Better looking and more reliable than the original, the second gen Panamera has an awful lot going for it.
Note for reference: car weight and power data are hard to pin down with absolute certainty. For consistency, we use the same source for all our guides. We hope the data we use is right more often than it’s wrong. Our advice is to treat it as relative rather than definitive.The direct injection 2.9 V6 with twin ‘hot vee’ turbos was a fine, fast engine. It took the big Panamera through the 0-62mph run in just 4.4sec, or 4.
If you’re after a twin-turbo 2,894cc 2.9 4S make sure that is what you’re buying and that you don’t end up with a 2,995cc 3.0. There’s nothing wrong with the 3.0 but if someone is ‘accidentally’ advertising their 3.0 as a 2.9, and you accidentally buy it, you’ll be considerably shortchanging yourself on power. It might seem a bit daft to mention all this as the ’4S’ on the badge at the back should be a pretty obvious clue as to what you’re buying, but some cars do get de-badged.
Even well-regarded independents don’t always put their prices online. We’re not going to get into recommending any one in particular but a random dip suggests a typical charge of £320 for minor services and £440 for majors. It goes without saying that full service histories are pretty much essential on Panameras if you plan on selling the car at any point.Was Porsche’s refresh of the chassis successful? Put it this way, you’d never believe it weighed nearly two tonnes.
Earlier on we mentioned the 971’s restyling which established a closer visual link between it and the 911, Boxster and Cayman. The key features were a new grille and air intakes up front and new full-width LED lights at the back . Soft-close doors were standard on the 4S as was foot-wave hatch opening. Perhaps the most striking thing about the Panamera’s body was just how solid it looked. It wasn’t just a styling trick either.
There’s not a lot of point going on about what equipment you got and what you didn’t get in a Panamera because Porsche has famously turned option-box-ticking into an Olympic sport and you are extremely unlikely to find any two cars the same. Suffice it to say that even an options-free Panamera is lavishly equipped. Burmester sound was a near-£5,000 upgrade that is always a nice thing to find in any used Panamera. Massage seats are desirable, too.
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