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Introducing the Porsche Panamera Turbo S

Posted on 30. Mar, 2011 by PB.

Having driven and reviewed almost the entire line-up of Porsche Panameras ( Porsche Panamera Turbo Review , Porsche Panamera V6 Review , Porsche Panamera 4S Review ) and one of Porsche’s other venerable Turbo S editions ( Review of the 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S ) it is with great excitement that we read today’s release about the introduction of the Porsche Panamera Turbo S. Pricing and Specifications of the Panamera Turbo S 550 HP and 553 lb-ft torque (up to 590 lb.-ft with overboost in “Sport” or “Sport Plus” mode Sport Chrono is standard Titanium and Aluminum Turbo Chargers Even with 50 more HP fuel consumption is unchanged from Panamera Turbo at 15 mpg city/23 mpg highway (18 mpg combined) 0 to 60 in just 3.6 seconds with top speed of 190 mph U.S. MSRP of $173,200 Available early summer 2011 The Porsche Panamera Turbo S will make its debut at the NY Auto Show on April 20th, 2011. As we’ll be there, we’ll be sure to take some extra pics for you. Stay tuned. Related Porsche Posts Porsche Panamera as official Safety Car of the ALMS Porsche Panamera Police Car [Source: PCNA]

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Porsche Panamera Joins the Cayenne as Official ALMS Safety Car

Posted on 17. Mar, 2011 by PB.

The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón used the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida to unveil the Porsche Panamera Turbo as the official safety vehicle of the series. Carrying a 4.8-liter, twin turbocharged V8 with 500 horsepower, the Panamera Turbo will be perfectly suited to handle any track situation, including inclement weather, thanks to PDK and PTM active all-wheel drive. With a 0-60 mph time of just four seconds and a top speed of 188 mph, the Panamera Turbo could blend in seamlessly with the ALMS grid. Producing some of the best economy numbers and lowest CO2 emissions in its class, the Panamera even stays true to the Series’ Global Leader in Green Racing message. “ Unlike its competitors, the Panamera is not based on the platform of a previous existing model or merely a highly tuned version of a sibling model. The Panamera has been built from the ground up to provide Porsche driving dynamics and performance while simultaneously surrounding its occupants in luxury and comfort.

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Did Mercedes Rip-Off Porsche?

Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by PB.

Were you one of the last week’s 111 million viewers of the Super Bowl? With such a huge number of viewers, chances are good that you were. Like a lot of other people, we watch for both the game and the commercials. While we enjoyed the game, we found this year’s commercial selection to be a bit lacking. However, there was one spot in particular that stood out (if you’re reading this post via email you may need to visit our site to watch the videos below). Did the video above look familiar?

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Deconstructing the Porsche Emblem

Posted on 19. May, 2010 by PB.

The Porsche name is recognized for superb styling on top of innovative engineering, but until 1952 the Stuttgart-based automotive manufacturer portrayed itself to the world as only that: a name. For 31 years, the Porsche brand consisted of seven sleek letters but had no face attached to its name. No mark, emblem, nor ideogram to distinguish its cars from the masses and therefore no burning scar in the minds of consumers embodying the Porsche experience and history.

Thanks to the team at vintage racing video website RaceFansTV for guest writing this fantastic post for us. RaceFansTV is an international initiative led by motorsports enthusiasts that aims to bring back much of the great historical racing footage that has been captured since the video camera was invented. Well worth checking this fantastic new site out!

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What Kind of Cop Car Are You Not Getting Away From?

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by PB.

One heck of a scary police concept cruiser from Porsche Tuner Oakley Design. We’ve seen Porsche Cayenne Ambulances and Porsche 911 Police Cars , but this is the first Panamera we’ve ever seen wearing a law enforcement badge instead of a Porsche one. Oakley Design takes an already aggressive Porsche Panamera Turbo and developed a concept cruiser that shaves weight (more than 75 kilos or 165lbs), adds power (at least 80 more ponies) and bright blue lights to create a 580 HP Panamera Pursuit (we just made up the name, but maybe Oakley will like it enough to license it from us). Imagine seeing this in your rear-view mirror. Unless you’re in a Porsche GT2 (and even then) it would probably be best to just give up from the start.

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Awards and Accolades Accumulate for the Porsche Panamera

Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by PB.

While the Panamera may polarize the Porsche enthusiasts community, there seems to be know doubt about its popularity among journalists and other automotive pundits. As further proof and on the heals of the Panamera receiving an Edmunds Inside Line Editors’ Most Wanted 2010 trophy at the recent 2009 LA Auto show, Bloomberg News has named the Porsche Panamera its 2009 Car of the Year. This is Bloomber’s first-ever Car of the Year slection, with seven categories including Car of the Year, Green Car, Economy, Family, All-Around SUV, Sports Car and Executive Sedan. All eligible contenders were evaluated by Bloomberg’s automotive columnist, Jason Harper for overall performance, intelligent design and smart style, desirability and build quality. To qualify, models must have been new or significantly revised for model year 2010, and be on sale by the first quarter of 2010.( read more about the selection process here ). According to Jason, “ The Porsche Panamera has broken the sports-sedan category wide open, producing a truly desirable auto that combines the best elements of a sports car and comfortable four-door,” Harper said.

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Do You Know the Way to Monterey?

Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by PB.

