Porsche Panamera Turbo: There's No Such Thing As Too Much Power - Carfection

It's new, it's shiny, it has a turbocharged V8. The Porsche Panamera just got very, very desirable.
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[@TheBlahstudios]

Everyone: "We don't want buttons!" Porsche: "okay, no buttons" Everyone: "but we want buttons"

[@snakerb]

Ad Mill yeah, the old complaint was "too many buttons" but now the new complaint is "give us back our buttons"

[@tonycool100]

in fact, I think the previous button design is unique and ideal if you have owned the car for a week and longer.

[@davidowen5425]

@@tonycool100 I've had my Panamera for 10 months and once your used to the set up its very easy and works very well but it does take a few months for muscle memory to kick in. Its worth the effort because it looks gorgeous.

[@pd5156]

It is a some sort of button tho, ppl hate piano black.

[@AndorRadnai]

I would rather have too many buttons than a screen…

[@hmackprotection1]

That rear Wing is flat out cool af

[@p00pie]

It's because it's German.

[@zeroman614]

Soon2Be Fulfilled until you get the repair bill

[@atthelord]

The Center console Is a case of pure hypocrisy! First people said "too many buttons" Now people are saying "why aren't there any buttons?"

[@Rentta]

There is thing called happy medium.

[@arccv]

I do think it's a happy medium, they're haptic!

[@mrlilmatt123]

Porsche aren't just on top of their game.. they're on top of the whole CAR game. Yum

[@Kaisuke971]

Porsche is overrated

[@murdoch9106]

I've said that too for years, so true!

[@ahmadhadi1250]

Well corvette zo6 is not a brand but a model, 80k 650 horsepower 650 lb of torque, 0-60 auto in 2.95 seconds and 3.2 seconds in a seven speed manual.

[@Kaisuke971]

For this price, the Mercedes-AMG E63 S is a better proposition overall, especially when you take in account that you can basically have all options and still money left before it reaches the Porsche's MSRP. It accelerates way faster, i would think it corners about as good because it's slightly lighter (it doesn't have All wheel steering, so maybe be slightly slower), and to my eyes it seems to be a better luxury car too since the interior quality appears to be similar and it has more tech (their automatic driving is only topped by Tesla's). If you want a pure luxury car, the S550 is a better option too (at this game it's only topped by a few car to be honest). If you want a better luxury car without feeling like you're driving a boat, the 750i is also better overall, since it seems more confortable and has more tech but on paper should drive about as good (similar weight, also has All wheel steering). If you just want an expensive daily, the Tesla Model S P100D is a better option overall as well, since it seems to be the best daily on the market rn. There is more to a car than the badge, the 0-60 and lateral acceleration. When you take into perspective everything that the models offer, depending on your checklist, there are indeed better cars.

[@camiel221]

but merc are just merc no sport brand. And a Zo6? for real that is not even in the league of porsche. Talking about build quality there.

[@DigitalYojimbo]

touch buttons are the devils doing.

[@VentoRdrummeR]

I couldn't agree more

[@dinuciobanu20]

funny how everyone were crying that there are too many buttons in old panamera, and asking for this. And how everyone is crying now that there are no buttons, people are just never happy.

[@DigitalYojimbo]

Dinu Ciobanu First of all, I never complained about too many buttons. Secondly, almost anything that can be done with touch sensitive buttons can be accomplished with switch buttons. so shut the fuck up and sit the fuck down.

[@ZDY66666]

DigitalYojimbo I guess it's all about you haha

[@ZDY66666]

The car is still great either or. Can't see touch button being an actual concern for any buyer despite hate though. When it comes down to it...it really doesn't actually matter. Just get used to it. Just like how people use touch smart phones instead of button phones

[@vonrichthofen5734]

When the first gen Panamera came out, almost every reviewer complained about the "myriads of buttons". Porsche responded and cleaned up the centre console. Now they complain about the lack of buttons...

[@drblaque521]

My point exactly. The whining of these content creators is tacky, shameful

[@aaronming8466]

Porsche took a bold step in design and innovation here..compared to the outgoing model

[@Euphorica]

Aaron Ming by copying the rest of their lineup ? so bold

[@kraenk12]

+Euphorica You must be fun at parties...Quite ironic nick btw.

