No more V8 in the Panamera S...confirmed?
I talked to one of our sources yesterday and it seems to be true: The Panamera S gets a turbo charged V6 engine, rumored power is in the 430-440 hp range. No more V8 engine, only for the Turbo and maybe Turbo S.
This is just crazy, even if the V6 turbo engines will surely provide a nice performance.
The rumor with the V6 turbo charged engine came up a while ago when one user mentioned that US dealers have been informed about that a while ago. I couldn't believe it.
The reason? Well...it seems to have something to do with fleet fuel consumption and future legislations.
Sad...
Oh...I have more: The Panamera GTS will also be available as a facelift but I do not know what engine it will use. Car should be available November 2013 in certain markets.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche Panamera Turbo S, Cayenne GTS (958), BMW X3 35d (2012), Mini Cooper S Countryman All4