2010 Porsche Panamera "an all-new model to the Porsche family"

Introduction

The Porsche Panamera is an all-new model to the Porsche family, bringing sports car performance and untraditional styling to the full-size premium class.

The Panamera is offered in three versions, the rear-wheel drive S, the all-wheel drive 4S, and the all-wheel drive Turbo. Each come with a direct injection 4.8-liter V-8, the S models making 400-hp, while the Turbo adds twin-turbocharging for 500-hp. The Porsche PDK double-clutch gearbox is the only transmission choice, and all models are equipped an auto start-stop feature for increased urban fuel economy. The body appears to be a four-door sedan but with a coupe-like profile and a power liftgate rather than a typical trunk for access to the spacious luggage area. Standard safety features include ten airbags, bi-xenon adaptive headlights with LED daytime running lights, rain sensing wipers, full LED rear lighting, four belt pretensioners and electronic traction and stability control. A small sample of optional tech features include Bluetooth, rearview camera, electronic logbook, Burmester high-end audio system, twin-screen rear entertainment system, voice activation, servotronic steering, active anti-roll bars and ceramic composite brakes.

2010 Porsche Panamera S Hatchback Performance & Efficiency Standard Features
- 4,806 cc 4.8 liters V 8 front engine with 96.0 mm bore, 83.0 mm stroke, 12.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder
- Premium unleaded fuel 91
- Gasoline direct injection fuel system
- 21.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 17.6
- Power: 298 kW , 400 HP SAE @ 6,500 rpm; 369 ft lb , 500 Nm @ 3,500 rpm
2010 Porsche Panamera S Hatchback Handling, Ride & Braking Standard Features
- Four-wheel ABS
- Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs
- Electronic brake distribution
- Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management
- Immobilizer
- Driver selectable responsive suspension
- Stability control
- Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs, multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs
- Tire kit


2010 Porsche Panamera S Hatchback Exterior & Aerodynamics Standard Features
- Body color front and rear bumpers
- Chrome/bright trim around side windows
- Day time running lights
- Driver power heated partial-painted door mirrors with automatic operation, passenger power heated partial-painted door mirrors
- Electric trunk/hatch pull down
- External dimensions: overall length (inches): 195.7, overall width (inches): 76.0, overall height (inches): 55.8, wheelbase (inches): 115.0, front track (inches): 65.3 and rear track (inches): 65.4
- Electric foldable mirrors
- Headlight cleaners
- Projector beam lens Bi-Xenon headlights
- Luxury trim alloy & leather on gearknob, piano black on doors and piano black on dashboard
- Black paint
- Fixed rear window with defogger
- Trunk/hatch spoiler
- Steel electric front sunroof
- Tinted glass on cabin
- Weights: curb weight (lbs) 3,968
- Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe and rain sensor

2010 Porsche Panamera S Hatchback Interior Standard Features
- 12v power outlet: front, rear and 2
- Air conditioning with climate control and rear outlet
- Diversity antenna
- Peripheral interior monitoring anti-theft protection
- RDS audio system with AM/FM and CD player CD player reads MP3
- Automatic drive indicator on dashboard
- Cargo area light
- Cargo capacity: rear seat down (cu ft): 44.6 and all seats in place (cu ft): 15.7
- Clock
- Coming home device
- Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and instantaneous fuel consumption
- Full dashboard console, full floor console with covered storage box
- Delayed/fade courtesy lights
- Cruise control
- Front seats and rear seats cup holders
- Door pockets/bins for driver seat, passenger seat and rear seats
- External temperature
- Driver front airbag with multi-stage deployment, passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment
- Bucket heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment
- Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
- Front seat center armrest
- Garage door opener
- Two head restraints on front seats and rear seats
- Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor active, automatic and speed dependant
- Heated washer
- Illuminated entry system
- Knee airbags driver and passenger
- Low tire pressure indicator
- Memorized adjustment with four driver's seat positions
- Navigational systems : information type: 3D and voice and knobs/touch buttons controls HDD and color
- Parking distance sensors rear and radar
- Remote power locks
- Power steering
- Front and rear power windows with two one-touch
- Front and rear reading lights
- 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side with pre-tensioners
- Rear seat center armrest with trunk access
- Two asymmetrical bucket front facing rear seats with zero adjustments
- Automatic operation rear view mirror
- Remote control remote trunk/hatch release
- Front and rear side curtain airbag
- Front seat back storage
- Leather seat upholstery with additional leather
- Seating: four seats
- Service interval indicator
- Front and rear side airbag
- Eleven speaker(s)
- Leather covered multi-function steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment
- Tachometer
- Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror
- Ventilation system with micro filter and active carbon filter

2009 Porsche 911 Turbo with Sport Chrono Package Turbo

Corralled in the engine bay are 125 extra horses for a total of 480 from the 3.6-liter flat six-cylinder. Torque is rated at 460 pound-feet from a low 1,950 to 5,000 rpm. The Sport Chrono Package Turbo, which offers an overboost function, further raises the torque to 505 pound-feet at the touch of a button.

Responsible for the extra firepower are twin turbochargers featuring Variable Turbine Geometry. Acceleration from zero to 60 miles per hour is achieved in just 3.8 seconds for the manual six-speed transmission and 3.5 seconds for the optional Tiptronic S five-speed automatic. The top speed is 193 mph.

When you go fast, you may also need to stop fast, so Porsche equips the 911 Turbo with six-piston brakes up front and four-piston brakes out back, all with aluminum-fixed calipers and ventilated discs. For more stopping power, the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake system is optional.