[@Euphorica]

kraenk12 I am the party bruh. Porsche design has been to carry over every design idea to all their cars. every one is parts bin and they all look the same...and I'm a Porsche fanboy /own one. they slapped on the 991 tail lights onto the Panamera and all these fools are talking like it's some ground breaking design.

[@aaronming8466]

Euphorica yeah the front looks like a Boxster 718 and the rear looks like a 911

[@samsonokoro5036]

I can't tell the difference in the exterior design much so i don't get why anyone would say there's innovation here. Interior is nice but that flat out digital style layout for the buttons in the center console like he said isn't user friendly when driving. There's no how it'll wont be distracting, but i'll admit it does look nice but it is nothing new. Several cars over the years have had touch sensitive like buttons or capacitive touch pads.

[@gogodufr]

The central screen for controlling the air vent direction is total bullshit !

[@creativeplanet2820]

Ajax that's total fucking cool

[@gogodufr]

Cool, yeah maybe. But is it practical and safe ? no. While I drive I dont want to loose eye contact with the road when adjusting my air vent.

[@creativeplanet2820]

Ajax I thought it had only in the back seats

[@kraenk12]

That said how often do you really change a thing like that?! Like never. The rest of the climate controls do have buttons.

[@gogodufr]

It depend. In fact at home we are 3 drivers and all of us have different setting for things like this. My wife and my son can drove my car and vice versa. When we do long distance trip we are used to switch driver. If Porsche did connect the air vent with seats program it's look like a pretty good idea? Otherwise, IMHO, it's useless. Oh another thing, is this reliable ? because Porsche is not cheap in repair cost.

[@scootosan]

rear Spoiler is more "Transformer" than Ironman

[@slaWterCH]

The combination of an analog rev counter and digital for everything else is genius! Thanks Porsche! This is one hell of a car! Since the sports cars (apart from the GT models) lost their souls, this might be the Porsche to get.

[@d.felixphoto2260]

slaWterCH isn't that in the Dodge Challenger/Charger and Jeep Grand Cherokee already?? 🤔

[@Panthers1521]

I think its over engineered, using the infotainment screen to adjust the A/C vents is not solving a problem. Its just making things worse.

[@maksimometcinskii530]

Just drive and don't jerk your danm vents dude, set it up before you started and watch the road

[@Grenyas]

Different tastes, but I loved the look of the old Panamera. However, the new one looks a lot better.

[@kevingustafson4190]

Eric Ortiz some of us like the 996's too.. love my 04

[@VaunShiz]

Eric Ortiz I like them all to

[@EvoraGT430]

Have a Mark 1 Panny Turbo and a 996, so completely agree, Eric :-) Opinions on looks should not be presented as 'facts'.

[@Porsche1969]

Mr. Alex douchebag spends almost two minutes of time in this video, to tell the people "not to forget how ugly the first generation of the Panamera was"... lol! This is so ridiculous! Instead of being a little bit "cooler" and trying to see the first generation of the Panamera as that what it was, a Porsche-unusually big car in the S-Class segment of the market, but certainly the fucking sportiest, he critizises and spreads his fucking hate against the first Panamera. Alex fucking little man is just a smallminded little fucker with no sense of coolness at all! No other car of its segment had such sporty talents like the first Porsche Panamera. And the "hunchback" blabla against this Porsche is just because of its need for passengers headroom in the rear of the car! This wasn't so easy to combine with the typical 911 design characteristics. The first Panamera was a cool looking big car, certainly much better looking than the fucking standard notchback cars from all the other car brands in this class! and for a better understanding: compare it with a completely useless Aston Martin Rapide. The rear seats in this car are a fucking joke, because completely without any sense! But it was sooooo fucking beautiful... yeah... of course! A Porsche Panamera is a perfect compromise of looking awesome and transporting four or five people without any lack of space in the most sporty way of such a car at this size! Alex fucking douchebag always makes the mistake, comparing this with the 911. But this here is a huge limousine with over 5 meters of lengh. For that it's simply fantastic how sporty this second generation of the Panamera handles and the first generation always was!

[@ioneee]

Agreed. Unfortunately it feels like the unibrow taillight design is being slapped on all the newer Porsche models indiscriminately by VW. It works well in some cases (like the new Panamera) but is a completely atrocity in others (the new Cayenne and A8).

