Wonderbar:
Thank you Conny! Real life photos and impressions are key to understanding the appeal (or not) of the new Panamera, especially as the changes from the 1st generation are quite striking.
I have the same feeling...the Macan tail lights could be one problem but the too large headlights as well. I like the interior a lot but while I think that the Panamera is at the design level it should have been from the start, I am missing the Porsche DNA here as well.
Same with the Macan Turbo: The first Porsche I don't like. I just drove another 600 km with it (Austria ski trip) and while the Macan Turbo is fast, it felt like driving any other SUV. Actually, my Jeep SRT feels more special.
Perfection can sometimes mess up things...look at my former 991.1 Turbo S. The new 991.2 Turbo S may be a fantastic sports car but this isn't enough anymore. I have a through "discussion" about that with some people at Porsche and nobody can actually "follow" my claims but this is how I feel. I got fed up with the Boxster-like interior and that soul-less engine, sorry... Time for Porsche to remember the "old" times without forgetting the future.
If I had to choose a sporty sedan though, the Panamera Turbo would certainly be one of the first three (together with the Audi S8 and new E63 S AMG) on my list.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Audi R8 V10 Plus (2017), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)