2019 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Experience

2019 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Experience https://youtu.be/Jra5e_HlIVo

Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Executive: Let's unpack all that. Porsche is famous for sports cars. The Panamera is therefore sporty, but with four doors. Turbo S badging indicates it's the most powerful Panamera in the 18-model lineup, the flagship of the fleet. Now things get tricky. The E-Hybrid bit means this 680-hp Porsche can silently glide 14 EPA-rated miles on pure electric power. And the Executive badge means a stretched wheelbase that delivers rear-seat legroom rivaling an S-Class Mercedes.
A sporty limousine with the efficiency of a hybrid: on paper, this big Porsche adds up to a boiling mass of contradictions. On the road, however, it's a car that's greater than the sum of its parts.

We've covered the Panamera in detail since its launch in 2016, but to quickly recap, it rolls on the Porsche-developed MSB platform that also underpins the new Bentley Continental GT. The Turbo S E-Hybrid powertrain delivers its 680 hp and 626 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels by way of a 550-hp twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 under the hood and a 136-hp e-motor mounted between the engine and the eight-speed PDK twin-clutch transmission.

Select E-Power, and the sophisticated powertrain control system enables the big Porsche to be propelled solely by the electric motor when there's sufficient charge in the 14.1-kW-hr battery. Hybrid Auto mode automatically shuffles between the internal combustion engine and the e-motor to deliver optimal efficiency. Porsche's traditional Sport and Sport Plus modes are anything but traditional in the E-Hybrid. In Sport mode the battery charge is always maintained at a minimum level to ensure the e-motor can support the internal combustion engine. In Sport Plus mode the battery is charged as quickly as possible to allow the e-motor to help deliver maximum performance at all times.

Drivers can also instruct the system to preserve the charge in the battery to ensure the car can be driven solely on the e-motor at their destination. Or they can direct it to completely recharge the battery on the go by allowing the internal combustion engine to produce slightly more power than is needed to drive the car.