[@dumyjobby]

there is no such thing as too much power--- unless it's called mustang

[@coffeeblak86]

Dumy Jobby even an eco boost mustang has probably plowed into a crowd!

[@ubayyd]

haha

[@chrishoesel]

@@coffeeblak86 Mustangs are true crowd-pleasers...……

[@sakk1192]

Wish I could afford it

[@ubayyd]

dont we all

[@hilarious7695]

Hope you could

[@Dextirous]

My dream is to own a Porsche.. such a beautiful machine :)

[@charlesearle8414]

Then there's the Panamera Turbo S E Hybrid. Porsche rates its 0-60 at 3.2 seconds! That's scary, especially since Porsche always downplays their numbers. That's 0.1 off of a Ferrari F12.

[@kennsski]

Honestly the last Panamera looked really good. Don't know why people didn't like it

[@tonycool100]

I think so too. And that tail wing design is not new at all, the older turbo has it too.

[@steved2008]

Try specsavers I believe they’re quite cheap

[@abdulhameedal-sikafi8944]

People are stupid and confusing and sadly some companies suffer just because a bunch of uneducated fucktards will just call it ugly or diss it in any way. Especially high ranked people, that are very known to the public.

[@themockalove]

Gorgeous thing. Finally, a Panamera we deserve.

[@TheLastMag]

This guy is top 3 if not the best car journalist on KZbin. Actual content. ---not a fan of the digital dials, I wish Porsche would keep the mechanical ones and overlay a screen or surround them by screen space. Also I liked all the buttons on the last panamera, made it feel like a fighter jet cockpit.

[@kraenk12]

That's exactly what they did...The tach is still analogue!

[@albozzzzzzzzzzz]

2:55 sounds like an AMG

[@Djsndbruxnsbsw]

albozzzzzzzzzzz more like an rs

[@Kaisuke971]

Sounds as much like an AMG as every other crossplane V8 since they all sound pretty similar, but other than that not really. Like everyone said, it sounds more like an Audi RS... because it kinda is (same engine i reckon, and if not it's an evolution).

[@AnotherYoutuber460]

Kaisuke971 since Audi owns Porsche I wouldn't be suprised if does use the same engine from the RS6/7, 4L V8 Twin Turbo and sounds just like it.

[@longtailgt]

Nope. Sounds more like an RS6/RS7 because they use the same engine now.

[@mieszkooracz7370]

Rather a Bentley.

[@calinkln-enduroalba7507]

One fog light??All cars with only one fog light are Stupid cars. Like a man with one ear. There is no law in Europe for that. Bmw, Merc and others still have 2 fog lights.. I understand that for a Golf, but Panamera..

[@ubayyd]

who cares its beautiful

[@BCJDM]

That rear fog light though.

[@kurt2rsenjazz]

You should have worn a three piece when revieweing that.

[@675-l9j]

Carfection you are putting on some serious weight

[@ubayyd]

haha LOL

[@MaffiaCam]

'Porsche has so many buttons in their cars' *removes buttons* 'The car needs more buttons'

[@fernandokaadou97]

I love their buttons

[@MoJo-2977]

Tres bonne review Carfection mais un truc m'énerve, et vous n'etes pas les seules a le soulignez. Quand il s'agit de Porsche, personne ne se gene pour dénigrer le peux d'erreur esthetique que la marque fait mais on oublit trop souvent les voitures comme la AM Signet ou la Lamborghini Veneno ... Bref il faudrait revoir ça !

[@cls63amgwagon34]

The gen 1 panamera didn't have a face only the designer could love. I love it, every non car person I've asked has loved it, and a percentage of car people I've asked love it. So I'd like an in depth analysis of why so many car people think it looks bad. I want to see all the first reviews of it, what was said, because I don't think that people thought it looked bad in the same proportion as they do now

[@paulcfyeung]

and the same group of people who signed off the Mk1 Cayenne!

[@klinkmuellerg]

Nevertheless, i think the Panamera is very, very expensive. Yes, i know its a porsche, and i know how well it drives but please keep in mind that this is a luxury car without most of this fancy driving assistance systems eg. HUD, Night vision etc. Other manufacturers do a better job in this concern with their luxury cars. In my opinion, most people who by luxury cars won't notice the extra performance capabilities of the Panamera. What they will notice is the price....but this is just my personal opinion. No doubt, the Panamera is a fascinating car!

