Five Innovations in Technology making their World Debut in the Porsche Panamera
Porsche’s Gran Turismo – a Unique Synthesis of Sporting Performance and Sheer LuxuryStuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is proudly presenting the key technologies of the new Panamera prior to the world debut of this truly outstanding Gran Turismo in Shanghai, among them no less than five innovations in technology to be admired for the first time in a production car in the luxury performance range and therefore marking world debuts themselves. These include the first automatic start/stop in conjunction with automatic transmission, air suspension with additional air volume on demand, as well as active aerodynamics with a multi-stage, adjustable rear spoiler moving up when required on the Panamera Turbo.
Offering the premium customer an unprecedented vehicle concept, the Panamera is a four-seater Gran Turismo featuring the most supreme standard of dynamic performance and superior elegance all in one.
As Porsche’s fourth model series, the Panamera is to achieve the same outstanding position that the 911, the Cayenne, the Boxster, and the Cayman already hold in their respective segments. While competing with well-established models in the premium class, the Panamera is most … Details
2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: Porsche’s first cleaner-and-greener machine combines a 333-horsepower V6 with a 52-horsepower electric motor that can solely operate at speeds up to 140 km/h or in tandem with the gas engine as required.
An eight-speed automatic transmission functions in either mode. Porsche claims the hybrid will hit 100 km/h in seven seconds and average about 9.0 l/100 km in combined city/highway driving…Â Details
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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, knows what he wants from the Big Three auto executives: They should bow down to stockholders and apologize.
That’s one of the milder suggestions from Capitol Hill as to how Detroit’s top brass should behave.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., wants them to resign. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Ct., thinks that General Motors Chief Executive Richard Wagoner should “move on.” …Â Details
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