Following on from the launch of the Panamera at Silverstone OPC, I had the pleaseure of borrowing a Turbo Panamera for a couple of hours yesterday.
My intital thoughts from the launch were it's a BIG car, didn't like the interior much, or the in-coherent rear end.
After the drive ?
well it's fast........VERY !
it's also very, very quiet at high speed;
and extremely stable;
All controls are pretty intuitive really - despite it appearing to have more buttons than the space shuttle.
Where it really shocked me was it's handling capabilites, and the ability to cover ground fast over Soth Northants worst roads !
It really does take some realising that there is a large car behind you when you are at the wheel.
The PCCB brakes were faultless, especially from high speed - and no dust !
The car now makes more sense to me, and I could live with the questionable rear end looks. The interior has grown on me - it also feels exceptionally well screwed together.
Rear boot space is adequate - though the dog may think otherwise
Oh, got to mention launch control - hilarious !
0-60 in under 4 secs - all with no drama
Also, with sport plus turned on, you really can get the back end out quite easily
Would I buy one ?
not new, definitely not.
in 3-4 years time....watch this space....
David
