Porsche has plans to make an even more potent hybrid variant of its five-door
super sedan. Motoring learnt that the
second hybrid Panamera won’t use a 2.9-liter V6 and will instead utilize a V8
engine mated to an electric motor.
According to Panamera sales and marketing director
Dr Stefan Utsch, “With the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid we introduced our new hybrid
strategy. We will have two performance-oriented performance hybrids within the
Panamera model line."
The current Porsche Panamera range-topper, the
Turbo, uses a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 pumping out 542 hp and 770 Nm of torque. If Porsche were to use this same engine for the V8 Panamera Hybrid
and combine it with an electric motor, power could conceivably exceed the 700
hp mark, essentially making the car the five-door equivalent of the 918 Spyder.
It isn’t yet known when the company plans on
introducing the model.
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