2009 Porsche Panamera CGI
January 3, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
With the Porsche Panamera undergoing constant testing before its official début later this year our photographers have managed to capture numerous spyshots, but now we bring you our artist rendering of what we expect the Panamera to look like.
As expected the Panamera will most likely share a similar front to the rest of the Porsche lineup, however the car is inherently different to the rest of the German stable.
Unlike the 911, the Panamera is a conventional front-engined rear-wheel drive that will become Porsche’s Grand Tourer. The car will be put together in Porsche’s Leipzig facility with the engines originating from Stuttgart and the car’s painted shell crafted in Hanover by Volkswagen.
Porsche will compete directly against its German and Italian rivals such as the Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG and Maserati Quattroporte. There is also the possibility of taking sales away from the Bentley Continental GT, Aston Martin Rapide and even the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti .
The Panamera will be a big step for Porsche as the first V8 powered sports car (not counting the Cayenne SUV) the company has built since the Porsche 928 ceased production in 1995.
Porsche insiders have said the Panamera range will include at least three engine choices, Volkswagen’s 3.5-litre six-cylinder, which develops a healthy 223kW and Porsche’s own direct-injection eight-cylinder petrol engines, available in naturally-aspirated guise (261kW) and with twin-turbos (417kW).
The Panamera will enter production later this year. Click through for 2009 Porsche Panamera spy images.
Photos copyright to Scoopy and used with permission for CarAdvice.com.au only.
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Porsche should build dear sports car and place no Panamera or Cayenne on wheels
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I don’t think any of the performance car makers have ever achieved much with producing saloon cars, they’ll never be popular enough to be a remarkable success.
The CGI headlights appear to be the design already dropped by Porche so assume an alternative will be on the final version.
Will Porshe ever produce a diesel. VW might supply one to them like the V10 in the Pheaton/Tourag.
This challenges the Cayenne for the ugliest ever Porscher.
I love Porsche but i wouldnt expect this to take any sales from the Ferrari 612.
It looks like a stretched, heavy, akward version of the Cayman. By the look of the wheelbase it wont be the most agile of beasts (I know its a tourer…) but with over 400kw it will at least be fast..
Just doesnt look like the sort of car people will aspire to own..??
FUGLY as all hell.
WILL see though as it has the correct badge on it.
Looks stupid, like a photoshop gone completly wrong.
Actually ALL Porkers look like s/hit these days
How about smething NEW guys?
Cheers
F-0
I dont know, but i think porsche should’ nt try and make a a copy of there coupes and make them 4 door because they just cant make it look good…sorry Porsche!
It would be a good idea for them to make a sedan market wise but dont get a coupe and slap another set of doors on it!………JINGOS! :(
Frugal One
Part of porsches continued success is because they haven’t changed much
You think Porsches look like shit so I guess you think the 1966 DeSoto is a thing of Beauty?
The current 911 looks so similar to the 911 from the 80s which looks the same as the one from the 60s – it’s a shape that is so unmistakably Porsche
Whereas Ford for example had the AU Disaster because they made so many changes that it didn’t look like a Falcon
Then there’s the [Porsche] Boxer engine.. one of the most potent sweet sounding well engineered engines in the world.. so why would they want to change that?
You appear to be so negative about every make.model of car. Are there any cars that you do like?
And can you honestly say that you would say No if you won or someone offered you a Porsche…?
I agree Wheelnut……pass out the positive pills.
it does look like crap and therefore is crap
porsches are there to look good most do, i don’t even my the cayenne
but this, some one shoot the designer quick before he produces anything more horrible
its awful, they should go back to their day job
YES PLEASE!!!!!!
It seems like some of you need to pull your head out of your as&$? and step back to really appreciate the beauty of this design. Porsche has never put their name on crap before and they aren’t know. Porsche has not built their reputation on building the same car as long as they have been around. Porsche is what it is because of the quality product they produce. I for one will be at my dealer to purchase this car as soon as it becomes available.
u ignorant, if course it look ugly, since they will not reveal the real shape, they are not stupid, come on look at the front it is masked, those aren’t the finished parts, all car maker do that to hide their cars
Not as nice as Aston Martins four door!
Foggy….I agree!
the panamer is aimed directly at the merc CLS..n a new aston martin 4-door car
ugly as…
Saw it in real life… Camouflaged though, but you could tell it won’t be the prettiest car ever once the production model hits the streets…
Guys, come on. ITS A FREKIN PORSCHE!
I’m not saying the little bug doesn’t look good, but it doesn’t look bad either. It’s Porsche’s first REAL attempt to make a 4-door.
On that note, this isn’t what it actually looks like. It’s masked and everything, so you get the basic feel without getting a look at the good bits.
So hold off on the negative comments until you nay-sayers can go to your dealers (Porsche’s website will also do) and get a good look at its things and bits to see what she really looks like underneath all those nasty cloths.
Don’t hate quite yet, this one’s still coming out of the wash.
This car “ROCKS” I have seen it in the flesh in Germany at one of my customers
remember the days of the first spy shots from the Cayenne??
After all negative comments, after 5 years it has brought Porsche to the status of “most profitable car producer in the world”
The Panamera will boost Porsche status as never been seen before.
I have started driving a Porsche 911 3 SC back in the seventies and I am still driving (mostly classic) Porsche’s today
Ever tried a cayenne Turbo S ???? It will take your breath away !!!!!!!!!!
I am sure in that in 10 years I will buy my last second hand Porsche, and it will be a…….Panamera
Meet me at the Essen Motorshow In Germany and come to see, feel and smell the real baby :)
wow just wow im impressed.
this is the one of the most beautiful cars ever produced.
and i think i ll be a hit just like cayenne
time to buy porsche ag.
Whilst looks are always going to be a subjective and contentious issue I think one of the reasons Porsche continue to be such a successful and respected car maker is their engineering integrity.
I know if I had the money there would be one parked in my driveway.