The 2021 Porsche Panamera, four-door sportscar, has received its anticipated updates for the year. Here’s what you need to know about the 2021 iteration.
On the outside
Although the exterior of the Panamera remains true to its impressive motif, it does get a Sport Design (previously available as an option) with air intake grille, larger side air intakes, single-bar front light layout, a light strip at the rear and reworked LED rear light clusters.
In addition, new for 2021 is the 20- or 21-inch sport tyre option. The sport tyres, developed for this car, have a softer rubber compound with optimized tread. At the same time, there are three new 20 and 21-inch wheels to bring up a total of 10 different wheel designs (including an Exclusive 21-inch).
In the cabin
Inside, the Panamera has new steering wheel with fresh visual cut-outs to resemble a race car’s steering.
The four-door sports car continues to utilize a 2.9 liter V6 biturbo engine, paired to an 8-speed PDK transmission. This enables 330 PS and a maximum torque of 450 Nm. A century sprint takes 5.4 seconds and top speed is pre-limited to 270 km/h.
The 2021 Porsche Panamera gets the Porsche Connect, for the first time. While its not clear on what services the Porsche Connect actually provides, it should enable you to connect your iPhone to the car to monitor everything from checking the fuel / battery range of your Panamera, locating the car, lock the vehicle and even integrate to your Apple Watch. Sort of Porsche’s answer to Jaguar InControl Touch Pro.
The 2021 Porsche Panamera, four-door sportscar, has received its anticipated updates for the year. Here’s what you need to know about the 2021 iteration.
Other major updates
The 2021 Panamera has a redesigned chassis system to cope with the revamped steering and new tyres, The updates ensure the car’s lateral dynamics, precision and cornering stability. Fixed aluminium monobloc brake calipers, with 6 pots up front and 4 pots at the back are available on the Panamera to ensure optimum stopping.
Standard assistance and safety features included in the 2021 Panamera consist of Lane Keeping Assist with road sign recognition, Night Vision Assist, Lane Change Assist, LED matrix headlights with PDLS Plus, Park Assist including Surround View and Head-up display. The new Panamera is yours from RM1,026,735 with SST exemption.
