To the best of my knowledge, these pictures have never before been published anywhere. What makes them so different from all other Panamera spy shots out on the internet are the quality and proximity. Instead of being taken by a shaky cell phone cam at 70 mph on the highway, or a telephoto lens from a distance, the majority of these shots were taken up close, in the parking lot of a hotel where the support team was resting for the evening.
Porsche Panamera SpyShots
Of particular interest are the three photographs below. The first is a picture taken of the undercarriage of a Panamera as it rested beneath its cover for the night. The second two pictures are highly detailed closeups of the rear quarter panel and rear end of the car itself. What I like about these picture is how clearly we can see the camo that’s being used to mask the true shape. After seeing these pictures I’m starting to feel a lot better that we’re all in for a a big and pleasant surprise when the car is unveiled in its entirety.
Below are even more pictures for your viewing please. Click on any of the thumbs below to see the full-size image.
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I agree with you that some parts of the car look MUCH better now that we can see what the camo is hiding -- particularly the taillights. However, take a close look at the rear doors, particularly where the metal part of the door meets the window meets the C-pillar. The metal from the door isn't flush with that rear window -- I don't like the way it looks.
Don't get me wrong, I see what they're up to -- they wanted an aerodynamic door without intruding on the edgy lines the front windows created -- and it seems to flow with the rear of the car as well. And there are actually two windows in the door, not one. That seems a bit strange but I can't make any conclusive judgment until I see it for myself in person. Thanks for posting the spy shots!
Nice photos! Where were these taken?
... Really?
@anthony,
The following Panamera pictures, submitted by a friend and loyal reader of 993C4S.com, were taken in High Level, Alberta Canada. For those of you not familiar with High Level (I’ll assume that’s most everyone) it’s a small city on the way to the North West Territories where Porsche is known to do cold weather testing in Yellowknife (just 250 miles south of the arctic circle.)
@Andrew,
:-)
I hate to say this, because Lord knows I want to love any Porsche that comes down the pike, but this car liiks absolutely graceless-- it looks heavy, dull and clumsy.
The interior shots that have also been leaked show a dashboard with too many controls too close together. It looks bewildering.
If the Panamera were being released during a time of plenty it would be one thing. This will be a very expensive car, looking ugly, and coming out at a very difficult economic time.
Will 20,000 people world wide fall in love with the Panamera enough to buy it? Perhaps. But unless this car drives like a bat out of hell-- which it may-- it smells like an Edsel to me.
Interior photos Here:
http://www.carzi.com/2008/10/31/porsche-panamera-interior-spy-pics/
This car reminds me too much of a 4-door Pontiac Grand Am GT... Not a fan at all.
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@Aaron,
I agree in present form the car is pretty ugly. My HOPE is that Porsche has done such a damn good job putting on camo that we are all going to be pleasantly and EXTREMELY surprised. That's the main reason I published these pics so we could see just how much camo there really is.