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Porsche Panamera

Inside, the Panamera is luxurysaloon elegant and as high tech as tomorrow,
with every conceivable driver aid. The leather coddles, and the rear seats are big enough to
hold two six- footers comfortably.

Go for the Bose upgrade, which features no fewer than 14 speakers:
You’ll think Mick and Keith are sitting in the car with you, jamming away.

Just think about it: Porsche’s first-ever sedan.
Germany’s leading sports car manufacturer has packed everything it learned in half a century of great road cars
and world-class racing into a remarkable four-door achievement. It’s available in three variants—
the twowheel-drive S ($89,800), the all-wheel-drive 4S ($93,800) and the top-of-the-line Turbo.
We put on the miles in all three—on the road and on two racetracks, including Road America, one of the most storied
racing venues in the U.S. A big car with vast interior space, the Turbo swept through the track’s famed high-speed Carousel turn
with confidence, stormed the straights and juked through turns like an all-star running back.



The seven-speed PDK dual-clutch manual gearbox is creamy smooth. Composite ceramic brakes are an option,
but the standard ventilated stoppers do the job. A stop-start feature shuts down the engine during long idles
and restarts it the second the brake pedal is released, just like a hybrid. Though the direct-injection 500 bhp V8 is mounted up front,
Porsche has captured all the visceral feel you’d expect, the essential DNA of a 911.
That’s why the Panamera is PLAYBOY’s 2010 Car of the Year.
(Playboy)