Is 2013 Porsche Panamera a good car?
Is 2013 Porsche Panamera a good car?
Driving. The 2013 Porsche Panamera is an accomplished, luxurious grand touring car as well as an engaging, shockingly capable high-performance car. Engine output ranges from the Panamera V6’s adequate 300 hp to the Turbo S’s mind-blowing 550 hp.
What kind of car is the 2013 Porsche Panamera?
The 2013 Panamera GTS I drove is a newcomer to the model’s lineup. This year, the Panamera is available in five trim levels: the base rear-drive Panamera 2 (and the base all-wheel drive Porsche Panamera 4), the S, the GTS, the Turbo and the Turbo S.
What kind of drive does a Porsche Panamera have?
The Panamera and Panamera S come with a choice of rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel drive, while the GTS and the Turbos are exclusively all-wheel drive. Apart from the new GTS, changes between the 2012 and 2013 versions are few (see them compared here ).
Which is better Porsche Panamera 4S or GTS?
Those figures are 30 hp and 15 lb-ft more than the standard Panamera 4S. The higher output of the GTS arrives slightly later on the tach, too, as the power peak is up to 6,700 rpm from 6,500 rpm while the torque peak still starts at 3,500 rpm.
The just-replaced 997 generation of the Porsche 911 Carrera had a GTS model and it sat in the sweet spot between the upper-spec Carrera S and the hard-edged GT3 track special. Now we have the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS, a sedan that’s more than just a standard Panamera with a sport package.
What to look for in a used Porsche Panamera?
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What kind of transmission does a Porsche Panamera have?
Backing up the newly muscular V8 is Porsche’s seven-speed PDK (Porsche Doppelkuppleungsgetriebe) dual-clutch automatic transmission. There is no conventional manual transmission offered because Porsche is smart enough to know that few would buy it in place of the perfectly effective PDK setupa.
Those figures are 30 hp and 15 lb-ft more than the standard Panamera 4S. The higher output of the GTS arrives slightly later on the tach, too, as the power peak is up to 6,700 rpm from 6,500 rpm while the torque peak still starts at 3,500 rpm.
