Porsche launches two Panamera in the Philippines

MANILA: The year 2018 is hinting to be a year filled with fast, stylish and versatile cars. As after Jaguar Land Rover announces its four upcoming launches of the year, Porsche is already down with two car launches - the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and Panamera 4 Sport Turismo.

Like all the Porsches around, the two recently launched Panameras are filled with immense driving pleasure, luxury, and subtle practicality. Both the Panamera 4 Sport Turismo and Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo offers reasonably good legroom and headroom, and on the outside, they present an awe-striking appeal with its sleek design language.

These newly launched sporty beauties by Porsche Philippines are tuned with powerful mill delivering utmost driving satisfaction. Under the Panamera 4  Sport Turismo sits a 330 hp producing, 3.0-litre turbocharged engine knocking a peak torque of 450 Nm. The Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo features a bigger and better 4.0-litre twin turbo engine delivering a maximum power output of 550 hp along with 770 Nm of torque. The 4 Sport Turismo hit the top speed of 264 kmph, while the Turbo Sport Turismo model tops the field with 304 kmph figure.

What however caught our attention is the presence of profounding aerodynamic guide element that effectively reduces the drag, thus improving the performance figures considerably. The Panamera Sport Turismo comes with an advanced 3-level roof spoiler that can produce an additional downforce of up to 50 kg.

At the launch event of the cars, Porsche Philippines CEO, Mr Roberto Coyiuto III, commented, "This model line of the Panamera luxury sedan perfectly reflects the Porsche design DNA, the launch of the Panamera Sport Turismo models here in the Philippines is only a sneak preview of what Porsche has in store for this year. I am excited to bring this iconic German brand to greater heights as it continues on its path to success this 2018."

Talking about the price tag, Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo is the more expensive option with a hefty price tag of Php 18,500,000. As for Panamera 4 Sport Turismo it goes on sale at Php 10,950,000.