Porsche Active Suspension Management, with normal and sport settings, is standard.

A spoiler rises out of the rear body work to reduce lift at high speeds.

The convertible's drag coefficient is remarkably low at just 0.31.

Two-tone 19-inch alloy wheels show the world the 911 Turbo means business.

Like other 911 convertibles, the soft-top roof can be lowered in just 20 seconds at the touch of a button. A standard detachable wind deflector reduces turbulence and noise in the passenger compartment at high speeds, while a lightweight aluminum hard-top is an option.

Many interior amenities come standard including automatic climate control, an on-board computer, HomeLink system and 12-speaker Bose surround-sound audio system.

Convertible Turbo
Base Price: $140,700
Drivetrain: All Wheel Drive
Curb Weight (lbs): 3494
City (MPG): 15
Hwy (MPG): 24
Hwy (MPG): 23
Horsepower: 480 @ 6000
Torque (lb-ft): 480 @ 1950-5000
Torque (lb-ft): 505 @ 2100-4000
Wheelbase (in.): 92.5
Length (in.): 176.3
Width (in.): 72.9
Height (in.): 51.2

2009 Porche Cayman with New Boxer Engine

The 2009 Porsche Cayman is just another example of the attention to detail that makes a Porsche a Porsche. Not content to make some of the most complete and balanced sports cars on the market, Stuttgart continually leads sports car innovation, and the exciting though familiar 2009 Porsche Cayman is no different.

Unveiled at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Cayman displays minor exterior clues that this is indeed a new Porsche, but it seems that like the 911, Porsche intends to keep the Cayman's styling instantly recognizable and relatively constant.

New head and tail lights incorporating tasteful rows of small LED lamps as well as bi-xenon headlight technology are the most easily distinguishable features of the new Cayman's exterior, though if you look closely you will find a whole host of very minor changes. The real story, of course, is what's inside. The 2009 Porsche Cayman engine, transmission and drivetrain all receive new and very significant upgrades.



2009 Cayman Performance: A New Boxer Engine, Much More

The 2009 Porsche Cayman S receives an all-new direct injection 3.4 liter flat 6 powerplant benefitting from upgrades that first made their way into Porsche 911 engines. Because the sophisticated direct injection system can much more closely monitor how much fuel is making its way inside the combustion chamber, the Cayman 2.9 liter engine and the 3.4 liter Cayman S motor not only enjoy significant horsepower gains but bumps in fuel economy as well.

It was not so long ago that a Porsche sports car model with an automatic transmission would be laughable to any serious Porsche fan or enthusiast. Cayman models for 2009 receive a version of the Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission first introduced in 911 models.As is the case with dual clutch automanuals from Audi and Ferrari, the PDK uses two alternatively engaging clutches to minimize shift times and transmission wear, actually allowing the Cayman to accelerate faster than even the most skilled driver. Most who buy a Cayman for spirited driving over cruising might still opt for the true 6 speed manual, even though the PDK gains an extra gear.

The 2009 Cayman and Cayman S models will be showing up in dealerships early next year. Cayman and Cayman S base price information to be announced soon.

2009 Porsche Cayman Specifications

Chassis
Brakes	Pre-Loading
Wheels	19 inch
Drivetrain
Layout	Mid-Engine, RWD
Transmission	6 Speed Manual or 7 Speed Porsche PDK DSG
Differential	New Standard Limited Slip
Engine
Type:	6 Cylinder Horizontally Opposed "Boxer"
Engine & Transmission
Displacement cu in (cc):	3.4 liters
Power bhp (kW) at RPM:	320 bhp
Exterior
Body Type	2 Door, 2 Seat Coupe
Interior
Audio	CDR-30 CD radio
Navigation	Porsche Communication Management (PCM) 3.0 complete with hard disc navigation
Connectivity	iPod®, USB stick, or Bluetooth
Performance
Acceleration (0-100 km/h)	4.9 seconds

Latest 2009 Porsche Boxster and Cayman

The hallmark of a true sports car is how well it involves its driver in the driving. Although the Boxster and the Cayman differ in character—roadster versus hardtop—they’re alike in terms of how well they communicate every nuance of mechanical information to the pilots and how accurately they convert driver inputs into response. This is the essence of the car-and-driver connection, and few sports cars do it better.

Neither of these mechanically identical mid-engined cousins can be called inexpensive. Pricing for a basic Boxster, with a 245-hp, 2.7-liter flat-six, isn’t much under $50,000, and a loaded Cayman S easily surpasses $70,000. But we have yet to meet an owner who thinks his car isn’t worth the money.

This is the 10th 10Best appearance for the Boxster, and the third straight for the Cayman. Aside from several electronic comfort/convenience options—XM satellite radio and Bluetooth, iPod, MP3, and USB connectivity—both cars enter the 2009 model year unchanged. However, direct injection and dual-clutch automated manual gearboxes are expected to be on the list of mechanical particulars sometime in early ’09.

VEHICLE TYPE: mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door roadster or 3-door hatchback

ESTIMATED BASE PRICE: $47,000–$61,000

ENGINES: DOHC 24-valve 2.7-liter flat-6, 245 hp, 201 lb-ft; DOHC 3.4-liter flat-6, 295 hp, 251 lb-ft

TRANSMISSIONS: 5-speed auto with manumatic shifting, 5- or 6-speed manual

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 95.1 in Length: 171.6–172.1 in Width: 70.9 in Height: 50.9–51.4 in
Curb weight: 2900–3100 lb

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 18–20/25–29 mpg