2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

[Kipernicus]

Automobile Mag: 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid: Around the Block

As we pull away from a stoplight, though, Zenlea echoes my disappointment. “I’m sure it records impressive 0 to 60 numbers (it does: 5.2 seconds, according to Porsche), but here in traffic it feels hesitant. It’s like the car is always thinking about how much gas and electric power to deliver. Give me a Tesla Model S instead. It actually responds to driver commands.” Clearly lots of Californians agree, as we pass Teslas constantly.

 

[rjcbox]

saw this in Macau today, Porche e-hybrid

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[AnxietyRanger]

I shared the concern above - fearing Model S would have too few physical controls.

One bonus of the touchscreen interface in Tesla, and the big dash screen and software approach, is that Tesla allows a relatively high customization of the functions used through the steering wheel. What you need the most, you will probably be able to program into the steering wheel. Couple this with a lot of automatic stuff, including location-based automatics, it is a surprisingly smart solution.

Of course there are moments when the touchscreen is not as intuitive as a physical button would be, but on the flipside it also allows customization and constant improvement a physical interface would not...

I'm not saying Model S has the future nailed in this regard, but I'm pretty sure a Porsche Panamera definitely doesn't.

 

[Spidy]

Make station wagons great again!

 

[Laserbrain]

How far do the e-hybrid Panameras (really) go these days in fully electric mode? I think they have a 14.1 kwh battery (11 kwh usable). A max electric range of 31 miles seems really small for 11 kwh. Well, at least the Panamera does not look like a dog which takes a dump in your front yard anymore.