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PANAMERA™
--Ground breaking four-door GT to be offered with
Porsche hybrid system--
ATLANTA, January 7th, 2008 – Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche
AG, Stuttgart, announced
today that it is developing a hybrid drive version of
its highly anticipated
four-door Gran Turismo. The Panamera Hybrid will
utilize the same gas-electric
drive concept as the Cayenne Hybrid that comes to
market at the end of the
decade and will claim a remarkable 30% reduction of
fuel consumption.
The full parallel hybrid system of the Panamera will be configured with the
battery unit positioned below the luggage compartment, and hybrid module,
comprising of an additional clutch and electric motor, will be between the
engine and transmission. Depending on driving conditions, the hybrid module has
the ability to disengage either the combustion engine or the electric motor, or
to combine both drive systems as one joint power unit. This flexibility results
in benefits such as a zero emissions driving mode, fuel savings in both city and
highway driving and maximum performance when desired.
The Panamera, which represents Porsche’s fourth model line, will make its world
debut in 2009 and promises to redefine the Gran Turismo category by featuring a
unique design package that will afford equally generous front and rear space and
seating comfort for four while retaining the sporting and unmistakable driving
dynamics of every Porsche. Introduced initially with traditional drivetrains,
the hybrid version of the Panamera will be offered at a later date.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), based in Atlanta, GA, and its
subsidiary, Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd., are the exclusive importers of Porsche
sports cars and Cayenne sport utility vehicles for the United States and Canada.
A wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Dr. Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG, PCNA employs
approximately 250 people who provide Porsche vehicles, parts, service, marketing
and training for its 212 U.S. and Canadian dealers. They, in turn, provide
Porsche owners with best-in-class service.
