Your lifestyle demands a vehicle that is practical. Your heart desires a sportscar. Typically for Porsche, this is a contradiction that can be reconciled. Intro-ducing the new Panamera 4S. A four-seater with all-wheel drive, driving dynamics and performance figures to match many a sporty two-seater.

Design
As you can see, we didn’t experiment with the car’s design. We stuck with our philosophy that form should follow function. Nothing else would have made sense. Nothing else would have produced a four-seat Porsche.

Distinctive features on the exterior of the Panamera 4S include the rear logo and the side air intakes with titanium-coloured double slats situated in the front apron. Similarly characteristic are the fins on the black rear apron diffuser. The 18-inch Panamera S wheels and silver-coloured brake calipers are fitted as standard.

Drive
Athletic and powerful, its natural home is the open road. With four occupants seated in comfort and all their luggage, it still retains a sportscar feel. Driving for the sheer pleasure of it. This is driving as we understand it, and there is no better way to demonstrate it than in the new Panamera 4S.

Performance
The 4.8-litre V8 naturally aspirated engine of the new Panamera 4S generates 294 kW (400 hp) and 500 Nm torque. Fitted as standard, the 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) enables smooth gear changes with no discernible interruption in the flow of power, which is transmitted to the intelligent all-wheel drive of the Porsche Traction Management (PTM) – also featured as standard. By means of an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch, drive force is distributed between the front and rear axles for optimum traction and stability as the driving situation demands.

Safety
In the new Panamera models, we have further improved our airbag technology in the form of full-size driver and front passenger airbags which are inflated in two stages depending on the severity and type of accident (e.g. frontal or offset frontal). Two sensors in the front end allow a crash to be detected and evaluated far sooner and with considerably greater accuracy. In less serious accidents, the airbags are only partially inflated, thereby minimising discomfort to the occupants.

As standard, the knee airbags for the driver and front passenger are supplemented by the Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP). This comprises two-chamber side airbags for the pelvis and thorax regions, curtain airbags along the entire roof frame and the side windows from the A-pillar to the C-pillar, and side impact protection elements in the doors. Side airbags in the rear compartment are available as an option.

As standard, all of the new Panamera models are equipped with enhanced Porsche Stability Management (PSM), which maintains stability even at the limits of dynamic driving performance. Sensors continuously monitor the direction, speed, yaw velocity and lateral acceleration of the car. Using this information, PSM is able to calculate the actual direction of travel at any given moment. If the car begins to oversteer or understeer, PSM applies selective braking on individual wheels to restore stability.

Comfort
Whatever kind of journey you are making – short or long, for business or pleasure, or even just routine driving – the Panamera offers something a little bit different.

When you sit inside one of the new Panamera models, four things immediately stand out: first, the elevated centre console; second, the four individual seats; third, the amount of space in the rear where even taller passengers will find plenty of leg and head room; and fourth, the versatility of the luggage compartment thanks to the folding rear seats.

The four individual seats are comfortable and offer good lateral support. In conjunction with seat heating, a seat ventilation function is also available as an option. The electrically adjustable 8-way power seats in the rear are another special feature available on request.

Why four individual seats? Because only these satisfy our requirement for high-performance driving. Conventional rear bench seats can not fulfill this requirement and instead made way for a centre console.

Environment
Vehicles manufactured by Porsche demonstrate that even high-performance sportscars can achieve moderate fuel consumption and exhaust emission values in their respective category.

The balance is exemplary: the 4.8-litre V8 engines of the Panamera S models comply with both the Euro 5 emission standards in Europe and the ULEV regulations in the USA.

Efficient emission control is achieved by a two-stage cascade-type catalytic converter, which comprises two monoliths arranged in series. These specially coated substrates contain ultra-fine honeycomb channels in which pollutants are converted as exhaust gas passes through.

Colours
The extensive colour range of the New Panamera models offers no fewer than 17 exterior colours. In total, there are two solid, ten metallic and five special colours to choose from. Then there are six interior colours and four two-tone equipment finishes, plus six interior packages in aluminium, carbon or a selection of woods.