$ 235,000 Porsche Hybrid is the super sedan that I would buy on Tesla or Lucid

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Since its beginnings in 2010, the Porsche Panamera has become a segment leader who has helped to generate rivals like the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Ports and even the EV competitors like Tesla Model S and Lucid Air.

The third generation panamera, launched in 2024, really seduced me thanks to its exceptional rechargeable hybrid transmission and one of the most impressive active suspension systems that I have ever known.

It’s like four cars in one: the power of a sports car, the comfort of a luxury sedan, the practice of a SUV and enough EV range to move in town.

I recently spent a week to drive the E-Hybrid of Porsche Panamera Turbo 2025, which started at $ 195,700.

The Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid 2025. My test car sold retail for nearly $ 235,000.

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The basic Panamera V6 starts at around $ 103,000, while the beach turbo s e-hybrid requires $ 226,500.

Shipping costs and a multitude of luxury performance and options have pushed the price as tested by my test car at nearly $ 235,000.

Porsche has refined the rear end of the signature of the Panamera from a vertical rope look on a design that feels more elegant and more elegant without compromising the peak margin.

Two photos show the left front and the left back of a Madeira Gold 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid Phev Sedan parked in the street. — Porsche is known for making incrementally style changes rather than large overhaul, and this is certainly the case with the Panamera.

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In advance, the biggest change was the new headlights to the LED matrix, which automatically adjust the lighting according to the navigation data, the speed of the vehicle and the front camera to avoid fan drivers in the opposite direction.

The Panamera is delivered with a spoiler deployable in three pieces.

The right rear area of a Madeira Gold 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid Phev Sedan parked in the street. — The Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybride 2025 with exhausts of quadruple dark bronze.

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The spoiler will automatically unfold at road speeds, or you can trigger it manually.

The Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid is a large sedan: 16.6 feet long and weighing 5,300 lb

The left side of a Madeira Gold 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid Phev Sedan parked in the street. — The Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid 2025.

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It is roughly the same size and the same weight as the Mercedes-AMG G3 rival is performed at four-door cut but a huge 800 lb heavier than the GRAN BMW M8 coupé non-hybrid competition.

Panamera can be obtained with a six or eight cylinder engine and as a hybrid.

The V8 with double turbocharger under the open hood of a Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid 2025. — All the panamers send their power to the sidewalk via an automatic transmission Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) or Porsche.

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The Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid is powered by a V8 double turbocharger V8 of 512 horsepower, with double turbocharger associated with an electric motor of 187 horsepower and with a 25.9 kWh battery. Together, they produce 670 horsepower to the total system and 685 lb-ft of torque.

The most powerful variant, the turbo S, tightens 100 other horses in total of the same powertrain.

My e-hybrid Turbo test car has 19 MPG fuel saving ratings in combined driving during use only of the V8 and 54 MPG when the hybrid system is taken into account.

The 25.9 kWh battery can be fully loaded in 3.3 hours using a level 2 charger.

The left rear corner of a Madeira Gold 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid Phev Sedan connected to a level 2 charger. — The Panamera connected a level 2 charger.

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Unfortunately, the Panamera does not accept the rapid DC load.

Manipulation of Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid defies the laws of physics.

The Porsche E-Hybride Porsche Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybride Porsche Cabin. — Despite its positioning as a chic executive sedan, Panamera’s driving dynamic is much more focused on luxury performance.

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It is a large luxury sedan that leads like a four -door sports car with a very precise direction and a beautifully balanced manipulation.

A multitude of technologies, from the vectorization of torque to the direction in the rear axis, work together to give the hybrid of 5,300 lb a car of its weight should not have, effectively defying physics.

The piece of new out -of -competition technology is Porsche Active Ride, an electromechanical active suspension system that uses computer -controlled hydraulic shock absorbers at each wheel to counter the body roller and improve traction in the corners.

Outside the line, the V8 Twin-Turbo hybrid transmission works transparently with the PDK transmission with net change. The V8 emits a pleasant rumble while it catapults you at highway speeds in the blink of an eye.

According to Porsche, the E-Hybrid turbo is 0-60 in 3.0 seconds, but my experience of launching supercars outside the line tells me that the figure is very conservative. Its top speed is 196 MPH.

The interior of the Panamera is minimalist to the extreme.

The photos show the front dashboard, the display of digital instruments and the panorama glass roof in an e-hybrid Porsche Panamera Turbo 2025. — The Panamera cabin balances the sudden efficiency of its sports car roots with the high -tech opulence necessary in a super sedan of its caliber.

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The new rocking lever mounted on the dashboard of the 918 hypercar deductors of the central console.

The pimples have been removed in favor of capacitive touch controls, which work better here than on many of its rivals but are not perfect.

There are screens in Gogo, with the option of a 10.9 -inch screen in front of the passenger in addition to the display of the instrument and the central infotainment screen.

Overall, the cabin works as effectively as expected, with all the most commonly used characteristics and controls, all easily accessible.

The 10.9 -inch central touch screen is the focal point of the PCM infotainment system

Three photos show the central infotainment screen in an e-hybrid of Porsche Panamera Turbo in 2025. — Panamera’s infotainment screen.

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PCM is an excellent infotainment system. It is responsive, easy to use and filled with features such as air -controlled airlines and video streaming.

Apple Carplay and Android Auto are also standard.

The 18 -way turbo brand power seats have proven to be incredibly comfortable and united.

White front seats in an e-hybrid Porsche Panamera Turbo 2025. — The front seats of Panamera.

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Kalahari gray leather seats are heated and ventilated and can be optional with a massage function.

The rear cabin of my test car has two individual bucket seats instead of a traditional bench.

Three photos show the rear seats and the rear cabin control screen in a Porsche Porbo E-Hybrid Porsche Turbo 2025 sedan. — A seven -inch infotainment tactile screen between seats allows passengers in the rear cabin to access climate checks, navigation and multimedia.

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The rear cabin is relatively tight in space compared to traditional competitors such as the Mercedes class S and the 7 series, but it is equal with Swoopy coupe competitors such as the 4 -door AMG GT.

Behind the passenger cabin is a medium -sized chest.

The rear cargo compartment in a Gold 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid Madeira. — Non -hybrid panameras get 17.4 cubic feet of trunk space.

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Despite a piece of its cargo room taken up by the load cables, the space is surprisingly practical and, thanks to its tailgate design, capable of holding up to 44.3 cubic feet of freight when the seats are folded.

My verdict: the Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid offers performance, luxury, practicality and the EV range in a single package.

The right front corner of a Gold 2025 Madeira Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid Phev Sedan parked in the street. — The desire for Porsche of Excellence in Engineering is really impressive, and Panamera is an example.

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These days, the fastest luxury sedans tend to be electric vehicles such as the Plaid Tesla Model S or even the own Taycan of Porsche.

As fast as electric vehicles get, they simply cannot correspond to the drama and the presence of a finely become V8 Porsche. It is a reminder that the trip to your destination has as much as to get there.

But the panamera is much more than fast in a straight line.

It combines the power and handling of prowess of a Porsche sports car with the comfort of a German luxury sedan, the practice of an SUV and enough EV range to move in town without using fuel.

These are, in fact, four different cars wrapped in one.

For me, this price of $ 235,000 has much more sense now.

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