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Rare is the occasion a turbocharged Porsche feels a bit gutless. 991 GT2 RS? Not short of ‘go’, is it? Any 911 Turbo for that matter – they tend to feel even faster than the numbers on the tin suggest, always have done. Even Porsche’s current entry-level car, the much-derided 2-litre 718, makes a healthy, turbocharged 296bhp and feels good for every last Pferdestärke.
And yet, right at this moment, the 4-litre twin-turbo V8 in the Panamera GTS I’m driving feels if not limp, then certainly subdued. That’s a bizarre comment to make about a 454bhp superlimo, I’m well aware of that, but the shapely, streamliner rear of the Mercedes-AMG GT63 4-Door ahead is marching away from us every time the road runs straight and there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it but listen. In fact, I can almost sense the low-frequency jackhammering from its quad firecracker exhausts permeating the Porsche’s windscreen and passing right through me. In a comparison of V8s, eastern Stuttga
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The Tesla Model S has had the prestige electric sedan market sewn up for years, but a major threat to the American model’s dominance has now arrived in Australia in the form of the Porsche Taycan. While the Taycan lacks the range and the performance of the Tesla flagship variants across the board, it has two trump cards to play: dynamics and cachet. And, as a Porsche, it’s also one of the more affordable cars in the German sports car marque’s stable.
Prices go up to Rs. 2.43 crore
The Panamera in India also gets a hybrid system now
Porsche India has launched the Panamera facelift in the country and prices start at ₹ 1.45 crore. The Panamera will be available in four variants - Panamera, Panamera GTS, Panamera Turbo S and the Panamera Turbo S E-hybrid. The new Panamera models gets a front end which has striking air intake grilles, large side cooling openings and a single-bar front light module. The completely new front end of the Panamera Turbo S is differentiated by the larger side air intakes and newly designed elements in the exterior colour, which are connected horizontally and thus emphasise the width of the vehicle.
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