage/boards/whatever.
I meant to say ‘make mine a white, black wheeled, manual, RWD Panamera S please’.
so they’ve made 25000 ugly porsches! what a milestone. i hope that the next panamera looks much more pleasing to the eye. lets be honest, the 911′s looks hasnt changed much over the decades because thats half the reason you buy a porsche.. for the looks!
Lo and behold, 25,000 ugly Porsches!