The Porsche Panamera is not the most popular automobile for lovers of sports car models. Too much weight… too little Porsche… or so they are inclined to say. But the Panamera Turbo S by Edo Competition could give them reason to change their minds.
TechArt is conspicuously indulging in unrestrained performance fetishism… and we mean this as a compliment. Regardless of the model range it is above all the turbo-boosted versions which are being given huge additional power, in particular the current 911 Turbo.
The Porsche Panamera is the most sporty luxury sedan in Germany. A very economical diesel power plant is announced for the coming autumn, but already the 380 horsepower hybrid version is scoring high points. A top speed of 270 kilometres an hour is one statistic, a fuel consumption of 6.8 litres per hundred driven is another.
The Porsche Panamera S Hybrid is to be the most economical Porsche ever built. Whether this is a car which merits ‘green’ credentials or simply sells the illusion of environmental responsibility was the question we sought to answer in our test.
The Porsche model 914 was the result of a cooperation between Volkswagen and Porsche and was the very first mass-produced mid-engine automobile worldwide in 1969. How will the 914 perform in the tracktest?