2013 Porsche Panamera Diesel

Porsche Panamera diesel combines the driving pleasure typical of the brand with the efficiency of a midsize car. In our test, we examine how "Porsche" and "diesel" in harmony.

2013 Porsche Panamera Diesel

If someone had said 25 years ago, that there will be a Porsche sedan with a diesel engine, you would have probably laughed at him, but times are changing, and today there is a full-fledged Porsche sports sedan with a diesel motor.

The design of the Panamera, it can still recognize at first glance, the family resemblance, visually, the Panamera is ever a true Porsche. The blend of sportiness and space is the engineers succeeded perfectly, the Panamera combines two worlds in one car.

Sporty sedan with an already extremely luxurious equipment, which includes among other things, in addition to the mandatory safety features for 18 "alloy wheels, LED taillights, a partial leather trim, an underbody trim, air conditioning and an electronic parking aid.

Is still room for improvement given enough how the features of our test cars has shown. With some nice features details such as Bi-Xenon headlights including PDLS, Bose surround sound system, full leather interior, heated steering wheel, air-conditioned front seats, electric sun roof, 20 "alloy wheels in Turbo design, electrically opening tailgate and even some other details are coming soon

For this we will also be an extremely luxurious Porsche brought to the door. The interior design is just as spectacular as the exterior appearance. A mixture of typical Porsche style, and Star Trek greeted the passengers.

The most comfortable sports seats offer perfect stability, and the wide center console - front and rear - admits to every passenger's personal privacy. On the center console are pushing a variety of knobs and switches that caresses of shiny aluminum inserts. Though the Panamera with this wealth of buttons not the 1st

The valves are the way they expect from Porsche, only in version 2.0 for Internet geeks. As usual, the rev counter is in the middle of the ads, but the Panamera is flanked on each side by two more ads. Left of the tachometer you can learn everything about oil temperature, oil pressure and speed, the right of it is the fixed display of water temperature and fuel, as well as the home of the onboard computer, and optionally the color display of the navigation system if the other passengers would use the main display for the navigation system otherwise .

With a length of 497 cm, the Panamera also princely space. Even in the second row there for tall passengers enough leg room, and headroom is much better than they trust the Porsche 141 cm high would.

The boot capacity of 445 liters by folding down the rear seats is even more extended and thus sized for a sports sedan perfectly acceptable.

Processing and material selection are perfectly typical of Porsche, even after 21,000 km of our test car rattles (which are usually twice as strong as claimed in private hands) nothing, and everything looks as fit as the first day.

The most important question remains, whether in creating a nearly 2-ton sedan, a 250-hp diesel engine and the feeling can Prosche? With a turn of the key, of course, as usual, Porsche is located on the left of the steering wheel, they awaken the 6-cylinder diesel engine to life and is surprised the first time.

The engineers have done it that no one gets into the car and has not previously read the discreet sign on the diesel side air inlet believe, would be to sit in a diesel. The sound is reminiscent of the Boxer engine and is far removed from any diesel-nailing. In return, the power delivery can be proud. With a maximum torque of 550 Nm, which is available 1750-2750 rev / min, the Panamera diesel accelerates smoothly in 6.8 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h Even more impressive is the enormous pulling power of the 3.0-liter diesel, which transports passengers in just 4.5 seconds from 80 km / h to 120 km / h.

The power delivery is accompanied by a sonorous sound, one has reached the desired speed, but it remains pleasantly quiet inside, which is recommended as an ideal of the Panamera sedan. Its top speed is 242 km / h

Perfect as the 8-speed Tiptronic harmonizes with the diesel, which shifts gear so perfect that you forget the keys for manual switching operations on the steering wheel may well.

In Sport mode, the Panamera looks then more agile, and very direct and light steering is a bit harder.

When the road holding and handling you will know that you're in a Porsche on the road. The Panamera is literally glued to the road, and if you did not know that you are traveling with a 5-meter sedan, you would not believe with certainty, so light and active driving can the great Porsche measure exactly around curves.

The big surprise is it then again at the pump: With a test consumption of 7.5 liters, which were achieved with quite a lot of driving fun and a good working start / stop system, the Panamera is also very economical way. Even the factory-stated 6.5 liters per 100 km are feasible, the gas pedal when moving house - only those who would like to have done this in a Porsche?

With the Panamera, Porsche has put a car on the wheels, which can inspire absolute. The combination of a typical Porsche driving characteristics with a frugal diesel, which are quite 1000 km to meet at a time without refueling makes the most sensible Porsche Panamera diesel for all time.