Originally this blogA blog that started with my wife's love for PanameraIt is.

At my home, I rode the Panamera Edition in the late 970s and the Panamera Turbo in the early 971s, and now I am replacing the Cayenne, but Panamera is still my favorite Porsche.

This time, I happened to be able to rent a Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid in the first half of 971 as a substitute car, so I would like to review it.

Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid

First of all, let me tell you from the conclusionThis car is "excellent".

It may be natural because it is a car that starts over 30 million yen, but when it comes to feeling and driving performance, the same class I have experienced so far,No, it's a big difference compared to more expensive sports sedans.

The driving performance, especially the drive system, how to dig into the suspension, and the seriousness are different. The expression is a little bad, but the honest impression is that it feels like a toy.

This Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is a Panamera Turbo that I owned before with an additional hybrid mechanism, adding a 136ps motor to the 550ps of the 4-liter V8 twin turbo, and the total output of the entire system Is 680ps and the torque is 850Nm (86.7kgm).

When you get in and turn the starter switch, it starts in the default E-Power mode, so the engine does not start. Compared to Cayenne's E-Hybrid, I'm a little worried about the faint inverter sound of "Woon" when the vehicle is stopped, but if you get used to it, there is no problem.

Check the word "Ready" displayed on the meter and gently step on the accelerator.

The smoothness of the start is unique to motor drive. The mechanism of AT is not the Tiptronic (torque converter AT) of my Cayenne E-hybrid, but Panamera is PDK (dual)clutchSince it is an AT of the formula), Panamera has a more direct feeling.

Especially after entering the 2nd gear, it is clearly powerful and tries to accelerate vigorously as if you think "Oh!" For a moment, so if you switch from the Cayenne hybrid, you need to get used to it a little. Even with the same motor, Panamera generally feels more powerful than Cayenne.

And the most moving point is the feeling of the suspension.It cannot be expressed by the simple expression "comfortable to ride".It is the number one ride in the Panamera and Cayenne series that I have ever rode.

In terms of smoothness and tortoise, there may be a current Cayenne air suspension, but although the tires have a very solid feeling of ground contact and suspension rigidity, they are light and smooth. Should it be expressed as having both?

"This is the ride as Panamera's image"I want to express it.

It's sporty but super comfortable. Panamera's concept of realizing two contradictory elements at the same time is reflected in the setting of the suspension as it is. The Panamera Turbo feels more sporty, and the GTS feels even sportier than that, but the Turbo S can be said to be a setting that adds even higher quality comfort to the Panamera Turbo's feet.

One of the reasons is that the turbo S has a large effect of the standard PCCB and PDCC. Ceramic composite brakes, which are significantly lighter than cast iron brakes, go very well with the huge 21-inch turbo wheels. Even in situations where you feel the weight of the undercarriage when the cast iron brake is a standard turbo, the tires move up and down and smooth out unevenness.

Even if you get over the steps, It just makes a "ton, tongue" sound.

By the way, compared to Taycan's air suspension + PDCC, the flat feeling is higher on the Taycan, but the lack of roughness on the road surface is higher on the Panamera, and the hardness of the suspension is slightly higher on the Taycan. feel. (I think it depends on the road surface and wheel selection)

Impression in winding

And the highlight is cornering. In Sport Plus mode, the vehicle height drops sharply and the suspension becomes as stiff as possible. The vehicle weight in the vehicle verification is 2360 kg, but I do not think that way at all.Rather, it is as light as I think it is as heavy as the Panamera turbo I used to ride.

It's just magical roll control, and obviously there are few rolls.As I've said many times in the past on this blog, PDCC has a tremendous effect.

Those who are not confident in driving should wear this, and even if they turn with a slightly poor course, the roll will be minimal as if a very good driver took the shortest course.

The cornering posture, the accuracy of the steering, and the feeling from the road surface are all wonderful things that I can not think of as a large sports sedan. It feels like the car is getting smaller and smaller, and I feel comfortable running through the corners as if I laugh.

Panamera distributes the torque to the four wheels and tries to move forward even though he hits the road surface with 680ps of power and escapes the corner. Although the acceleration power is really large, I felt that the turbo had a stronger acceleration, probably because of the weight.

As for the brakes, the braking force of the regenerative brake is a little unpleasant.

The Cayenne E-Hybrid has a strong regenerative brake from the beginning, but the Panamera has a loose start and the last physical brake brake works well. Since the physical brake is a PCCB, it works well, of course, but the difference between the PCCB and the regenerative brake is large, and I felt a little uncomfortable here.

Engine + motor feeling

The point that is decisively different from the turbo is not the power. The feeling of the engine. The turbo V8 seems to be a turbo engine these days, and the turbo lag is small, but even so, it is a high performance engine, so the moment you step on it, you may feel a little valley of torque.

The E-Hybrid motor makes up for that torque valley. For example, overtaking acceleration from 50km / h in the city, etc.It accelerates without any turbo lag, as if the accelerator and speed were perfectly proportional.This is really comfortable and has an atmosphere close to Taycan. In the case of Panamera, the engine sound of V8 is added to it, so it is even more comfortable.

I didn't want this turbo S to be equipped with a sports exhaust, but there is a considerable difference in volume compared to the turbo with a sports exhaust that I had at home.

If you turn it, you can hear a pleasant sound with a loud sound, but there is almost no bubbling sound, and it is considerably quieter than that explosion sound that combines a turbo and sports exhaust.

Impression at high speed

The dignity of the king on the highway. Overwhelming power, stability, straight-line stability, and a sense of security that it is okay to come to any corner instead of the straight line length.

If you do long-distance touring with this, it will be comfortable.The only drawback is that Japanese highways are too affordable for Panamera.I think that only the German Autobahn can demonstrate the capabilities of this car.

Impression that my wife got on

After returning home, my wife also said that she would try driving and went out with Panamera's key. Immediately a message came to my smartphone.

'TheIt's just 2 seconds from the start and it's amazing!'-' (used in place of '-')

And.

The turbo S is really so different. I've written in the past that Porsche's "Turbo" grade is different from other grades, but the "Turbo S" at the top above it is not just a high-performance version.

Clearly changing the seasoning and feelingI felt that it was a good idea.

After returning the car with regret"Isn't that car sold?" Or "Isn't it possible to exchange it for my Cayenne (laughs)?"I was having a conversation with my husband and wife.

If Panamera's rear seats were a little wider and the car could comfortably accommodate three children, it would have been dangerous.

It was such a "excellent" Panamera.