[@klinkmuellerg]

Sure about the HUD? In germany i am pretty sure that this option is not avaiable. According to a local porsche dealer, the poeple at porsche decided against a HUD because the car should be/stay a driving focused car. Adaptive cruise control is available, you are right! And yes it is unique and it is a great car.

[@Euphorica]

wow nice 996 low blow. the original Panamera rear wing also did the same. ..and the looks are pretty darn close as before except for the tail light treatment. fanboys have turned into pure twats .

[@VaunShiz]

Euphorica pannamera have always liked good, more in person than in pictures , but the 996 are ugly , just the RUff versions looked cool

[@Euphorica]

Clous von you have it backwards.

[@englishmuffin909]

The 996 looks amazing???

[@VaneNaumovski]

Ohhh I can't wait to see the Turbo S

[@ottosinger3239]

great footage and video overall! i really like the looks of the new panamera, especially the turbo with sport design package. Apparantly there is a v8 with electric motors in the line, something over the turbo S, arround 700hp rumored. We can only hope

[@dlg5485]

Love this car. It's the best of both worlds. Whether you want supreme comfort for a night on the town or supercar performance for a day at the track, this car can do both equally well.

[@CTP1111]

I can't stand the touchscreen interior crap either, its so stupid, just give me a damn button!

[@dln.sweeney]

I'd love to see a similar version of that wing end up on the 992 Turbo. So trick.

[@razorworks111]

As a Porsche enthusiast, I agree with the notion that there's no such thing as too much power. However, there is such a thing of too much technology, which afflicts the latest iteration of some cars(including the Panamera)

[@Supcharged]

no such thing as too much power? just look at the challenger hellcat.

[@razorworks111]

Touche

[@G3ForceX]

We live in a world where people choose cars based on which one works best with their phone. Technological progress is inevitable and Porsche has to keep up with it just like everyone else.

[@tonycool100]

That's absolutely right. And that's why people always claim Japanese cars are more reliable...

[@joeshmuckatelli4447]

What a strange little man. The gen 1 (970) is gorgeous! The gen 2 (971) just looks like everything else out there. It refined itself out of its stunning looks. Its almost as boring as a kia, which it looks just like. Boring. When the 970 drives by, it gets proper attention as a proper porsche. The 971 was an answer with no question. Sad.

[@drblaque521]

I really enjoyed this video, I like your sense of humor. Critical Thinking says that we have to look at both sides of a point, but I think too many creators are expressing their personal complaints to seem objective. Complaining about features and design on a car with a million things that you don't need.....is childish. Please stop it, you're better than that.

[@PorscheGTRSWeissach]

Indeed! It's a beautiful Panamera! You guys nailed it with the comment in the beginning... ;-) I'm telling for years(!) they need to restyle the back and taillights on their cars! First Panamera was ugly! First Cayenne was ugly too! Now, they have beautiful, sporty, more Porsche looking taillights and... Ta-Da! Surprise, Surprise! It looks better! ;-)

[@eavenegas88]

4.0 L twin turbo V8? Sounds awfully familiar. Audi-ish familiar. Then again, Bentley DID borrow that engine from Audi. And since the new Panamera chassis will serve as the basis for the upcoming Continental, it's not surprising that it will continue to use Audi's V8. After all, it's a fabulous engine. Great job, Harry Potter. I love your reviews. You should seriously take Chris Evans' spot on Top Gear!!

[@carspotter9656]

I thought that the current BMW 7 Series had competition with the S Class for the best interior. WRONG! The one who ACTUALLY has competition with the S Class is the current Porsche Panamera. Kudos Porsche. S Class > Panamera > 7 Series (Interiors)

[@markchip1]

Brilliant update, Porsche! FAR more good looking, even more powerful, fantastic handling but you totally naffed up with those haptic buttons on the interior controls! Pretty? Yes. But frankly outright dangerous whilst driving in any situation. What WERE you thinking? It's a classic example of a manufacturer being a complete show-off, to the point of masturbatory silliness! It detracts from driving, it ends up constantly smeared and is a terrible contradiction to the timeless Porsche commitment to pure driving excellence. You are seriously way off the mark here and need to get back on track pronto! IF I was in the market for a Porsche then this new look Panamera would have ticked all the boxes for me BUT..... I wouldn't buy one BECAUSE of those idiotic buttons!!

