The Porsche Panamera celebrates its first decade of life

Few cars have managed to reinvent a segment. The Porsche Panamera did so among luxury saloons just a decade ago.

If Porsche is known for two things, it is for the tradition and history of the Porsche 911, and for the risks it has taken with such special and experimental models as the Porsche 924, the Porsche Boxster, the Porsche Cayenne and the Porsche Panamera.

Each one, in its own way, was a shake-up of preconceived ideas, with varying degrees of success. These models managed to find their place, establish themselves and stand out as benchmarks, and in the case of the high-end saloon from Porsche, the Porsche Panamera is now a benchmark within its class.

After almost two decades of gestation, the initial idea, the project, became reality and, in April 2009, the Porsche Panamera introduced to the world a four-door saloon with the character of a high-performance Gran Turismo and the comfort of a high-end saloon designed for enjoyment from every one of its seats.

With a planned production and sales target of 20,000 units per year, the manufacturer has seen from the outset how well each generation, each version and each evolutionary step of the Porsche Panamera range has been received, and to date up to 235,000 Porsche Panamera have been built and delivered.

Two generations, one goal

The first generation was in production from 2009 to 2016. The Porsche Panamera G1, or first generation, offered configurations from a modest 250 CV up to 570 CV and, thanks to the brand’s adaptation to market demands, petrol and diesel engines and, later, hybrids.

The second generation of the Porsche Panamera, or G2, also brought the premise of a new variant, first shown as a prototype in 2012, the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo, a more streamlined version that went into production thanks to the warm reception of the concept car shown at the Paris Motor Show.

For the second generation of this luxury saloon, important new features were introduced. The minimum output rose to 380 CV and the maximum reaches an impressive 680 CV in the most exciting and technologically advanced variant developed: the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, which also offers a range of 50 km in fully electric mode.

This commitment to electrification across the range has been endorsed by customers: during 2018, 67 percent of the Porsche Panameras delivered in Europe featured an additional hybrid propulsion system.

The future of the Porsche Panamera

The future looks promising for this icon of luxury, so much so that we already anticipate the electric Porsche Panamera version, now that the Porsche Taycan, the first all-electric car from Porsche, and the Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo prototype are advancing the different versions of the electric sports and high-end saloon from the most popular firm based in Stuttgart.

Technical specifications of this car

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