Last week, we here at egmCarTech launched a new segment called ‘Let’s Talk Numbers,’ where we take two or more vehicles and do a straight number battle and leave it up to you guys to decide which car is a better buy. We launched the segment with two new, fast and gas-guzzling supercars – the Ferrari 458 Italia vs. [...]
Key Competitors: BMW ActiveHybrid 750i, Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, Audi A8 Hybrid. Power: 3.0L supercharged V6 engine making 333-hp is coupled with a 47-hp electric-motor. Transmission: 8-speed Tiptronic S transmission 0 to 60 mph: 5.7 seconds. Top Speed: 167 mph. Fuel-economy: 34.5 mpg combined. Price: $95,000. The BMW ActiveHybrid 750i starts at $102,300; the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid starts at $91,000; [...]
Yes, Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller revealed a lot about the company’s future product plans in a recent interview with Automotive News Europe. Besides talking about the next-generation Porsche 911 and the entry-level Boxster and Cayman, Mueller gave some insight into what Porsche has in the works for the future of the Panamera sedan lineup. In [...]
The 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid is ready to make its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, after which it will go on sale in the United States at the end of 2011. Porsche has just released a short video of the Panamera S Hybrid in action. Click here for our original post on [...]
At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next month, Porsche has confirmed that it will unveil a parallel full hybrid model to compliment the new Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid. The new parallel full hybrid model is expected to be the hybrid version of the Panamera. Porsche has been talking about the Panamera Hybrid ever since the [...]
Diesels are becoming increasingly popular here in the United States. So much so that Porsche is considering selling diesel variants of the Cayenne SUV and the Panamera sedan here on the stateside, it’s largest single market. At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche is expected to unveil a diesel and Panamera Hybrid. Click here for [...]
Porsche’s new CEO Matthias Muller has confirmed that the sports car maker has plans to launch a diesel-powered Panamera in the second half of next year. In an interview with Westfalen-Blatt, Muller said that the success of the Cayenne diesel is one of the key reasons to push the Panamera diesel forward. Now word on [...]
The 380-hp Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid is the only of its kind that currently wears the “green” crown in the Stuttgart automaker’s lineup. However, next year, Porsche will bring the Panamera S Hybrid to the market. The hybrid technology found in the Cayenne S Hybrid will also be featured in the Panamera S Hybrid and [...]
