2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S - makes 516 pounds of torque on a regular cut

Not that any lack of power Panamera. The 300 hp V-6 is fast, the 380-hp and 400 hp hybrid V-8 is faster still, and 500 hp turbo-yes, let's just say we pushed a 3.3 seconds from 0 to -60 in the short 4400 pounds of this rocket. But it is Porsche, and where a turbo is a Turbo S is not far behind. So here's the Panamera Turbo S, the most powerful with 50 hp, with a change of ECU and more responsive thanks to turbocharger with modified turbine blades made of titanium-aluminum. The basic design of the Turbo model bi-turbo 4.8-liter V-8 remains unchanged.

The difference is not insignificant. Panamera Turbo makes 516 pounds of torque on a regular cut, and the Turbo S offers up to 553 lb-ft or 590 overboost function. Our estimates 0-to-60 mph time for three seconds flat and top speed indicated 190 mph Porsche increases of 2 One of the great PDK transmission, the ZF seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. It routes power to all four wheels, a clear trend towards the rear pair.

The Germans have all the fun

Get Panamera owners are as lucky as those on the lawn of the car the German house, where it is legal to take up to top speed, so unless you like prison, Porsche 175 owner and this high altitude does walk you'll have to take our word for ultra-high performance speed of this car. At almost any speed, the faster the Porsche of the four-door charging forward with a threatening growl. This is in contrast with, say, Mercedes-Benz S600 or BMW 760i in which speed is based in the surreal silence, and it does not take very long road up to the Panamera. This does not mean it's a terrible deal. The Turbo S masks the actual speed very well, and 120 km / h feels like 70. Remarkably, however, the Panamera would be even more effective in killing the speed of implementation, especially when equipped with the optional carbon-ceramic brakes, that bites immediately and aggressively.

However, the definition and design a little 'awkward, the Panamera is not a sports car, and this four-door hatchback sedan tips the scales more than two tons. Fortunately, the ship is not much better job covering the size and mass as the Panamera Chubby plates. Hydraulic steering is well weighted and gives a linear feedback. Among luxury liners, the Panamera is clearly the best treatment, with impeccable stability and precise cornering, despite the precautions swing around a heavy V-8 and turbo. Torque-vectoring system with a standard dynamic chassis control forces fundamentally Porsche Panamera corners, and it is virtually impossible to throw the car off course less than its income wildly exaggerated, and an input speed crazy. The car is always attentive to these things, but:. It 'impossible to turn off the stability control system completely, even if the "off" to suggest the opposite.

If the car is in a bad mood and you push the brake, the system always starts in

Within beautiful, at least

As in other Panameras, Turbo S front and rear seat room is adequate for the class of a short passage of luxury cars and a long center console, front and rear is a beautifully crafted and look expensive and tasteful. Would be closed within a flawless experience but occasional creaking joints and a few seams that do not conform to standards, such as the Audi.

Although it includes many options for $ 136K Turbo performance standard, $ 174 175, the Panamera Turbo S is not exactly a great value. Moreover, the Turbo S can not be upgraded to 540 hp and 553 lb-ft of the same couple with an energy package that includes $ 21 730 turbo modified. However, the cheapest car is not the Turbo S color schemes and other unique gifts and cosmetics most notable, of course, is the flagship.