We have been enjoying Porsche Panameras for ten years. As they say, time does fly when you are having fun and driving a car that was designed and built with the modern person in mind makes that decade feel like moments. To celebrate the tenth anniversary Porsche has unveiled a special edition model. 

The new Panamera 10 Years Edition features a particularly extensive list of standard equipment in relation to comfort and the chassis and has been enhanced with exclusive design highlights. This includes the new 21-inch Panamera Sport Design wheels, in satin-gloss White Gold Metallic and the “Panamera” logo on the front doors, also in White Gold Metallic. The anniversary logo can also be found in the interior on the front passenger trim panel and on the door entry guards. The interior is designed in black partial leather and is combined with decorative stitching in White Gold, which creates a high-quality impression. The new anniversary edition will be available in the Panamera 4, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid derivatives.

Additional extras as standard

The Panamera 10 Years Edition models come with a host of additional comfort and safety features as standard, such as; LED matrix headlights including PDLS Plus, Lane Change Assist and Lane Keeping Assist, as well as Park Assist including reversing camera. Further standard features include the panoramic roof system, privacy glass, heated 14-way comfort seats with Porsche crest on the head restraints, soft-close doors and the BOSE Surround Sound system.

Thanks to the standard adaptive three-chamber air suspension, including Porsche’s Active Suspension Management (PASM) and Power Steering Plus, the special edition models are also ideally equipped for outstanding driving dynamics. The hybrid models of the Panamera 10 Years Edition come with an on-board charger, which has a charging capacity of 7.2 kW instead of the otherwise standard 3.6 kW.

The Panamera 4 10 Years Edition models with 2.9-litre biturbo engine produces 330 hp (243 kW), meanwhile the anniversary edition of the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid features a 2.9-litre biturbo engine and a powerful electric motor with 136 hp (100 kW) which combine to deliver a system power of 462 hp (340 kW).

Sports car, luxury saloon, hybrid pioneer: the history of the Panamera

Like no other car in the luxury car segment, the Panamera has combined sports car performance with the luxury and versatility of a touring saloon since 2009. In addition, the range has decisively shaped the brand over the course of the last ten years as a technology platform for innovations that were later also transferred to other Porsche models. Now in its second generation, the Panamera is manufactured entirely in the Porsche plant in Leipzig, and comes in three different body variants, with more 250,000 units having been delivered to customers worldwide to date.

A Porsche for four was the concept that Panamera was based on and over the course of the company’s 70-year history, Porsche engineers kept coming back to this idea. However, prototypes such as the Type 530 based on the 356, lengthened variants of the 928 or the four-door coupé Type 989 did not make it into series production. At the start of the new century, the decision was taken to develop a four-door hatchback saloon. The specifications included outstanding driving dynamics, generous space conditions and a quintessentially Porsche appearance. The first Panamera – with the internal designation G1 – made its public debut on 19 April 2009 on the 94th floor of the World Financial Center in Shanghai, and set standards in its class thanks to the widespread between sportiness and comfort. It was packed with innovations and marked the first time, a luxury-class production model was offered with a dual-clutch transmission and start-stop system. The flagship model Panamera Turbo also introduced air suspension with additionally switchable air volume, as well as an adjustable, multi-dimensionally extendable rear spoiler. The Gran Turismo also paved the way for all other Porsche model lines with its new display and operating concept. 

In 2011, the Panamera set the stage for a new age of electromobility: as the first parallel full hybrid in the luxury class, the Panamera S Hybrid was the most economical Porsche to date despite a power output of 380 hp. Two years later, the Panamera S E-Hybrid once again led the way in the segment as the world’s first plug-in hybrid. The model range continued to grow quickly, and the Panamera was extremely important for Porsche: the Gran Turismo – with an output of up to 570 hp and also available with a lengthened wheelbase from 2013 – established the brand in a new market segment. 

All new: the second model generation from 2016 onwards

The development of the second Panamera generation (G2) followed several paths: alongside the saloon, which celebrated its world premiere in Berlin on 28 June 2016, and the long version, a third variant, the Sport Turismo, was developed on the joint platform. As of 2017, its avant-garde design and body concept brought more versatility to the luxury class. The G2 is even sportier and more elegant, but with the same generous space. The attractive exterior once again houses a host of innovations, including a digitized display and operating concept. 

Thanks to chassis systems like the three-chamber air suspension, rear-axle steering and the PDCC Sport electromechanical roll stabilization system, the Panamera is equally at home both on the streets and on the track. The power range of the petrol engines extends from 330 to 550 hp. In addition, Porsche fully embraced electric performance with the second Panamera generation: the boost strategy adopted from the 918 Spyder allows sports car-like performance in combination with high efficiency. The top model is the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid with a system power of 680 hp.

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