Porsche Panamera

Model reviewed: Panamera GTS
Score: 9 / 10
“A subtle but strong range of revisions to the Porsche Panamera GTS have made it more capable than ever, more engaging to travel in and just better to drive, full stop. It’s expensive, but the combination of pace, space and grace it provides is as hard to find fault with as it is easy to appreciate.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Porsche Panamera Mk2 is a massive step on compared to its predecessor. It uses a new platform and features new engines, while the interior takes Porsche’s luxury cars to the next level. It also looks a lot more attractive, with sleeker lines and some interesting, eye-catching design details.”
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Model reviewed: Turbo S
Score: 8 / 10
“Beautifully finished, dynamically accomplished and astonishingly rapid, the Porsche Panamera Turbo S feels worthy of its hefty price. But it also feels like it was created for fast autobahns, not crowded British B-roads.”
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Model reviewed: 2.9-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid automatic 4S
Score: 8 / 10
“The hybrid Porsche Panamera is genuinely capable of 30 miles on pure-electric power, but it’s also a car that can’t quite match the awe-inspiring charm of its stablemates. The 4S E-Hybrid is the smartest car in the new line-up, but we’re less convinced that it’s the best Panamera outright.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
“Mid-life updates to the Porsche Panamera unleash even more performance in the hybrid and new Turbo S model, paired with impressive style and luxury for a superlative driving experience.”
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Model reviewed: Sport Turismo range
Score: 8 / 10
“The Sport Turismo is a more practical and, arguably, a more elegant version of the Panamera. It comes with three rear seats, rather than the two that you get in the standard car, its rear doors are slightly bigger, and there’s a smidgen more rear headroom and a wee bit more boot space.”
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Model reviewed: Sport Turismo range
Score: 8 / 10
“You’ll pay handsomely for that Porsche badge, but you do get what you pay for, including a wonderfully appointed cabin and stellar performance, along with a sublime blend of comfort and an engaging drive.”
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Model reviewed: 2.9-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid Sport Turismo
Score: 8 / 10
“All in all, at this level, the Porsche Panamera remains the finest family car for the drivers. However, with the arrival of the Taycan, the case for a hybrid version has weakened.”
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Model reviewed: GTS Sport Turismo
Score: 8 / 10
“Probably not quite at its full potential as a simpler, sweeter-handling fast GT car, but nearer the mark than it was. A very fast, capable, usable all-rounder worth considering.”
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Model reviewed: 2.9-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid saloon
Score: 8 / 10
“Most popular Porsche Panamera is far more impressive, capable and rewarding to drive than the original, and genuinely economical.”
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Model reviewed: Turbo S Sport Turismo
Score: 9 / 10
“Puts the Panamera back on equal terms with top-end rivals on paper. Goes and handles well enough to beat most of them on the road.”
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Model reviewed: GTS
Score: 8 / 10
“Ultimately, the most satisfying Panamera to drive isn’t as characterful as it once was. Neither is its delicacy so easy to appreciate.”
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Model reviewed: Sport Turismo range
Score: 9 / 10
“The Porsche Panamera gets the design appeal to match its dynamic and technical accomplishment; it’s not as practical as some fast estates but still outstanding.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 10 / 10
“Our rating doesn’t mean we think it’s flawless, but Porsche has added such strength to this car, from cabin to chassis to engine and elsewhere, that it now stands apart from any sub-£100,000 GT on the market.”
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Model reviewed: 2.9-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 4S E-Hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“Accomplished, genuinely clever, very comfortable and still enjoyable, the Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid could prove to be just what many are looking for.”
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Model reviewed: Turbo S liftback
Score: 8 / 10
“A fabulous long-distance cruiser, unstickable on a good road, luxurious or ferocious in equal measure – the Porsche Panamera Turbo S is a special car. As it should be, for its starting price.”
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Model reviewed: GTS saloon
Score: 8 / 10
“Compared to its rivals, the Porsche Panamera GTS loses the value-for-money equation; it spends more time at the pumps, and it is not a decontented lightweight special like the BMW M5, Mercedes E63 S and Jaguar Project 8 it’s up against. But that’s not really what the Panamera GTS is about.”
