2024
Automatic
Tax: £170
Mileage: 10
Petrol
Tax: n/a
Mileage: 105
Hybrid
Mileage: 713
2023
117.7 mpg
Mileage: 1,065
29.4 mpg
Tax: £180
Mileage: 2,025
Other
134.5 mpg
Mileage: 3,000
Mileage: 5,123
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2020
85.6 mpg
Mileage: 7,459
2022
Mileage: 8,171
27.2 mpg
Mileage: 16,429
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So there is still to be a place in Porsche's model line for this car, the Panamera. When the similarly sized and shaped all-electric Taycan was launched by the brand in 2020, it did seem as if the Panamera's days might be numbered. Instead, Porsche has produced this third generation model, a subtly evolved version of the second generation design that was first launched in 2017, then updated three years later. Like all Panameras made to date, starting with the MK1 incarnation back in 2009, Porsche sees this as a 'Gran Turismo', the kind of car that allows two rear seat passengers to recline in comfort while the driver enjoys himself. Forget Audi A8s and BMW 7 Series models. Think instead, faster versions of the Audi A7 or Mercedes CLS, perhaps a Maserati Quattroporte or even the old Aston Martin Rapide. In other words, a four-door luxury conveyance to really get the pulses racing. This car won't be chauffeur-driven. It shouldn't be anyway. It would, after all, be such a shame to ignore all of this Panamera's dynamic attributes and merely treat it as a limo. Mind you, if need be this MK3 version can function that way more easily thanks to its greater rear seat space and larger boot. There's also a more digitalised cabin and a clever new suspension system. Lots to talk about then. But does the Panamera still have a credible role to play in a Porsche line-up increasingly focused towards full-electric models? Time to find out.
The market has always offered very fast, very luxurious full-sized Luxury saloons. Rarely though, have they been very rewarding to drive. The Panamera has always been different, very much in a class of its own for boardroom buyers who don't spend all their lives wafting up and down autobahns. In its earlier forms, it was so nearly a truly great car. So nearly the impressively complete contender this third generation model now is. We approve of the enhancements to digital cabin technology, engine efficiency, boot space and rear seat room. And the optional 'Active Ride' system is industry-leading. Of course, we're not blind to this car's failings. Prices have risen substantially, something that would be easier to stomach had Porsche not been so mean with some aspects of the standard spec and consigned so many important features to the options list. Some still struggle with the styling too and will prefer the kind of conventional luxury saloon that will give you a bigger, deeper boot. Limo-like models of that sort though, wouldn't see which way this car went on a twisty road. Nor are they as practical for leisure use. So the Panamera has come good then - but maybe too late to save itself as a credible long term model line. For some, the introduction of Porsche's full-EV Taycan model has confirmed this car's dinosaur status. But others, who maybe aren't quite ready to have their lives ruled by a still somewhat flaky public charging infrastructure, will find in the now much improved PHEV segments of the Panamera range perhaps an ideal combination of old-school combustion involvement and futuristic electrified technology. In summary, if you still enjoy driving and like the way that this contender looks, you'll love the way it rewards you at the wheel. The Panamera's unconventional. It's unique. But best of all, it's a proper Porsche.
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