Porsche tries really, really hard to keep their cars on the road, and it shows at events like the Porsche Monterey Classic I attended on Monday night. This is the percentage of Porsches still on the road out of all Porsches ever built — an incredible number.
Porsche, it seems, is one of the rare brands that recognizes the value of their previous models. See, there it is again, 70 percent. This is due in large part to the Porsche Classic program, an internal effort to maintain and revive old Porsches. It debuted for the model year. The Panamera is Porsche's front-engined, four-door car.
Consider it a cross between a sports car and a sports sedan. All Panameras come with an eight-speed PDK automatic transmission. Porsche is giving the lineup a substantial refresh for the model year. As of this writing, Porsche has not released the new pricing. The Macan is Porsche's entry-level compact crossover. It debuted for the model year, and it remains Porsche's best-selling model; in , Porsche sold more Macans in the U.
The base Macan uses a hp four-cylinder engine. All Macans use a seven-speed PDK automatic transmission. The third generation debuted in the U. Each trim is available as a Cayenne Coupe variant with a rakish roofline. Cayennes use an eight-speed tiptronic automatic transmission rather than Porsche's PDK. The base Cayenne uses a hp 3. Today's Best Deals. A luxury car should isolate and insulate the driver and passengers from the outside world and thunderous engine noise is antithetical to that standard.
The engines of the Panamera and Cayenne are some of the most potent around, starting out at over HP and only going up from there. A luxury vehicle should only use the most upscale materials that provide tactile pleasure whenever you come into contact with them.
The interiors of all Porsche vehicles are exemplary, but the Panamera and Cayenne take things to a whole other level. Plush leather, wood inlays, and high-quality metal abound. As we mentioned earlier, all that time Porsche spends at racetracks has improved handing engineering and suspension geometries, but technology is another thing this brand relies on to deliver superb cornering.
The especially has received improved versions of this technology allowing it to move its hips just a hair in the middle of a corner and keep the car from stepping out under power.
The way the moves through twists and bends is what makes it so special and fun. No matter if you have driven a , , or in the past, every Porsche feels familiar regardless of age. That makes it timeless too. Did you notice that when you hustled it on a back road and eventually parked it that your back and neck felt like they had been punched by Mike Tyson?
That is the product of seats that are too hard, a ride that is too stiff, and a fast car that is unapologetic to your health. The is the opposite. Everything is where you would expect and there is plenty of storage for your bags and groceries. Max Larsen is the Porsche reporter at Torque News. Since he was 15 years old Max was building old cars and selling them for profit, spawning his love for cars.
0コメント