Hot on the heels of the facelifted Porsche
Panamera being unveiled, it has emerged that a new flagship Turbo S E-Hybrid
might be just around the corner. The 2021 Panamera family is currently topped
out by the standard Turbo S model and it is this variant that recently set an
executive car lap record around the Nurburgring. It will not retain its
position at the top of the Panamera totem pole for long, however.
While the Turbo S E-Hybrid will have more
grunt than the non-electrified variant, the added weight means the conventional
Turbo S is still faster around the ‘Ring, hence why the E-Hybrid wasn’t the one
taken to the German circuit.
Which Car reports that the electric motor
added to Panamera models will pack around 134 hp. If the Turbo S E-Hybrid
couples this electric motor with the brand’s current twin-turbocharged
4.0-liter V8 that is rated at 621 hp and 820 Nm of torque, the
total output could reach to beyond 750 hp. That would give it a nice power edge
over the pre-facelift model with its 670 hp. Confirmation of a new Turbo S
E-Hybrid comes at the right time for Porsche as rival Mercedes-AMG is readying
a hybrid variant of the GT 4 Door that could have in excess of 800 hp.
