Porsche Panamera test drive since 2009 hatchback
Porsche Panamera. Taxi "Ferdinand"
Porsche Panamera. Price: from 5 231 400 rub. On sale: since September 2009 Since the birth of the first Cayenne, not a single Porsche has aroused so many emotions! But if the birth of Cayenne still left mixed feelings and was perceived by many as a departure from the foundations of Porsche to please the laws of survival, then with Panamera everything is different. The first family station wagon Porsche does not leave the sports traditions of the brand laid down by the Great Ferdinand Porsche.
Test pilot
Vladimir Makkaveev, 32 years old, automobile journalist, driving experience 13 years, personal car - Volvo C30
During his long and fruitful life, Ferdinand Porsche built hundreds of car models, motorcycles, tanks. From his culmin, they moved to the conveyor Mercedes, Auto-Union, Citroen, Volkswagen in his head, brilliant inventions were born: hybrid power plant, compressive boost, torsion suspension all this is also porsche. But his true aspirations always rotated around two seemingly incompatible things: Porsche dreamed of a folk car and sports cars. In both of these areas, he achieved success, which is unlikely to ever be repeated. Ferdy created the most folk of all the folk cars VW Beetle. And his son Ferry built the legendary Porsche 911. Around exactly to the 100th anniversary of the younger Porsche Panamera became a kind of monument to two Ferdinandam Quintessence of their common aspirations, a symbol of compatibility of incompatible. Of course, Panamera is far from a folk car, but this is a car for the people. The world's first laconic and functional family sports car, as adapted to everyday operation.
Surprisingly powerful, rapid and organic panels of the Panamera body leaves no doubt: before us Porsche, and Porsche in its strongest manifestation. The hood is made without corners, only with radii and influx of headlights, a wide torso classic for Porsche, a rear glass taping upward, a long base, and short overhangs. The squat design Panamera captivates, impressive. The only negative that you notice later, looking at numerous photos: Panamera, like all very beautiful women, is not too photogenic. In life, it is much more charming than in the photo. Moreover, charm is not only external, but also internal.
Panamera Real Lady! And like any lady, she does not accept cheap outfits and half decisions. No, this machine needs to be enjoyed only in the maximum configuration. This is a completely different level of emotions! Therefore, having postponed until better times, getting to know the atmospheric Panamera S and 4s, we sit in the cockpit Panamera Turbo. Like her hopeless sisters, 4.8? A liter turbo engine went to inherit Cayenne, after a number of modernizations. So, 500? A strong Panamera engine for the first time received an intake manifold/turbocharger unusual without an intermediate flange, lightly light than a crooked-shaped mechanism and a crankshaft with an enlarged combination radius. The gearbox with two clutches of Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) and the active all -wheel drive system built into its case with an unusual lobby intermediate shaft are also used for the first time in the classroom, as well as the PDK combination with the engine automatically shutdown system. A second after stopping at the traffic lights, it dashes the motor, allowing to save up to 10% of the fuel in the city cycle. But quite theory! It's time to finally try out this four -wheeled perfection! Sticking up behind the wheel and drove the cradle of a half -sports chair under the figure, I quickly look around the cockpit, not the salon! The front seats and the box of the through longitudinal central console clearly draw the salon space into four full -fledged cockpit. At the same time, surprisingly, possessing external proportions of the classic sports coupe, Panamera will give odds to other limousines in terms of comfort and living space.
In front, everything is sustained in strict sports traditions of the brand. Even the inner door handles look like tiny air intakes. Classical for the 911th series, the layout of the dashboard of five round devices. But the most striking emotions are, of course, the through central console. It is felt that a clog, which grew up in the French comedies of Luke Besson, was clogged into the ranks of the restrained and disciplined Stuttgart designers. We press the key with an icon of exhaust pipes, and the sound of the motor under load becomes a horn roller. We select the Sport Plus program, and adaptive pneumatic suspension lowers the body to 25 mm. At the same time, the PASM suspension control system doubles the active volume of pneumo elements, changing the characteristics of shock absorbers. But the most enthusiasm of others is the process of deploying a four -position posterior anti -wing. The spoiler is quite working: at high speeds, it easily straightens out with lifting force on the rear axle, a decent clamping force is created.