Okay, so maybe not the exact lyrics of the song, but you get the idea? How many of you are headed to the Monterey Peninsula (or are already there) for this week’s Porsche festivities? A portion of the PorschePurist.com team was planning on attending the event starting this Thursday (yours truly). We had everything scheduled and planned out including some time behind the wheel of a new Panamera and a full week with a Boxster S driving the PCH. In addition to driving some great Porsches, we had planned on documenting and photographing all the Porsche goodness at The Quail, Laguna Seca, Pebble Beach, etc. Basically, anywhere we found Porsches (which will be all over the Peninsula) we were going to be there with our cameras. Unfortunately, a member of the team (Lucy, one of our dogs) became very sick and we have to cancel our trip. So, here’s my question to you. Would any of you attending be willing to send me pictures as you have the time? I’m specifically interested in pictures of the Porsche Zentrum (the picture above is of the Zentrum being prepared for the event), any of the numerous famous racing Porsches featured at Laguna Seca and anything else of interest. I will post the pictures in the new Porsche Purist flickr account and will use them in a future post as well (proper credit and links to be provided of course). If interested, let me know by commenting below or using the contact page to get in touch. Porsche Zentrum The Zentrum is a specially built facility based on aspects of the new Porsche museum and the flagship dealerships from around the world. This free-standing building is built prominently on the grounds of the Quail Lodge and will showcase the new Panamera and much of the new technology to be found in today’s Porsche sports cars. Here’s a picture I was sent today of the Zentrum being made ready for prime time. 36th Annual Rolex Monterey Historics As the featured marque of this year’s event, Porsche is expecting more than 450 historic race cars to be in attendance, racing and on display. In addition to these privately owned cars, four historicaly significant Porsche race cars will be on display from the Museum including: 1960 Porsche Type 718 Formula 2 racing car, which gave Porsche its first Formula 2 world title and was driven in 1961 by Californian Dan Gurney, is making its North American debut. 1962 Porsche Type 804 Formula 1 racer, the car that brought Dan Gurney to his win that year in the French Grand Prix. This car has not been in North America since the 1960s. 1962 Porsche Type 718 W-RS 8-cylinder Spyder, in which Gurney and Joakim Bonnier finished second at the Targa Florio in 1961, has also not been in North America for more than 40 years. In the 1960s, it was raced in the U.S. by Gurney, Jo Bonnier and Phil Hill. The Porsche GT1 98LM, which helped Porsche finish 1-2 at the 1998 24-hours of Le Mans event. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Porsche is displaying the Panamera at the legendary Lodge at Pebble Beach and for the second time in the history of the Concours, organizers have created a Porsche class to include racing legends from the 1950s through the 1980s on display at the famed 18th fairway at the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Notable Porsches to be on display at Pebble Beach to include: 356 driven by Manfredo Lippman in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana. 917/10 driven by John Fitzpatrick in the German Interseries. The Porsche 917K Steve McQueen drove in the movie Le Mans 962C that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1987 Related Posts What Does Porsche Have That’s Bigger and Faster Than The Panamera? Dealer Launch of the Porsche Panamera [Source: PCNA, 993C4S]

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Dealer Launch of the Porsche Panamera Courtesy of Hilton Head Porsche

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by PB.

With the North American launch of the Panamera just weeks away (slated for the Rolex Monterey Historics), Porsche took time in the month of July to introduce their dealer network to the new four-door flagship and they did so in style. Dealer owners, and/or their representatives, were treated to a five day excursion to the Cote D’ Azure (that’s the French Riviera to you and me). Arriving by air to Barcelona, Spain dealers immediately embarked upon the cruise liner Crystal Serenity as it sailed through the night on its way to Marseille where a plethora of Panameras awaited their arrival and provided a strong statement about the event’s focus. After an introduction to the car (and presumably a roadmap and directions) the dealers were off on a two day drive along the French coast passing through St. Tropez, Nice and Cannes, arriving at their final destination in Monaco. At all times, the cruise ship paced the group and awaited their arrival for what I can only assume would be a comfortable and luxurious way to spend the evening. Let’s see, four days in the French Riviera on both land and sea. Cruising aboard a top luxury liner. Driving one of the most sought after and highly anticipated Grand Turismos through some of the most storied and scenic destination in the world. Sounds like a good way to build up excitement and anticipation among dealers as they await the first Panamera(s) to find its way to their lot. Based on the fact that Porsche has pre-orders for more than 3000 of them so far and the dealers understandable desire to sell them, don’t be surprised if you might need to wait a bit before going for your first test drive. Introducing Porsche of Hilton Head The pictures above and the information for the narrative come courtesy of our newest site sponsor, Porsche of Hilton Head . I was first introduced to this dealership through their general sales manager Wallace Higginbotham . Wally and I became friendly when he started publishing his own Porsche blog and we reached out to each other for introductions. Since then, Wally’s site has grown to be the unofficial blog of Porsche of Hilton Head and provides everything from news, pictures and entertaining stories. What’s great, is because of Wally’s affiliation with Porsche and Porsche of Hilton Head, there are always a significant number of pictures and stories that the rest of us might not otherwise have access to. With regard to Porsche of Hilton Head, after spending some time discussing it with Wally we decided they would make a great addition to our growing list of sponsors. Why? Simple. While a lot of people like doing business with their local dealer (understandably) they might not always have access to the particular Porsche you want. Specifically, Porsche allocates certain cars (Turbos, GT3s, GT2s, etc.) based on the number of Carrera 911s sold. Porsche of Hilton Head is a well run shop and geographically placed in an affluent area. This results in a large number of 911 sales which provides them with a higher percentage of special Porsches than normal. Combine this unique access and other new car inventory with a large supply of in demand, pre-owned Porsches and you can see why it makes sense to reach out beyond your local area . Regardless if you’re in the market for a new or used Porsche or not, definitely take a minute to check out Wally’s Porsche blog (especially if you want to see more pictures about the Panamera dealer launch ), welcome him here to PorschePurist.com and take a look through the Porsche of Hilton Head web-site . Related Posts Used Porsches for Sale Used Porsche Parts

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