[@MEDaSEQ]

Who would've thought, that u needed a sports response button to overtake in a car with with well over 500 horsepower, but then again that's only has half the power of a Bugatti veyron. so I guess it's barely adequate, The replacement looks just like the old one, with the lumps removed, it's no longer swollen, they just gave it some lypo, one the swelling for the plastic surgery of the unfortunate 911 that was made into a Panerma receded. " Off u go", "but I don't wanna", "you'll be the first, don't u wanna impress your friends ? " "What friends. HELL NO !", "Look Dr Porsche left nothing in the will, so do it to save the future, to give us a fighting chance, we need to pay the bills" "okay for the future & survival I will", "plus your lucky, your sister was eaten by a cave man". "What ?". I said your sister was made into a Cayman". "IC" " wait is Panamera male of female. ? Anesthetic please ! "no answer me, to late now it's already in you, guess we'll find out soon enough, won't we, "no you won't, I'm pulling the plug

[@christophernicol4762]

Yes, agree totally re last Panamera. Surely the ugliest car ever built? Love the look of the new one. How come you can say so much on 8 mins and some of these Germans take an hour to say the same things?

[@kraenk12]

Pictures never did it justice. The first gen looked pretty great on the road imho.

[@ilibertywalkedmybaconct4445]

kraenk12 yea it was diffrent than anything else however only in black or a dark color

[@xt6wagon]

It was pure 4dr 911 in body lines Problem was the 911 rear lines didn't work without the some of the subtle and not so subtle detailing of the 911. Fender flares for example do wonders to make the slightly lumpy rear profile of the 997 work.

[@ryanjansz]

Fantastic review by you guys as usual! 😊

[@erikhertzer8434]

For what its worth, Consumer Reports for 2017 Brands has Porsche #1, Audi #2. Any Porsche-Audi Dealerships (as they used to be marketed together in the '70's) should continue to be gold mines...

[@pahaadventures3958]

Great car don't get me wrong, but compared to the macan or cayenne at that price $410000 is a lot of money

[@MrToastyman900]

Is this a stand-alone V8 or the trusty Audi RS/Bentley VW Group unit? Same displacement, same technical layout, same(similar) sound, and power figures in between Bentleys and Audis V8 S/RS cars ..

[@ASpectreOfSorts]

The "fuck you" button, lmao! I like that. Also, I think Alex dresses impeccably. More to the point, this new Panamera is a really impressive piece. Now, of course, it's a Porsche so it should be, but the levels of comfort, performance, and tech are absolutely incredible. If I made more money, this would be the shortlist of cars to buy.

[@SonnyAli1973]

Did this guy really say this car came equipment with a "F*** You" button? Bahahaaha!!! Oh my God, I want one just for that feature. Well done, douchy British guy, well done.

[@michaelschneider-]

+1. .. The story here is the body design of the neu Panamera. .. The Series 1 body design was a constant debate in Fugly. .. Yes the version 2 body design is very nice. .. Read expensive,,, as saloon's go. .. Nice review.

[@shardie78239]

I sold Porsche for two years and I have to say I was never a fan of the Panamara. This car though, is stunning. And the best part of this car is that, most cars over 100k drop like lead weights in resale value in a short period of time. But this car, because of the limited numbers, the value stays high. It handles better than the BMW and faster as well. Even the V6 will get you better times that many competitor V8s. As an added value, lease rates on this car are very good .....residuals are very good, thus payments and very low for the price of car. I highly recommend! It's one of those cars that when you stomp on the gas, you just can't, not smile! 😜

[@vladconstanda]

given that design is a very subjective thing, I would not emphasize so much on how ugly or not a car is...personally I really liked the 1st generation of the panamera. Car review shows should be more objective, regardless of their popularity :)

[@karlx19]

Sometimes less is really less.... professional digital SLR cameras have a dedicated button/dial for everything... pick up an entry level version and its a menu delving nightmare for the most basic of adjustments.. ..which is exactly how some companies present their infotainment/controls etc etc. Sometimes a separate dial/button.switch really is the obvious route

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

Massive step forward in exterior design, massive step backwards in interior design. Touch tech is a pain in the arse, I don't believe it will ever provide as good a user interface as buttons and switches but it for sure does not yet. On the whole though I might live with the interior faffery just to get my hands on that wing, DAT WING.