Well, why not a Besson Luke's taxi?! The 32 variations of the car settings selected from the central console are another record of the new Porsche. And all these adjustments work, radically changing the character of Panamera: from comfortable and soft, to extreme-fierce from the limousine to sports car. Unless it is impossible to change the wheels to racing slides from the Panamera salon. Although, I think, the Marcelsky Solde-head Sebastien and would be so pleased. In Sport Plus Panamera Turbo, it prescribes turns like rails. The exchange rate stability is so great that even with the auxiliary electronics disconnected, it practically does not leave the opportunity to let Porsche a skid at speeds up to 100 km/h. Of course, sharp studs due to the long base are given to Panamera noticeably heavier than models of the 911th series. But something needs to be sacrificed. And in this case, it should be admitted that the game is worth the candle. Father and son Porsche could be proud of his first five -door GT class.
Three plus two Already today, with entering the market, Porsche Panamera is available in three versions. Both all -wheel drive modifications Panamera Turbo with 4.8? 500 liter? Strong turbo engine and Panamera 4s with an atmospheric engine with a capacity of 400 liters. With. Equipped with a PTM active all -wheel drive system and a seven -speed automatic PDK gearbox with two clutches. A rear -wheel drive 400? Strong Panamera S in the database is equipped with a six -speed manual gearbox (seven -speed PDK is available as an option). As promised in Stuttgart, in the near future the Panamera lineup will be replenished with two more modifications: the initial model with the V6 engine and a version with a hybrid drive.
Five innovations
From a technological point of view, Porsche Panamera can rightfully be considered one of the main premieres of 2009. The design of the German lies as many as five class innovations: a gearbox with two clutches; Start-Stop system combined with automatic transmission; rear anti -wing with an adjustable angle of attack; Sport Chrono package, providing a more sports setting of the engine, chassis and KP; Pneumatic suspension with adjustable additional volume in each pneumo element. The latter, being a world novelty, deserves special attention.
Depending on the settings chosen by the driver from the central console, the capacity of each pneumo element can vary from 2.2 (in comfortable mode) to 1.1 l (in sports). With the transition to a sports regime, the characteristic of the compression course becomes more progressive. Accordingly, the rigidity of the chassis and the PASM control of the rigidity of adaptive shock absorbers are varyed. In addition, due to the solid difference in pneumo elements, the new suspension is able to change the clearance of Panamera in a wide range. The three -position system of control of the height of the road clearance allows how to lower the body 25 mm below the base plane to improve the dynamic characteristics of the car and increase the rigidity of pneumo elements in Sport Plus mode, and raise it by 20 mm to confidently overcome the ramps and borders. Each change in the height of the body takes about four seconds.
We do not love
Two separate rear seats with an armrest provide maximum space. Spacious
The upper plane of the 4-position spoiler is laid out in width to increase the area. Sports
32 Variations of settings are selected from the central remote control. Variably
Driving Management is slightly less acute and uncompromising than the Porsche sports coupe, however, excellent exchange rate stability and wide variability of settings allow you to get maximum pleasure from piloting.
Salon
Stunningly spacious.
Comfort
It may well argue in comfort with the best limousines of their price group.
Safety
The maximum set of passive safety tools is opposed to sports.
Price
It is quite reasonable.
Advantages and disadvantages
+ Unprecedented dynamics for a family car, amazing variability of settings, the widest equipment with innovative technologies.
- Not the widest line of engines.
Specifications
Mark and model - Porsche Panamera Turbo
Dimensions - 4970x1931x1418 mm
Engine - gasoline, 4806 cm3, 500 hp/6000 min -1
Transmission - automatic PDK, 7 -speed KP
Dynamics - max 303 km/h; 4.2 C to 100 km/h
Competitors - MB S 63 AMG, MB CLS 63, Audi S8, Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S
Our opinion
until recently, the Porsche lineup was two extremes: bright, sports, but not for the everyday life of Boxster/Cayman and 911 and much more functional, but far from so sports Cayenne. Panamera is a golden middle range, and she has every chance of becoming a new icon of the brand.
Author: Vladimir Makkaveev
Source: Magazine 5 wheel [August 2009]
