Desire- Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 We promise this really is the new third-generation Porsche Panamera. Porsche has reverted to its classic incremental design approach for the switch from G2 to G3 (hope that pleases the model code fans out there), although there are some subtle styling differences if you look hard enough. Up front there’s a new grille with an extra inlet above the front numberplate, while the arches are more pronounced to ape the 911. The rear looks a little more 911-esque too with a frameless rear window, a redesigned lightbar and a slightly larger black plastic area. Porsche is launching the G3 with the Panamera 4 and mid-range Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid. The 4 gets a twin-turbo 2.9-litre V6 that makes 348bhp and 369lb ft of torque, while the Turbo E-Hybrid pairs a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 with a 25.9kWh (gross) battery and an electric motor that’s integrated into the eight-speed PDK gearbox. Total power output? A cool 671bhp and 686lb ft of torque. And that’s not even going to be the top spec. As with the previous Panamera, there will be a full-fat Turbo S E-Hybrid that Thomas Friemuth – Porsche’s head of the Panamera product line – tells us will have “significantly higher numbers”. For reference, the old one had 690bhp. Expect a non-hybrid, V8-engined GTS for the drivers too, as well as a V6 hybrid and a base spec rear-wheel drive V6 that’ll just be called ‘Panamera’. Sounds like there won’t be a non-hybrid Turbo S this time though. Got it? Good, neither have we. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/yes-really-new-third-generation-porsche-panamera
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