Panamera on Top Gear right now
01-10-2011 | 09:57 PM
#19
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Right now, there is no Panamaer Turbo S.....
I've had a Maserati QP Sport GT and currently own this (P4S):
I've owned a Maserati QP Sport GT and as previously stated; the QP with the Duo Select transmission (jerky and you'll replace clutches regularly) is horrible but the automatic verison is the way to go. The car is absolutely beautiful but technologically speaking is ~10 years behind the rest of the automotive world!
The Panamera on the other hand, for some is an aquired taste and inspires lots of passionate debate about it's styling (mostly by folks who are not in the target market). I was one who early on said; "it's ugly and I'll never have one......." Then I saw one in person and drove one.... Of the 50+ cars my wife and I have owned this is far and away the most impressive in every aspect including styling!
I've had a Maserati QP Sport GT and currently own this (P4S):
I've owned a Maserati QP Sport GT and as previously stated; the QP with the Duo Select transmission (jerky and you'll replace clutches regularly) is horrible but the automatic verison is the way to go. The car is absolutely beautiful but technologically speaking is ~10 years behind the rest of the automotive world!
The Panamera on the other hand, for some is an aquired taste and inspires lots of passionate debate about it's styling (mostly by folks who are not in the target market). I was one who early on said; "it's ugly and I'll never have one......." Then I saw one in person and drove one.... Of the 50+ cars my wife and I have owned this is far and away the most impressive in every aspect including styling!
9 or 10 more years for me
Or a big pay raise!!
01-11-2011 | 01:33 PM
#20
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01-11-2011 | 02:57 PM
#21
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Who does a better job of getting HP down
With that disparity in weight, it would seem that there are several possibilities; the HP claims are inflated, the weights are incorrect or, most likely, the Porsche does a better job of getting what it has to the ground. Besides torque rules and HP only works well if you can use it.
01-11-2011 | 04:03 PM
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With that disparity in weight, it would seem that there are several possibilities; the HP claims are inflated, the weights are incorrect or, most likely, the Porsche does a better job of getting what it has to the ground. Besides torque rules and HP only works well if you can use it.
01-17-2011 | 04:15 PM
#23
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From: Phoenix, Az
It may be an aquire taste, but I just don't know. Porsche did seem to have nailed the chassis part though.
02-08-2011 | 02:48 AM
#24
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From: Kuala Belait, Brunei
was at Kuala Lumpur airport waiting for my flight- Eating at the airport restaurant. I saw a Panemera as a airport car- Picking up first & business class passengers as the aerotrain service(Terminal 1 to Terminal 2) is on maintenance until March 2011.
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