[@niptodstan]

We can't use phones because it's dangerous....so they fill cars with touchscreens and touch panels instead of buttons. How ridiculous. Whereas before, you could reach and adjust without looking. Now you have to look. Let's all take our eyes off the road, eh?

[@timalma]

Man give me a break Look at your face then look at the panamera. And the same wing is one the 1st Gen. Are you blind. If you are forget what I said. But what the hell are you wearing. You try so hard to look good, unlike Porsche.

[@VirusTornado]

OH MY GOD. Car journalists. Jesus christ. 7 years ago when the Panamera came out they hated how it had many buttons in the center console. Now Porsche makes it easy to control everything from the infotainment screen and *completely removes buttons* and they still fucking complain. I like your work but c'mon.

[@wordpress4373]

drag race vs audi rs7 performance?

[@vivalaphill]

same engine, 4WD, 8speed ZF vs. PDK and similar weight. interesting.

[@d0718]

vivalaphill different engine (of you mean actual engine, rather than displacement and layout)

[@BerndvonBackstein]

vivalaphill The 8speed PDK is built by ZF aswell.

[@Supcharged]

rs7 performance would probably pull away at high speeds 605hp vs 550hp and panamera is heavier

[@longtailgt]

*570. I think this will be a close race.

[@Drummin003]

I will never understand the gloss piano black interior that is ruined as soon as you touch one of the light-up buttons. Also, the fact that a lighter color interior is a secondary option in damn near every fucking car on the planet. I don't want to have to pay extra to get a lighter color interior, just so my skin doesn't boil when I get in the car in the middle of summer when it's >95°F outside.

[@botchok5]

The older Panamera Turbo S had those retracting spoilers before. I guess people didn't know about it much because it wasn't marketed or shown off as much as they did with this updated version.

[@soundseeker63]

That control system..... A classic case of adding technology for the sake of it, which actually ends up making things less intuitive to use (and a LOT more expensive to fix when it goes wrong). This "everything should be on a touch screen" concept is a fad I can't wait for manufacturers to move on from. Yes its fast, but so are most twin turbo V8 cars. I can't say its charming me in the slightest.

[@elliotbaldwin545]

I hate the disappearance of buttons in car lately. Such an inconvenience.

[@Weasel4Fun]

Yes it is easy to say that this car is perfect, but if you actually use it you will get furious with all the touch infotainment controls. This is a problem that a lot of car manufacturers don't understand, when driving touch controls are useless, annoying and distract you while driving. Fortunately there is a manufacturer (besides Lada) who clearly understand this.

[@16000revs]

I'm constantly hearing people praise endlessly about how good the new Panamera looks and how the first gen was as ugly as an STD. I don't find the new Panamera radically different to the old one. It still looks quite alright like the old one did.

[@jmos96]

Wow a Porsche that won't even hang with a Dodge Hellcat but costs three times as much. Oh and the wing will probably be as undependable as the wing on the 911 turbo.

[@porscheguy09]

Again with all this excitement over the rear wing. The old car had the same thing just a different shape. Every review I see on this car people are freaking out over the rear wing like it's some brand new design. Not sure why. 🤔

[@paradox...]

Damn that red paint is stunning on this Turbo!

[@johanssonb]

Seriously, what do people have against the 996? Comparing the Mk1 Panamera to the 996 is a bit of an insult for the latter.

[@SpartanDara]

I don't understand the 996 hate, that car was my poster 911 and I always found it beautiful. Oh well, it'll keep the prices down so I can get one myself eventually, so I'm not complainin

[@DanielSadjadian]

The outgoing Panamera was hideous. This is so much better, you can actually look at the rear section of the car now lol

[@relaxationstation7374]

It sure would be nice if someone had some news on the nextgen Panamera turbo s... All that I have heard is that it is supposed to be a crazy fast hybrid hypercar that is to be set up with electric motor assist similar to the 918.