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Model reviewed: Turbo S E-Hybrid
Score: 6 / 10
“918 hardware shoved into a Panamera sounds like a stroke of genius, but the reality isn’t quite so wonderful. The underlying brilliance of the Panamera is still there but on balance the hybrid tech takes more away from the driving experience than it adds, other than improved numbers on the spec sheet.”
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Model reviewed: Sport Turismo range
Score: 8 / 10
“With a boost to usability, and looks depending on your point of view, you could argue the Sport Turismo is actually a better car than the regular Panamera. It’s definitely the best not-estate money can buy.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“If the price doesn’t put you off, the Porsche Panamera is a fast five-door hatchback that’s beautifully built and great to drive”
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Model reviewed: Sport Turismo range
Score: 8 / 10
“The Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo is an estate version of the rapid executive car with more space and the option of a plug-in hybrid.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“The Porsche Panamera is hugely impressive to drive fast and has a lovely cabin, but it feels very wide on UK roads.”
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Model reviewed: PHEV
“This is about as sensible as Porsches get. The most affordable level of the three Panamera PHEVs is rapid and nimble but also efficient (if regularly plugged in) and practical.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“Given the choice I’d personally go for the hybrid as I felt it easier to live with day to day while having fun on high days and holidays. But that’s me. However, if you fancy the full-fat, no holds barred carnivorous flavour, the purists will plump for the beefier Turbo S.”
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Model reviewed: 2.9-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid automatic 4S E-Hybrid
Score: 6 / 10
“For such a heavy car, the Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid handles well, which almost makes it shrink in size on a country road.
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Model reviewed: 4.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid Turbo S E-Hybrid saloon
Score: 9.6 / 10
“If your daily mileage is less than 31 miles and you regularly make trips into congestion zones, the EV running comes into its own. We also managed to get around 40 mpg which in a heavy powerful car isn’t too shabby.”
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Model reviewed: Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid
“When you factor in the comprehensive list of safety features and driver assist aids, the latest Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid in Sport Turismo guise is the complete package for anyone looking for a high-end family car that’s very big on style, performance and appeal.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“A fast, sophisticated and capable flagship that entertains when the road gets challenging, just choose your powertrain carefully.”
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Model reviewed: Sport Turismo range
Score: 8 / 10
“The Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo is a very talented all-rounder with lots of useful technology and huge performance, even from the hybrid versions. But the middle rear seat is an after-thought and the boot space is not huge.”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 8 / 10
“It isn’t cheap, but the Porsche Panamera combines all the precise handling prowess of a sports car with the luxury, comfort and practicality of a high-end saloon. It isn’t quite as family-friendly as a Cayenne nor is it as luxurious as a limo like the Audi A8, but it’s much easier to live with than a 911.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 4 / 10
“You’re unlikely to be disappointed with the quality or performance on offer – even on ‘entry-level’ models. Prices do rise significantly, though, as you go up through the line-up, with flagship Turbo S models costing an eye-watering £135,000, even before you consider any optional extras.”
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Model reviewed: Sport Turismo range
Score: 9 / 10
“More space for Porsche’s luxurious performance GT”
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Model reviewed: Saloon range
Score: 8.8 / 10
“Porsche’s most luxurious model is still mighty fast”
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Model reviewed: Turbo
Score: 6 / 10
“Yes, it’s better-looking than its predecessor, but that’s like saying it’s better-looking than a gaping wound. It’s still a long, long way from being even remotely handsome or appealing.” (Jeremy Clarkson)
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Model reviewed: Plug-in hybrid range
Score: 3.5 / 10
“Which Porsche Panamera PHEV one to have? The V6, while still a shocking price, is almost £60,000 cheaper than the V8, which gives it a pretty amazing start. I rather liked its tax-friendly, continent-busting demeanour, especially the way it bursts out of its sensible shoes if you drive it hard.”
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Model reviewed: 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo
Score: 6 / 10
“Appealing on paper, but not quite so convincing in the flesh, the hybrid Panamera estate doesn’t involve you as much as it should, and neither is it as comfortable as its best rivals. It’s a jack of all trades, certainly – but a master of none.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Porsche’s updated sports limo, the Panamera, has more ability and bandwidth than ever before. The best it’s ever been.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Porsche Panamera is well worth considering if you’re after a sharper-driving alternative to big luxury saloons and plug-in hybrids. It may not ride quite so fluently, but is very agile for such a big car, particularly if you opt for one of the V6-engined models.”
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