Hi all,

enjoy the spy video of the new Porsche Panamera:

 

The rear lights look a little different, and the spoiler seems to sit a bit higher and more posterior, but not a drastic change from the current model at all. To the untrained eye, one may not notice much of a difference.

 

The slope of the hathback and the rear area in general is a bit different. The roof starts sloping down earlier, and there's a sharper angle when it intersects the rear bumper. Here's a comparison from someone else's photos. New car is on top, a bit fuzzy because it's an enlargement, and the old car on bottom.


It's subtle, but I expect you might notice a difference if you saw it in person. And also assuming the production car is the same as these images.

 

I like. Not so sure it will be subtle compared to the current model. To me nicely evolutionary. I very much like the distinctiveness of my PGTS and expect the next iteration to have a more powerful NA engine, so am in line. Will be at least a couple of years for the next PGTS, but it will be worth waiting for.

 

AndrewP -- since Porsche has retired the NA v8 on the 2016 Cayenne GTS (and has announced no more NA engines on its 911, boxter and cayman lines), I'm not holding out much hope for the new Panamera GTS to have a NA engine.

 

The head of Porsche development strongly suggested that a V8 NA engine is planned for the next PGTS. Maybe he was misquoted or misspoke, but I doubt it. Porsche engineers are a very precise group and not given to speculation. Obviously a new NA engine goes against the trend, but for very limited production models would not upset the corporate average on efficiency/emissions. Hey, if the next PGTS is a turbo and the sport exhaust rocks it might be OK. Might even put a floor on price depreciation of the NA PGTS. My experience with my 991 TTS is that there is no turbo lag, although its exhaust note, except on overrun is not exciting.

 

Forgot to mention that the GT3RS is NA. They could have just brought out a 991 GT2 (turbocharged) monster in the current 3.8 liter configuration rather than develop a 4.0 liter NA to fit in the GT3RS.

 

thx for the clarification -- would love to see NA porsche engines continue!

 

Gosh it looks like they let the Audi designers slap the A7 a$$ on our beloved Pcars.

Personally, I'm not a fan.

 

Update on this:

 

Hopefully Porsche doesn't let the critics dictate what ultimately happens with the next gen car. It should build upon all the good things about the previous gen car..

 

It has?????

Someone must have forgotten to tell Porsche's webmaster and Car Configurator people. Because it looks like you can order a 2016 GTS with the 4.8L NA engine right now and be at your dealer in about 4 months.

 

Something's odd, as this page references the 3.6l turbo 6 as the Cayenne GTS' engine. http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/ca...turesandspecs/

 

My mistake, I thought you were referencing the 2016 Panamera GTS, since this thread was about the next Panamera body. You are correct about the Cayenne GTS going turbo.

Sorry.

 

gotchya -- yes, my point was that since Porsche had phased out the NA v8 for the 2016 Cayenne GTS, the next generation Panamera GTS may no longer have a NA v8 either.