[@Kevhoe]

It doesn't look so much different from the previous model to go to the lengths of saying what you said. But... okay.

[@eman8205]

I don't agree that the original Panamera and 996 are ugly cars. I do think the presenter of this review could do with a touch up though.

[@patrickpelletier6315]

my wife is killing me to buy her one and i cant blame her. id love to have it but i think il have to wait for the inevitable and unnecessary Panamera Turbo S which i assume will come out sometime this year or at the latest in early 2018

[@CLOUD316]

Proud 970 turbo owner they are truly amazing cars especially a car of its size to move the way it does

[@daltonv5206]

i don't want giant tablets in new cars. people are already terrible fucking drivers, they don't need more distractions.

[@chibai1223]

I fucking hate this car because they also make the rear seats so fucking nice and everybody knows that you can't sit in the front and the back at the same fucking time.

[@darraghokeeffe7877]

Frankly I don't see a huge difference in the face. All the improvements in looks come from the rear.

[@tkx1997]

Wait till you've really use the car The center console will be all scratched up and incase if you drop your phone on it and it cracked. Ouch

[@FunFactsAboutTech]

Touch screen dash controls somehow make this look like it has regressed to the 90s. Also sounds monumentally shit for a v8. 2 turbos would do that though

[@blowawayvids]

IMO the first Panamera was looking awesome, better than the new one, I don't understand why all the reviewers hate it's looks.

[@audiwankenobi361]

i still think that they should offer a manual version on all their cars,including this.....just do it to order only.

[@goatmonkey2112]

Someone should do a compilation of this guy saying "proper".

[@mrmoralman1]

Carfection IF you die ;-)

[@goatmonkey2112]

They will never forget you with a funeral that long. :)

[@numbereightyseven]

Real buttons & switches = eye on road = safety. This screen shit is going to be killing people.

[@scottw7492]

Just need to make a baby Panamera now. Shrink it down to Macon size but low like this....

[@RALewis1234]

I think your overacting with the styling, it was not as bad a you say, but I guess "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

[@incognito8219]

Of you don't like the way a 996 looks I don't think you should like porsches anyway

[@stephenlane9127]

Fantastic car! In Turbo guise it’s a stormer too! Great review team.

[@quentinwooten30]

make every Porsche look like a 911 and you have a win. take that as truth or take it as sarcasm....your choice!

[@IndyenRtist]

At 4:34 and few other moments through out the video, I noticed there is a back tail light brighter than the rest. Is it the trickery of the camera or is that how it is supposed to be? I've never seen a car do that in the US.

[@jh5kl]

they re waiting for audi to launch the new audi rs7 so that they can adjust the panamera turbo s before releasing it

[@daveh9551]

Funny how MORE people are drawn to the OLD body and not this new shit design they have now

[@Need2Speedcartalk]

first gen panamera is not ugly, You see more panamera's then any other Porsche

[@anshuljain8515]

Have you guys had a chance to drive the top of the line Turbo S E-Hybrid?

[@gthausde]

it looks more like a stretched vw new beetle, also it looks boring to me... same thing for years

[@ScottPC]

I love the mk1 panamera... maybe me and the designer are the only ones who like it...

[@polarweis]

I like this porsche because it gives porsche people more money to make good Porsches.

[@mariosubasic.media1]

have a good day lads ;)

[@ZDY66666]

*im scared* I hear AN EVEN CEHAPER Porsche is rumored to be in design? Porsche is I guess Making money but really lost that exclusivity these days. I can literally see AT VERY MINIMUM, 5-10 cayennes or macans A DAY (and roughly 2-3 911s and a lot of boosters during summer all over the place) Maybe that's just my area but that's insane...I know Macan had insane sales and probably every time a cheap model comes out there will be insane sales but ... kinda wished porsche remained more exclusive. Just above Mercedes and BMW (which thankyfully it still is, but maybe not in the future if they keep releasing models this cheap), but not balls out top like ferraris and lambos. A perfect balance for those who worked for or for whatever reason have money, but not necessarily filthy rich.

[@sidonronaldinho8713]

For every Porsche sold BMW and Mercedes each sell 10 cars. I think that makes Porsche relatively exclusive....