The new Porsche Panamera has been unjustly likened to a tank by some. Well now there might be just cause. Porsche is known for offering a myriad of options on all their new cars. However, when I recently used the Porsche car configurator to option out a new Panamera, I thought I had all there was on offer including a refrigerator in the back seat …
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Four, Unveiled, Without Compromise
Porsche dealerships around the country have been getting excited for the new Panamera for some time now. This exquisitely controversial (or controversially exquisite, depending on who you ask) four-door Porsche unveiled for sale to the public on October 15th, and I was fortunate enough to attend an unveiling held at a local Cincinnati, Ohio …
Continue to the full articleRumors Plague Porsche
For months now rumors have circulated the web about possible new models and platform sharing between Porsche and VW. I have done my best to avoid the rumor mongering and wait for something concrete before weighing in on the subject. However, a couple of recent articles I read forced my hand. The two post are titled as "7 New Porsche …
Continue to the full articleFifty bucks could buy you a Porsche Panamera
If you thought that the closest you were going to get to a Panamera in your driveway was Porsche's great Picture it web-site, well forget it. They don't even have the Panamera loaded up as an option yet (my guess is they will add it soon). However, for as little as fifty bucks, you might win one. Thanks to the Porsche Club of America, for …
Continue to the full articleWhat has Four Doors, a Front Engine and Performance Enough to Make Your Head Spin?
As if you can't guess. :-) Find out for sure, tomorrow the 17th at 7:30pm ET on Speed Test Drive as host and 4 time Trans Am champion, Tommy Kendall, heads from California to Georgia, to Oregon, to unleash the power and excitement of the brand new Porsche Panamera (oh no, did I just give it away?). If you can't catch the show tomorrow night, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Panamera TV Commercial
By now, most of you have seen the videos of the making of the new Porsche Panamera commercial. Today, Porsche launched the finished product on you tube. While I enjoyed the video below, I do hope they release a much longer version for on-line consumers. It would be great to see more of those amazing cars they compiled to create the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Panamera Puts the “Meat” in Mietwagen auf Deutschland
The first time I landed in Germany and tried to find my way to the car rental counter I kept seeing signs for something that read like it was pronounced "meat wagon" (Mietwagen) with a car symbol next to it; regardless of who I asked, they all said that was the place. I kept thinking to myself, "hmmmm, is the autobahn really that dangerous?" As …
Continue to the full articleNew Footage from the Porsche Panamera Commercial
Just last week I was fortunate to speak with Sam Cabiglio about the making of the new Porsche Panamera Commercial and his involvement in it. At the time, I posted a video that showed some of the excitement going on behind the scenes during filming. Today, I received the following video, directly from Porsche, that shows more of the making of …
Continue to the full articleBehind the Scenes of the Upcoming Porsche Panamera Commercial
In June of this year Porsche was hard at work filming the world debut commercial for the Porsche Panamera. The shoot used 16 cars from Jerry Seinfeld's collection and another 15 more from the likes of Roger Penske, Brumos, Mat Drendel and others. While the commercial was filmed at a former Marine Air Base in El Toro, California, it will be …
Continue to the full articleThe $200K+ Porsche Refrigerator
If your suits and shoes are bespoke, why not your Panamera too? Porsche has always offered custom options through their Porsche Exclusive program; today, they announced the same treatment for the new Panamera. Need to keep your Reisling chilled while you drive? Simply opt for the rear-seat refrigerator. Want your air-vent louvers painted to …
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