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Porsche Panamera Stars in Suspiciously Convenient Spy Video

Two minutes of drive by and street level video seems hugely suspicious to us. 'Oh hey! Look I'm standing in a field in the German countryside and look what happened to pass by - 3 times - a Porsche Panamera.' 'Hey Dieter, what's that over there opposite the corner we are standing on while you videotape traffic?' ' Why Udo, it appears to be the much anticipated Porsche Panamera, imagine our luck.' We're not buying it. This close to its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show and two solid minutes of footage comes out? We smell marketeers. And no, you aren't seeing things. Yes that is a trailer hitch, thus signifying the end of days.

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5:15 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,144 views, 79 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: . @Euromobile: Well, if you're buying, I'd take any $83000+ car. But you can't make me appreciate any car that Bangle has had a hand in designing. more »

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Electric Bruce! Porsche Releases Details on Panamera Hybrid

Such teases, those Porsche types. Just weeks after telling the German press they're not quite sold on the whole hybrid thing, sales wise, the company's released details on the gas-electric version of its coming Panamera four-door. (Wait, did we say Panamera? Yes, we did.) That means the top-view rendering above, while informing us of the new e-gas tech with cutaway and callouts, provides one of the first representations of the actual car we've seen from the Stuttgart studio. As expected, the modular hybrid drivetrain is the same joint-VW/Audi rig found in the recently revealed hybrid Cayenne. The system allows for joint gas/electric operation during acceleration and electric-only propulsion at highway speeds. That for highly excellent and most precise driving dynamism, no doubt. (Press release after the jump.) More »

4:49 AM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By Mike Spinelli
829 views, 23 comments

Latest by Turboner: @POLAR: Oi! more »

Worst. Spy Photo. Ever. And no, it's not just because it's the Porsche Panamera. Seriously — they need to outlaw sub-one-megapixel cameras on phones. (Hat tip to Ronán) [Irish Times]

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Porsche Panamera: Test Convoy!

Looks like Wiedeking's boys are on their way to northern Canada to put the Porsche Panamera through some Alberta-grade testing. According to the gent who spotted a convoy of cars and crew, the Stuttgart special forces were headed to Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories. That's about 250 miles from the Arctic circle, where the new slope-roofed Panamera will undergo deep-freeze testing. Didn't anyone tell these boys winter's coming? Guess they'll have to rely on all the whale-like Porker to stay warm when the thermometer mercury makes a beeline for the center of the earth. [via FerrariChat]

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1:15 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Mike Spinelli
3,082 views, 42 comments

Latest by truebluestang: This car is like a reacurring nightmare. Its horrific, ghastly, terrifing, and it just refuses to go away. Please, someone, tell me this bad dream will end.. more »

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A Panorama of Porsche Panameras

High=altitude testing makes strange bedfellows. In this case, a team of German-speaking engineers, holed up at a Colorado retreat with six Porsche Panamera prototypes, found themselves in close proximity to John the tipster, who snapped a few photos of the proceedings. To wit:
I am at a conference at the the Keystone Inn right now in Keystone, Colorado... a ski resort near Breckenridge. There are about 6 Panameras hidden in back parking lot, and a handful of Germans with laptops who aren't too interested in striking up a conversation. They've been here for a few days and the cars are modestly disguised with tarps, plastic, reflective tape, and big plastic crates over the rear spoiler, although there's not much that can truly hide a Porsche the size of an Avalon. The interior was also well disguised with vinyl covering the dash, doors, and even the steering wheel. Made my conference a little more interesting.
Porsche says all this testing will be done by the 2009 Frankfurt show, where the Panamera will hit the floodlights.

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6:30 AM on Fri Sep 21 2007
By Mike Spinelli
4,265 views, 23 comments

Latest by n/a: ......zzzzzzzz----whah--I'm sorry, I must have dropped off to sleep while looking at the spy photos of this BORING automobile!Now I know what they did with all the East German automotive stylists (both of them) when the wall came down: they more »

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2010 Porsche Panamera

Apparently the viewers at the Lane that you can go Fast in Daily aren't the only place that's got readers seeing the 2010 Porsche Panamera cruising around town in Marina Del Ray, CA. Our eagle-eyed tipster Ben captured shots of three of the four-door saloons at a local Chevron station. We'll just drop them in along with our own shots of the Panamera which we've re-included below.

