Porsche has confirmed that the new Panamera will launch by the end of this year. The third-generation model will be sold alongside today’s combustion-engined and plug-in hybrid models. Disguised prototypes reveal an evolved design for Porsche’s next-generation ICE saloon. The car, which will be the first Porsche to wear its new badge, was pictured with a solid black exterior paint. Its front-end design is similar to the current Panamera, while the rear features new lights and an updated spoiler.
Underneath its steel and aluminium bodywork, Porsche is lining up more significant modifications to the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupé and Mercedes-Benz CLS competitor. With the two-year-old Porsche Taycan saloon leading the firm’s electric vehicle push, the Panamera is due to receive a revised range of petrol powertrains, all with heavily reworked exhaust systems and tweaked software aimed at meeting the upcoming Euro 7 emission regulations.
New Panamera and Taycan to lead Porsche’s EV future
The new Mk3 model, which goes by the internal working name 972, is set to continue the German company’s long tradition for small, evolutionary changes between generations, with an exterior design that subtly progresses the look of the six-year-old second-generation Porsche Panamera. Although nothing is official yet, the overall power output of each Panamera variant is said to have been increased.
In combination with revised driving mode functions, the reworked plug-in hybrid system is expected to offer “significantly more” than the 31 electric-only miles of the current E-Hybrid models. Although there have been doubts about whether the newly spied prototype actually previews the third-generation Panamera, the life-cycle history of previous incarnations of the luxury liftback suggests that it is indeed an all-new model rather than just a facelifted version of the existing one.
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What to Expect from the New Porsche Panamera
Porsche’s EV Future: New Panamera and Taycan to Lead the Way
Revised Range of Petrol Powertrains for the New Porsche Panamera
Significant Modifications Underneath the New Porsche Panamera’s Bodywork
New Porsche Panamera Set to Continue Tradition of Evolutionary Changes
Life-Cycle History of the Porsche Panamera
The original 970 Panamera arrived in 2010 and was subsequently facelifted in 2013. The second-generation 971 was introduced in 2016 and received a round of mid-life upgrades in 2020. In each case, Porsche planned the Panamera for a life cycle of between six and seven years, with a facelift three to four years after its introduction. If Porsche sticks with this strategy, the 972 is likely to be unveiled by the third quarter of 2023, with UK sales beginning later that year.
Details remain scarce, but Autocar has been told that successor models to the 4 E-Hybrid, 4S E-Hybrid and range-topping Turbo S E-Hybrid will receive both revised petrol engines and electric motors in combination with a larger-capacity battery pack and newly developed software that will enable faster charging rates. It has yet to be seen which changes Porsche will make to the Panamera’s interior. It will, however, receive a further developed version of the Porsche Communication Management system with 5G data compatibility.
Conclusion:
The new Porsche Panamera is set to launch by the end of this year, with a revised range of petrol powertrains and heavily reworked exhaust systems aimed at meeting upcoming Euro 7 emission regulations. The car will be sold alongside today’s combustion-engined and plug-in hybrid models. The new Mk3 model is set to continue the German company’s long tradition for small, evolutionary changes between generations, with an exterior design that subtly progresses the look of the six-year-old second-generation Porsche Panamera. The life-cycle history of previous incarnations of the luxury liftback suggests that it is indeed an all-new model rather than just a facelifted version of the existing one.