Idea Panamera

A few years ago, everything to do with the sedan suddenly changed. Large, cumbersome and thickly padded instantly seemed outmoded qualities. On the road, something happened - something rather fast and dynamic: a sports car came along. A sports car with four seats, an unmistakable silhouette and performance figures normally associated only with a Porsche.

The Panamera . It changed everything. For drivers of sedans first and foremost. Sporting spirit - in business and in personal life - found its automotive counterpart. The courage to perform found a matching performer.

Now the change continues. Forwards. On the road, something is happening again. For sporty drivers - and their sporty companions - our engineers and designers have created the next Panamera. With the courage of a new generation.

Our engineers have demonstrated their courage with the Panamera concept. By continually re-evaluating and reinventing. By reconciling apparent contradictions: performance and comfort, dynamics and efficiency, career and family. And by forever remaining true to our roots, with shared traits like the ignition on the left and the tachometer in the middle - in short: typical Porsche DNA. The result? Singularity. Of the Porsche kind.

New Porsche InnoDrive and other innovative assistance systems make driving not only safer, more efficient and more relaxing - but also more enthralling. Typically Porsche. And it's more dynamic than ever: thanks to Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport), Porsche 4D Chassis Control, three-chamber air suspension and - for the first time in the Panamera - rear-axle steering. And because a Porsche is always heading in the direction of the future, the new Panamera models are fully digitally networked thanks to Porsche connect. The new Panamera. Courage changes everything.

Exterior

Does a sporty sedan really have to look like a sedan? Or can it look rather more athletic? With a taut roof line, for example, that displays a sleek and harmonious contour more likely to be associated with a two-seater?

The silhouette and proportions of the new Panamera models are more than ever. Clearly perceived rounded transitions, powerful muscles and a sharpened sports car silhouette emphasize the precision of the new design.

The wheelbase is 1.2 in. longer than that of the predecessor - the shorter overhang at the front and the longer overhang at the rear lend visual dynamism. The more prominent sculpting of the side creates the customary Porsche waistline and sense of lightness.

Characteristic features of all Panamera models: the light strip on the rear end and the slimline three-dimensional LED taillights with four-spot brake lights. The extending rear spoiler integrated into the body reduces lift at the rear axle at high speeds.

Interior

The interior has been completely restyled - and nevertheless remains typically Porsche. The center console ascends towards the front. The dashboard is flat and conspicuously wide. The analog rev counter is positioned in the middle of the instrument cluster.

Also new is the control concept: Porsche Advanced Cockpit. The center console with Direct Touch Control has a glass-like surface with touch-sensitive buttons for direct access to the most important functions. In between: the compact gear selector. A high-resolution 12-inch touchscreen display is integrated into the dashboard. In conjunction with optional four-zone automatic climate control, the passengers in the rear also have a touchscreen display of their own. Two high-resolution screens, one to the right and one to left of the tachometer, display virtual instruments, maps and a range of other information.

Above all, though, there is plenty of space and comfort. Not so typical of a sports car. Absolutely typical of the new Panamera.