Originally Posted by Ten Years

Out here in coastal Newport Beach/Laguna Beach, Panameras are very well received. They are everywhere. For most, in this area anyway, Panameras are more aligned with Bentleys and the like (but sportier), and are a step beyond the ubiquitous S Class/BMW 7/Audi A8 cars. Speaking strictly of driving dynamics, none of those cars come close to the Panameras. My brother and I bought our mom one. I'm always blown away each time I get behind the wheel of it. They really shrink down around the driver when on the road. And the rear passengers ride in Lear Jet levels of comfort. Nicer than anything past double its price. The fold-flat seats and rear hatch make it so useful for any situation. It's really the perfect car, in so many ways. No way to understand this until you've lived with one for a while. Just look at all the shut lines -- so clean and purposeful, like the overall car itself. It's one cohesive functional whole. It's well designed, as opposed to styled. And it's actually far, far more emotive than any photos can convey. I'd love to try a PGTS one day. May be the perfect all around car. IMHO, of course. ;-)

Originally Posted by chuck911

After reading all the BS about the Panamera it was so nice to read your infinitely more enlightened comments. And not having driven one I can't say if the car shrinks around the driver, but every one I've seen on the road sure seems to look a lot smaller- and more purposeful, muscular and refined, than I'd ever have thought from looking at pictures- or even the car sitting there in a showroom or parking lot. Like you said, cohesivbe, functional, designed as opposed to styled, and emotive. Spot on.