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8:45 AM on Wed Aug 29 2007
By Ray Wert
2,102 views, 23 comments

Latest by pantsonfireliarliar: Wow that's an ugly car. more »

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2010 Porsche Panamera

Ooh, look — a viewer of the video site that's all about living Daily in the Fast Lane happened upon a very green-looking 2010 Porsche Panamera over in Marina Del Ray, California. It's actually a fairly detailed looking shot of the side of the new four-door from Porsche — check it out if you've got a moment. Of course, only if you'd like to gag at yet another look at the winged hatchback sedan. Of course if that's the case — check out our previous shots of the German beast below. [via Fast Lane Daily]

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4:15 PM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By Ray Wert
3,112 views, 30 comments

Latest by Maymar: @bourgeoisie: Uhh, you wanna go ahead and back that up? Porsche engineers stuff. However, they've never made a work of art on four wheels, just cars that have ranged between pretty damn good looking to purposeful. more »

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Porsche 928 Replacement, Under Cover?

What's this under wraps at the Porsche factory at Stuttgart? Judging from all those weird shapes propping up the tarp, Dutch site AutoGespot says it could be the 928 replacement reportedly set to arrive after the Panamera four-door coupe. It does have Porsche wheels, though it looks a bit unformed. Kind of like they just piled a bunch of parts up to mess with prying lenses. What say you, oh scrutinous ones?[AutoGespot]

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10:30 AM on Thu Aug 23 2007
By Mike Spinelli
3,010 views, 21 comments

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2010 Porsche Panamera...Again

It isn't just the Spanish spotting Porsche Panamera test vehicles on the road. In addition to the video from earlier this morning, our Soo-th Ahf-rikhen friends at Wheels24 procured some shots of the winged wonder down in Johannesburg, South Africa. Why South Africa? Well — as it's one of the markets they'll be offering it in come 2010, why not start getting fellow drivers used to a four-door Porsche sedan. We know we're certainly not used to it yet — maybe Porsche could drive the Panamera around our place a few times — you know, just to help us wrap out minds around the concept. Of course we do already have our own set of spy shots which you can peruse again below. [Wheels24]

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10:30 AM on Wed Aug 8 2007
By Ray Wert
1,611 views, 22 comments

Latest by websterphreaky: WAIT A MINUTE!!! This looks just like my '63 Aston Martin DB5! Damn Prussian Kopy Kats! more »

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Porsche Panamera Spotted in Spain


Hola, Panamera! A Porsche Panamera prototype was recently spotted in Zona Levante, Spain. Apparently even overworked German engineers on a deadline have time for a run to the beach. Who knows what mischief they got into after this was shot. Possibly something involving fruity cocktails and unidentified chemicals in pill form, followed by six hours in a fetal position. Best. Job. Ever. [via The German Car Blog]

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8:48 AM on Wed Aug 8 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,281 views, 29 comments

Latest by ryanawesome: Anyone notice there is a second panamera in the next lane over during the video? And as far as the looks go im not worried. It still has a few years before it debuts officially so who knows what could happen more »

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Porsche Panamera on Video

We saw its wacky wing, now we get to see and hear the proto-Porsche Panamera in action. Not action exactly, but at least it's moving in a forward direction. The burble says this one's got the eight, not the six, but the body screams "easy on the donuts." [via Motor Authority]

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3:53 PM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,096 views, 19 comments

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2010 Porsche Panamera - Showing Us A Wing, No Prayer In Sight

We just snagged these KGP spy shots and it looks like there's even less camouflage on the Porsche Panamera than the last batch we saw. Those wily Porsche engineers who aren't so good at camoflauging their test vehicles, ditched the large plastic "cage" obscuring the Panamera's rear spoiler ever since its first appearance on the test circuit. We can now clearly see the smooth integration of the rear wing into the Panamera's sloping rear hatch and the spoiler that lifts and extends outward from the base of the backlight glass. How very Mercedes SLR of you, Porsche. Still looks like it was hit with the elongated ugly stick.

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11:59 PM on Tue Jul 24 2007
By Ray Wert
115,609 views, 57 comments

Latest by angrypirate06: Remember, this "thing" is going to go up against the Rapide. Good luck. more »

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Porsche Panamera on the Half Shell

We'll be relieved when these Porsche Panamera spy shots go gentle like Gabe Kaplan into that good media night. We yearn for the Panamera's post-prototype age, when gone will be the awkward cladding, manifest porker shape debauched by disguise, and those friggin' chimpy cheeks! That age is two years away, at best estimates. For now, let's just try not to point and laugh. It hates that. More »

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7:52 AM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By Mike Spinelli
3,182 views, 12 comments

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More Dirt On A Possible 928 Successor

