Looking to the future: World’s first plug-in hybrid drive in the luxury class

In the second generation of its Gran Turismo, Porsche is introducing the world’s first plug-in hybrid to the luxury class – the Panamera S E-Hybrid with 416 hp of system power. Along with this premiere,
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April 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Dubai. In the second generation of its Gran Turismo, Porsche is introducing the world’s first plug-in hybrid to the luxury class – the Panamera S E-Hybrid with 416 hp of system power. Along with this premiere, two luxurious Executive versions are making their debut – the Panamera 4S and Panamera Turbo with an extended wheelbase will be available in left-hand-drive markets. In addition, an entirely new three-litre V6 engine with biturbo charging is launched with the new Panamera S and 4S.

The Panamera model range has been further extended and consists now of ten derivatives, offering an even broader range between sportiness and comfort. New and further developed technologies have enabled fuel savings of up to 56 per cent, while enhancing operating and driving comfort.

The new Panamera underscores its exceptional positioning with a more expressive design language based on the company’s latest sports car generations that are marked by tighter lines, more pronounced contours and newly shaped body elements. In short, the Porsche Panamera is even more efficient, sporty, comfortable and elegant.

The new generation Gran Turismo celebrates its world premiere at Auto China in Shanghai, which opens its gates on the 21st of April 2013.

Panamera S E-Hybrid sets new standards in efficiency, performance and operating convenience

The Panamera S E-Hybrid is a systematically advanced development of the parallel full hybrids with a more powerful electric motor, a higher-performance battery that supplies more energy and the ability to charge it externally from the electrical grid. The electric drive produces 95 hp, which is more than double the power of the previous model’s electric motor at 47 hp. It draws its energy from a newly developed lithium-ion battery, which at 9.4 kWh has over five times the 1.7 kWh energy capacity of the previous battery in nickel metal hydride technology. When connected to an industrial outlet, it can be charged within around two and a half hours via the integrated on-board charger and the standard Porsche Universal Charger (AC), and it can be charged in less than four hours when connected to a conventional household electrical outlet in Germany.

The Panamera S E-Hybrid exceeds the driving performance of the previous model by far. In addition, the previous model’s NEDC fuel consumption of 7.1 l/100 km was reduced by 56 per cent to 3.1 l/100 km. That equates to CO2 emissions of 71 g/km. At the same time, its all-electric driving performance was substantially improved with regard to electric acceleration, the electric range and electric top speed. An intensive pure electric driving experience is possible without any fuel consumption or local emissions, which is especially advantageous in the urban environment. The electric driving range of the Panamera S E-Hybrid was determined to be 36 kilometres in NEDC-based testing. The distance may vary in real operation, since air conditioning and heating are deactivated in NEDC test conditions. A realistic all-electric driving range in everyday operation would lie somewhere between 18 and 36 km; under particularly favourable conditions it could even exceed this range. The Panamera with the new hybrid drive can reach speeds of up to 135 km/h in pure electric drive mode.

The acceleration time from a standstill to 100 km/h was shortened by half a second to 5.5 seconds. The electric boost function helps here, in which the performance of the electric motor boosts that of the combustion engine. It can be activated by a full kick-down of the accelerator pedal. The car’s top speed is 270 km/h. The parallel full hybrid concept developed by Porsche also offers “coasting” at higher speeds, which refers to free coasting with the internal combustion engine shut off and energy recovery by generating electricity.

The forward-looking concept of the Panamera S E-Hybrid embodies an entirely new range of convenience functions, which can be activated by a smart phone app. Via the phone application the owner can see the battery charge status, turn on preheating or precooling, check the remaining driving range or find his way back to the parked vehicle. All functions that are not specific to the hybrid drive are also available as options for the other Panamera models via the Car Connect smart phone app from Porsche. Car Connect as well as the Hybrid specific smart phone app are expected to be operational from Q1/2014, limited to the GCC markets, only.

Long wheelbase, spacious rear seating area: Executive models with the com-fort of the exclusive class

The spatial concept of the Panamera with two full-fledged seats in the rear seating area proved to be so successful that Porsche is further extending it in the next generation Gran Turismo. Featuring a 15 cm longer wheelbase, the new Panamera Turbo Executive and Panamera 4S Executive models, available in left-hand-drive markets only, offer more rear seating space and exceptional ride comfort, with the innovative Panamera air suspension as standard.

More performance and efficiency by downsizing: new V6 biturbo engine

Boosting performance and efficiency is a core competency at Porsche. In developing the new Panamera, this led to an entirely new engine based on the downsizing concept: A V6 engine with three litres displacement and biturbo charging. The V6 biturbo replaces the previous 4.8-litre V8 engine in the Panamera S and Panamera 4S, and is also used in the new Executive version of the Panamera 4S, whereas the Panamera GTS will retain its V8 engine. Its basic parameters are indicators of progress: 20 hp more power and 20 Newton metres more torque, but up to 18 per cent better fuel economy compared to the V8 engine in the previous model. This not only gives the driver a more powerful and efficient engine; turbocharging results in a maximum torque of 520 Newton metres being available over a very broad range of engine speeds for a superior and uniform power curve, even at low revs.

Most Panamera models are equipped with the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK). The comfortable eight-speed automatic Tiptronic S operates in the Panamera Diesel and Panamera S E-Hybrid. This transmission creates optimal conditions for further development of other efficiency functions. For example, the extended start-stop function now deactivates the engine earlier while coasting to a stop, saving more fuel. With the exception of the Panamera GTS, models with PDK also offer a coasting function in which the clutches open in overrun, the engine idles, and the vehicle coasts freely. This function can significantly improve fuel economy, especially when travelling on the motorway.
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