Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Makes its Driving Debut in Beverly Hills

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/porsche-panamera-sport-turismo-makes.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-73McMXbZaIw/UMc6s0RKr1I/AAAAAAAKnPM/sS9JWf-V59k/s1600/Porsche-Panamera-Sport-Turismo-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">When </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche"><font face="Verdana">Porsche</font></a><font face="Verdana"> launched the Type 970, aka the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20Panamera"><font face="Verdana">Panamera</font></a><font face="Verdana"> saloon at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show, it received quite a lot of criticism. Though in no way did it induce the wrath of the press and the public like the Cayenne SUV did, they all agreed that its design was, if not ugly, then certainly heavy-handed.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">It was an issue that came up in each and every review: the Panamera was praised for its sporty ride, quality interior and ability to transport four adults and a fair amount of luggage but its exterior styling was always the sticking point.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">Fast forward three years to the 2012 Paris Auto Show and the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/porsche-panamera-sport-turismo-in.html"><font face="Verdana">Panamera Sport Turismo concept</font></a><font face="Verdana">. In sharp contrast to the production Panamera saloon, the shooting brake received universal praise for its sleek styling that, the company said, “is an outlook on a possible Porsche sports car of tomorrow”. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/porsche-panamera-sport-turismo-makes.html#more">Read more »</a>

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When Porsche launched the Type 970, aka the Panamera saloon at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show, it received quite a lot of criticism. Though i...

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Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo in Detail with Live Photos and Promo Video [Updated]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/porsche-panamera-sport-turismo-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YWvKPjRXIJc/UGTVqAeRY-I/AAAAAAAJRkA/tfq5TOtMllw/s1600/Porsche-Panamera-Sports-Turismo-C-8.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Porsche is giving us a strong hint at the future of the Panamera series with its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-porsche-panamera-sport-turismo.html">new Sport Turismo Concept</a> that was unveiled during a press event on the eve of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/carscoops-to-z-guide-to-2012-paris.html">the 2012 Paris Motor Show</a>. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">With the Panamera Sport Turismo concept, Porsche's intention is to kill three birds with one stone, in the sense that it is previewing both a new design language for the next Panamera saloon and a plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain, while also testing the waters for an expansion of the series with a more practical and roomy, estate-like model. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">"The body concept of the Panamera Sport Turismo is an outlook on a possible Porsche sports car of tomorrow," said the company in a press statement. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The Sport Turismo is 1,990 mm wide, 1,401 mm tall and 4,950 mm long, which makes it 61mm wider, 17mm lower and 20mm shorter than the current Panamera. </font> <p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NJcSLzzoyqg/UGOqvalTsmI/AAAAAAAJPBQ/tc3AYFG3yr8/s1600/Porsche-Panamera-Sport-Turismo-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NJcSLzzoyqg/UGOqvalTsmI/AAAAAAAJPBQ/tc3AYFG3yr8/s200/Porsche-Panamera-Sport-Turismo-05.jpg" width="95"></a><font face="Verdana">At least in concept form, the Sport Turismo has a slightly more aggressive and simultaneously sleeker appearance than today's Panamera, but this could all change once it enters the realm of production. </font> </p></p></p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/porsche-panamera-sport-turismo-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

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New Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept Previews Next Sedan and Shooting Brake Model

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-porsche-panamera-sport-turismo.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vxGCqMCkvGs/UGMjUnutS9I/AAAAAAAJN7k/ALAHyukNgCg/s800/Porsche-Panamera-Sport-Turismo-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">The rumors about Porsche readying a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/porsches-baby-panamera-will-come-in.html">sporty-looking station wagon</a> concept - much in the likes of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-mercedes-benz-cls-63-amg-shooting.html">Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake</a>, for the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/carscoops-to-z-guide-to-2012-paris.html">Paris Motor Show</a> turned out to be true as the first images of the study hit the web today. </font><p><font face="Verdana">Named the Panamera Sport Turismo Concept, the prototype foretells the future of the Panamera series previewing the next generation model's design language, the addition of a second body style and judging by the ghost picture and the 'e-Hybrid' badge on the front door, a plug-in hybrid variant. </font> <p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQJJLMF1laQ/UGMjd4L6CrI/AAAAAAAJN7w/zrwMnXV95VM/s1600/Porsche-Panamera-Sport-Turismo-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQJJLMF1laQ/UGMjd4L6CrI/AAAAAAAJN7w/zrwMnXV95VM/s200/Porsche-Panamera-Sport-Turismo-11.jpg" width="111"></a> <font face="Verdana">The lines and styling elements of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20Panamera">the Panamera</a> Sport Turismo including certain elements such as the shape of the headlamps and tail lamps, clearly inherit the design DNA of Porsche's latest models like the Boxster, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20918">918 Spyder</a> and the 991. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-porsche-panamera-sport-turismo.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The rumors about Porsche readying a sporty-looking station wagon concept - much in the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake , for...

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Porsche Rumored to Debut Panamera Shooting Brake Concept at Paris Motor Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/porsche-rumored-to-debut-panamera.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771444599257806946" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c3GEHZA_c70/UBhKSNubuGI/AAAAAAAIa3k/odVqFH3ANBk/s800/2013-Porsche-Panamera-103.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Earlier this month, we told you that aside from the upcoming Macan crossover and the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid, Porsche is plotting a second supercar model with a conventional powertrain and a smaller version of the Panamera sedan, internally known as the Pajun. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As it turns out, these aren’t the only new models under consideration at Porsche's Stuttgart headquarters as <a href="http://blog.caranddriver.com/porsche-contemplating-offering-its-wagon-like-panamera-as-a-station-wagon/">Car&Driver</a> is reporting that the German firm will unveil a station wagon concept of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20Panamera">the Panamera</a> with a "shooting brake" moniker at the Paris Motor Show in late September. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/porsche-rumored-to-debut-panamera.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Porsche's 918 Spyder Comes to Goodwood Festival of Speed

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/porsche-918-spyder-comes-to-goodwood.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759073054798277250" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cqn6JZGmhr8/T-xWbjLGaoI/AAAAAAAIFw4/NtoYA-Lh7wY/s800/Porsche-100-Spyder-100.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept made its debut on UK soil at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday offering visitors a first look at the German automaker's upcoming plug-in hybrid supercar.</span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Revealed in concept form at the 2010 Geneva Show, Porsche is currently <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/spy-shots-2014-porsche-918-spyder.html">completing the development</a> of the production model that will go on sale in November of 2013. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/porsche-918-spyder-comes-to-goodwood.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept made its debut on UK soil at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday offering visitors a first look at the G...

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