For quite a while now we've been receiving reports that a new 928 is coming. To which we have always said "Boo Ya!" with the right side of our mouth, and "yeah right" with the left. Up until today the word on the street has been that after the four-door Panamera launches in 2009, they'll begin hammering on a two-door version due out in 2012 or so. Well guess what? A janitor spy deep within Porsche is claiming that a two door Panamera has been in the pipeline the entire time. Seems that Porsche has been keeping a close eye on the Bentley boys and their two-headed Continental GT/Flying Spur monster. Though, unlike the German British two-door, the new 928 (can we just go ahead and call it the 928?) will be all about über performance, not waftable GT luxury. Seeing as how Porsche and VAG are as inbred as a racehorse, might be the only way to sneak a new 928 into production. Put us down for the twin-turbo V8 version please. And, if they drop in the V10 from the Carrera GT, we'll take two. And for the love of the fatherland, make it look like the old 928. – Jonny Lieberman More »

2:15 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
732 views, 17 comments

Latest by edwineverready: i hope i get my account on kotaku. more »

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Spec'ing the 2010 Porsche Panamera

Those seven-day tweakers AutoWeek have set their forensic Photoshop artistes to predicting the coming Porsche Panamera, ahead of its presumed reveal at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show. We've been taken with how ungainly the Panamera has looked in recent spy shots, and the illustrations do little to quell the dread unsettling our collective stomach. AW also summarizes some newly sourced information on the coming four-door's mechanicals. Those are, a base engine based on Volkswagen's 3.6-liter V6 and a 4.8-liter, direct-injection V8 projected to produce 400 hp in free-breathing trim and 520 hp turbocharged. A V6 hybrid-drive version is expected to join the similarly powered Cayanne the company announced in 2005 was in development. As for the rumor Porsche would produce a two-door version to revive the former 928's configuration? Still unconfirmed. – Mike Spinelli More »

7:48 AM on Mon Apr 16 2007
By Mike Spinelli
557 views, Comment

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Porsche Busts Budget on Leipzig Plant for Panamera

Getting into the premium, grand touring sedan-coupe market is costing the flush Porsche s few more Cayenne bux than it had planned. According to Automotive News, the Stuttgartarians are over budget by 25% on an extension to the Leipzig plant that will build the coming car's bodies at an expected rate of 20,000 a year. Assemblage begins in 2008, with a launch of the Mercedes CLS / Aston Martin Rapide fighter happening at one of the big shows that year. The $202 million makeover includes a larger production floor, a logistics center and restaurant-grade refrigerator so Jorg's onion pies stop stinking up Edvard's schweinehaxe. – Mike Spinelli More »

12:35 PM on Fri Apr 13 2007
By Mike Spinelli
386 views, 7 comments

Latest by Shapeshifter: Yeah. I'd buy one. Maybe. Depending on how it looks when you can actually buy it, mostly. But that's more than i can say for most Porsches. more »

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Spy Photos: More Shots of the Porsche Panamera Mule

They've done away with that weird flat royal blue latex paint, but Porsche is still flogging its dopey Panamera test mule ahead of the new four-door's production in 2009. We're assuming the finished product will look quite a bit more comely than the fugly duckling in these photos, published in Car. Still, the current tester is quite an effort in creative subterfuge. Imagine building fake body panels specifically to resemble an uglier version of the car that's being tested, while keeping to the expected specs. It's brilliant. The swan is expected to emerge sometime in 2008. – Mike Spinelli More »

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8:10 AM on Mon Feb 19 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,787 views, 19 comments

Latest by RFP: I read that Porsche wanted to designing a car that would be excepted into NASCAR Racing as The Cayenne was disqualified from NASCAR Truck Racing. Years ago there was a small division of NASCAR that a few 911's competed very more »

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Spy Video: 2010 Porsche Panamera

A test mule of Porsche's upcoming sedan (sorry, four-door coupe?) — the Panamera — has been spotted in Europe sporadically since this past summer. Now, AutoExpress has long-lens spy video footage of the car, as it began a grueling week of roadway flogging. While the mule looks like something Porsche, don't expect the final product to be so ungainly. Engineers likely fashioned the disguise out of parts it had lying about — a bit of 911 here, a piece of Cayman there, a dash of Cayenne... The final product will debut at the 2009 Geneva show, and according to AE, will have a front-mounted 3.5-liter Volkswagen V6 as its base engine, producing 300 hp, with a Porsche-built V8 in naturally aspirated (350 hp) and twin-turbo (560 hp) versions available to those with bond-trading bonuses melting their Dockers. – Mike Spinelli More »

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9:02 AM on Thu Nov 30 2006
By Mike Spinelli
534 views, 2 comments

Latest by Gromit: No doubt when the long-lens guys first spotted the Cayenne prototypes, they turned to each other and said "of course, it's wearing disguise". Maybe, but underneath it was still goddamn ugly. I fear the Panamera will turn out the same way - more »