Carrara White & Sapphire Blue 2017 Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid – Video

Fitted with an Audi-sourced, Porsche-adapted 330-hp twin-turbo V-6 and a 136-hp electric motor, the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid produces a maximum 462 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. The torque is channeled to all four wheels through a ZF-sourced eight-speed dual-clutch automatic, derived from the gearbox used in conventionally powered Panamera models (and, down the road, in Bentleys that also will use the Panamera’s MSB modular architecture).

 

 

The hybrid Panamera can sprint to 62 mph in a claimed 4.6 seconds, and it tops out at 173 mph. That’s impressive, but it is slower than the regular Panamera 4S and the Europe-market Panamera 4S diesel, both of which are nominally less powerful than the E-Hybrid. Porsche says the new model needs the electric boost to reach top speed and it needs to be in Sport Plus mode. The company doesn’t say how long the E-Hybrid can maintain Vmax.