Panamera is big.

The Panamera is just huge. When compared to the size of a mini-car, you would be surprised at how different it is.

〘New Panamera〙Width: 1,937 mm, Length: 5,049 mm
〘Light car〙Width: 1,480 mm or less, Overall length: 3,400 mm or less

In other words, the Panamera is 50 cm wider and 1.5 m longer than a mini car. What a huge body.

Naturally, it is difficult to turn in small circles, so I am always on edge when passing oncoming cars. I once damaged such a Panamera.

I was driving my Panamera back to my parents' house. At the parking lot of my parents' house, I had a slight skid on the back of the car. I don't know what I thought, but I couldn't react to it, even though it had sensors to tell me about obstacles.

プップップップップッ、

bleep bleep

Poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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I was so shocked. Since then, I have been careful about the following when I drive a large vehicle.

Three rules in my mind.

(1) Never take narrow roads.

Even on narrow roads, there are actually many roads that are passable with the width of the Panamera. It is also possible to pass each other if you wait in front of the car or ask the other driver to go ahead of you. But even if it is possible, we will not pass each other. Even if I'm in a hurry, I will take the long way around to go on a wide road.

(2) I don't go to convenience stores or supermarkets with small parking lots.

The parking lot of the nearest supermarket in my neighborhood is very small. Even though the parking lot is narrow, it is not impossible to park there, and the supermarket is cheap and very convenient, but I never go there in my Panamera because I don't want something to happen to my car if I go there. As for convenience stores, even if one parking space is available, I would never enter a place where I intuitively feel "this is too small...".

(3) Leave home with at least 30 minutes to spare.

If the driver is unable to make it to the meeting on time, he or she will have to take narrow roads and loopholes. This increases the possibility of hitting the Panamera. That is why I always leave my house with at least 30 minutes to spare.

If it takes an hour on Google Maps, it takes an hour and a half; if it takes an hour and a half, it takes two hours. I once went from my home to Yonago in Tottori Prefecture for work, but I left home an hour early, thinking of the congestion on the road and all eventualities. However, it was quite empty.

I arrived two hours earlier than scheduled.(You must have skipped a lot...)

But that's all well and good. It's much better than not getting there in time, being in a hurry, and putting the Panamera at risk. In short, the key to safe driving in a large vehicle is

It's not about honing your driving skills to be able to take any road, it's about not going where there is risk in the first place.

I think it is. If you don't approach the risk, the risk will not come from the other side.

If you read this blog.'It takes a long time, and it's not a small turnaround.I can't believe I can't just casually go to the grocery store or convenience store.What a hassle car."You may think that the Panamera is a "good car," but even I, who am busy with child-rearing, housework, and work, am reminded that the Panamera is an amazing car that outweighs these troublesome aspects and is a car of value.