2018 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo (spy shot)
Porsche has
managed to fix basically everything that was wrong with the first model: the
bulgy and awkward rear end. Further changes will occur at the back as the folks
from Stuttgart are putting the finishing touches on a first-ever wagon body
style that will retain most of the sedan’s sleek body, but with a reshaped rear
end to accommodate a larger trunk.
It’s going to be called “Sport Turismo” and will increase the
cargo capacity to well over 500 liters taking into account the sedan can
swallow up to 495 liters of your items. Folding down the rear seats will make
it even more practical as it will offer well beyond the sedan’s 1,304-liter
volume.
The 2018 Panamera Sport Turismo has already been
spotted stretching at the Nürburgring. The front end will be virtually carried over from the
sedan while at the back there’s going to be a roof-mounted spoiler, which will
likely be power retractable as indicated by the adjacent spy shots. Chances are
it won’t come standard across the entire range as it will likely be reserved
for the Turbo-badged models.
The engines
will obviously be carried over from the regular Panamera sedan, so expect the
range-topping Turbo to have a 4.0-liter V8 with two turbochargers unleashing
542 horsepower and 770 Newton-meters of
torque. The standard-wheelbase Panamera Turbo runs to 100 km/h in 3.6
seconds with the Sport Chrono package and tops out at 306 km/h, but
the Sport Turismo is going to be a tad slower due to the extra weight. Further
down the line, a Turbo S will arrive to improve all those power and performance
numbers.
Source : Motor1
