Closed because the official premiere of the car is scheduled for the Paris Motor Show, and it is demonstrated to journalists (in Moscow) and elected (in Berlin), to whet your interest in the car.
However, it seems to me, to warm themselves, and interest is not required, since the official data already 120 pre-orders for the new generation «for the eyes» decorated in Russian on Panamera. That is, people are willing to pay at least 7.612 million rubles is not something that is not a ride in the car, but did not even see him live, for the first time it will roll out to customers only at the end of September. Perhaps this is not hype — in this segment of the market hype measured other categories, but popular — that's for sure.
After spring renewal 911th appearance of the new Panamera have all been waiting with a special look. The presentation in Berlin has brought a lot of information and pictures, but to judge by the car quite difficult because of information reports, there need tactile contact. And it happened.
Porsche Sport Car Center on the ruble as always proved to be ahead of the rest — at least Moscow planet — and with the Russian representative Porsche had a very dynamic presentation model.
First, the general director of Porsche Russland Thomas Shtertsel really nice told us about the new car, and then he was replaced by Director of Sales and Marketing Stephen Utsh Porsche, which obviously myself crazy about the new car.
Some of my colleagues say that the Panamera can not fall in love at first sight. Not true. This is exactly the car which immediately causes a burning desire. Of course, not all, but the concept of combining sports car with a representative vehicle, and is, in my opinion, very attractive.
It is this concept has remained unchanged in creating Porsche Panamera second generation. And apart from that preserved unchanged the name and emblem on the hood. According to Stephen Utsha, everything else has changed dramatically.
First impression: the silhouette changed. This applies mainly to the rear lines, which became more flat and sloping. And if the new Panamera to put next to the new 911-m, it is seen that these lines are identical. At the same time the interior space has not decreased: the engineers and designers have designed the car was with the expectation of the rear passengers, and the basic parameters have been set for the two men the growth of not less than 190 cm In addition to the roof slope line Panamera has received a new and very tasty feed and all-wheel drive. Porsche 911 shared with her, and continuous filament lights extending from a rear light to another.
Optics in general has become a fundamentally different: technology develops so quickly that each successive Premier boasts something new. For example, the headlights Porsche now has a function of monitoring the flow and may increase or decrease the light level depending on what happens on the track. And it's not all power lights on the whole, but only a part of the light that falls on the oncoming car.
All versions are equipped with permanent all-wheel drive, while the Panamera is already in the database got aft thrusters wheel. Taking into account all existing security systems and driver assistance to bring down a car with the course will not be possible.
But, of course, the main thing was waiting in the cabin.
As a man of the old school, prone to all the new technologies, with some distrust, I belong to a touch screen, when they completely replace the good old button. But it should give the appearance of these new products. When talking about the car «... a space» would probably mean a new interior Panamera. Perfectly smooth and even surface hidden under glass management systems look like black holes has not yet zavedesh car. Frankly, such a permission displays I have not seen anywhere else. It seems that even in my wonderful computer monitors it is below. Picture perfect, it seems, the navigation could even see the cracks in the pavement, if they were there.
But my heart is sad when I found out that my keyboard is so beloved in «Vertu phone sawn» style disappeared from the central tunnel, it was replaced by the same touch panel, very beautiful, but having the experience, two drawbacks. The first advantage to becoming secret service employees, as for such smooth surface fingerprints remain even at a distance, but the second can be a little more serious — fulguration.
However, all this will become clear during the test drive. A test drive is going to be fun even in the basic version of the Panamera 4S will accelerate to 100 km / h in 4.2 seconds. Compared with the previous generation, it added 20 hp (Was 440 hp) on the engine V6 bi-turbo 2.9-liter. As for the Turbo version, there is already a 4-liter V8 550 hp (30 hp gain over the previous version). And acceleration here is already 3.6 seconds. However, what surprised if the 911 Turbo S has passed the threshold of 3 seconds? There is nothing, yes. Therefore, as a matter of course accepted, and the fact that the new Panamera has set a record in its class passage Nürburgring — 7.38 minutes, beating even 2 seconds record for the GT3 Porsche 911, established, however, in 2009.
Well, quite a surprising fact — the power and dynamics of the diesel version. The figures are impressive: 422 hp and 850 Nm of torque. It seems — that is, the ideal machine. But no, not for Russia. Because of fear of technical problems, including fuel quality, to us a diesel car will come with a derated engine.
The first car will arrive in showrooms in November. According to the brand new Panamera will be available only in two versions before the end of this year — 4S and Turbo. Ten complete sets of options customers can order in 2017.
Photo: Maria Melnikova
But my heart is sad when I found out that my keyboard is so beloved in «Vertu phone sawn» style disappeared from the central tunnel, it was replaced by the same touch panel, very beautiful, but having the experience, two drawbacks. The first advantage to becoming secret service employees, as for such smooth surface fingerprints remain even at a distance, but the second can be a little more serious — fulguration.
However, all this will become clear during the test drive. A test drive is going to be fun even in the basic version of the Panamera 4S will accelerate to 100 km / h in 4.2 seconds. Compared with the previous generation, it added 20 hp (Was 440 hp) on the engine V6 bi-turbo 2.9-liter. As for the Turbo version, there is already a 4-liter V8 550 hp (30 hp gain over the previous version). And acceleration here is already 3.6 seconds. However, what surprised if the 911 Turbo S has passed the threshold of 3 seconds? There is nothing, yes. Therefore, as a matter of course accepted, and the fact that the new Panamera has set a record in its class passage Nürburgring — 7.38 minutes, beating even 2 seconds record for the GT3 Porsche 911, established, however, in 2009.
Well, quite a surprising fact — the power and dynamics of the diesel version. The figures are impressive: 422 hp and 850 Nm of torque. It seems — that is, the ideal machine. But no, not for Russia. Because of fear of technical problems, including fuel quality, to us a diesel car will come with a derated engine.
The first car will arrive in showrooms in November. According to the brand new Panamera will be available only in two versions before the end of this year — 4S and Turbo. Ten complete sets of options customers can order in 2017.
Photo: Maria Melnikova
