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Drive concept. 
The efficient 3.6-litre naturally aspirated 
V6 engine with four overhead camshafts 
benefits from a lightweight construction. 
A balance shaft reduces vibrations and 
ensures excellent smooth running. Direct 
fuel injection (DFI, p. 53), VarioCam Plus 
(p. 54) and integrated dry-sump 
lubrication
 are fit ted as standard. A 
coasting function (p. 54) and auto start /
stop function (p. 54) are also provided.   
  The engine generates a power output 
 
of 228 kW (310 hp) at 6,200 rpm 
and a maximum torque of 400 Nm at 
3,750 rpm. The result is a top speed   
of 259 km/ h and acceleration from 
0 to 100 km/ h in 6.3 seconds in the 
new Panamera and a 257 km/ h top 
speed and 6.1  seconds from 0 to 
100 km/ h in the new Panamera 4.
For fuel consumption, CO
2 emissions and efficiency classes, please refer to page 150.
Models  |
 Panamera and Panamera  4
Panamera and Panamera 4: 228 kW (310 hp) at 6,200 rpm, 400 Nm at 3,750 rpm
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Selected key features of the  
standard specification.
•	 		
Porsche 	Doppelkupplung 	(PDK) 	 
with auto start/stop function
•	 		
Porsche	 Stabilit y	 Management	 (PSM)
• 	Bi-Xenon 	headlights
• 	Multifunction 	steering 	wheel
• 	Partial 	leather 	interior
•	 CDR	 audio	 system
• 	Cruise 	control
• 	Park Assist 	(rear)
•	 18-inch	 Panamera	 wheels
• 	Automatic 	rear	hatch
Technical data. 
•	3.6-litre	 naturally	 aspirated	 V6	engine
•	 228	 kW	(310	 hp)	
 Panamera:
•	 0 –100	 km/ h	in	6.3	 secs
•	 259	 km/ h	 top	speed
 Panamera  4:
•	 0 –100	 km/ h	in	6.1 	secs
•	 257	 km/ h	 top	speed
Interior of the Panamera in Luxor Beige, walnut interior package and optional equipment Luggage compartmentFor fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and efficiency classes, please refer to page 150.
Models |
 Panamera and Panamera  4  

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Selected key features of the  
standard specification.
•	 		
Porsche 	Doppelkupplung 	(PDK) 	 
with auto start/stop function
•	 		
Porsche	 Stabilit y	 Management	 (PSM)
•	 Bi-Xenon 	headlights  
•	 Tyre	 Pressure	 Monitoring	 (TPM) 
•	 Multifunction 	steering 	wheel  
•	 Partial 	leather 	interior  
•	 Seat	 heating	 (front) 
•	 CDR	 audio	system  
•	 Cruise 	control  
•	 Park Assist 	(rear)  
•	 	
Automatically 	dimming 	mirrors
•	 18-inch	 Panamera	 S	wheels
• 	Automatic 	rear	hatch
 
Technical data.
• 	3.0-litre 	twin-turbo 	V6 	engine
•	 309	 kW	(420	 hp)
 Panamera  S:
•	 0 –100	 km/ h	in	5.1 	secs
•	 287	 km/ h	 top	speed
 Panamera  4S:
•	 0 –100	 km/ h	in	4.8	 secs
•	 286	 km/ h	 top	speed
Tailpipe covers of the exhaust systems on Panamera S models
Panamera S with 18 - inch Panamera S wheels Interior of the Panamera 4S in t wo -tone Agate Grey and Cream, anthracite birch interior package  
and optional equipment
For fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and efficiency classes, please refer to page 150.
Models  |
 Panamera S and Panamera 4S  

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Selected key features of the  
standard specification.
•	 		
Porsche 	Doppelkupplung 	(PDK) 	 
with auto start/stop function
• 		Bi-Xenon 	headlights 	in 	black 	including 	
Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
•		 Porsche	 Traction	 Management	 (PTM)	
active all-wheel drive
•	 	
Adaptive 	air 	suspension 	(Normal 	Level 	
−10  mm) including Porsche Active 
Suspension Management (PASM)
• 		Panamera 	Turbo 	brake 	system 	with	 
red brake calipers
• 		SportDesign 	steering	wheel	with	
gearshif t paddles
•	 	
Sports	 exhaust	 system	(not	for	
Panamera, Panamera 4 and 
Panamera S E-Hybrid) in black
•	 Sport	 Chrono	 Package
• 	Park Assist 	(rear)
• 		Leather 	interior 	package 	with	 
selected items in Alcantara •
		Adaptive 	Sports	seats	with	 
memory package
•	 	 Adaptive	 rear	spoiler	 (four-way)
•	 Tyre	 Pressure	 Monitoring	 (TPM) 
•		 19-inch	 Panamera	 Turbo	II	wheels 	 
with 5 mm spacers at rear axle
Technical data.
•	 4.8-litre	 naturally	 aspirated	 V8	engine
•	 324	 kW	(440	 hp)
•	 0 –100	 km/ h	in	4.4	 secs
•	 288	 km/ h	 top	speed
Panamera GTS with 20 - inch RS Spyder Design wheels
Tailpipes of the sports exhaust system in black
Panamera GTS interior in black, Carmine Red interior package, carbon interior package 
For fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and efficiency classes, please refer to page 151.
Models  |
 Panamera GTS  

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Engines. 
Increasing power output, reducing fuel 
consumption. Brief fulfilled. With engines 
characterised by sporty performance  
and yet comparatively low energy 
consumption and CO
2 emissions.   
 
This has been achieved thanks to 
technologies such as direct fuel injection 
(DFI), VarioCam Plus or variable camshaft 
control, turbocharging, recuperation,   
the auto start/stop function, the coasting 
function or the use of plug-in hybrid 
technology. The engines are structurally 
rigid and, thanks to aluminium cylinder 
heads and magnesium valve covers  (except the Panamera S E-Hybrid), they 
are comparatively light weight. This helps 
to ensure a decent weight-to -power 
 
ratio and balanced weight distribution.  
 
Let’s take the new engine generation of 
the Panamera  S and Panamera  4S as  
an example. It may have been stripped   
of t wo cylinders and its displacement 
reduced by 1.8 litres compared with   
that of its predecessor, but it has been 
given a twin-turbocharger arrangement. 
This is where the figures begin an  
upward trend. Increased power output, 
greater dynamics and enhanced 
e f f ici e n cy.
Direct fuel injection (DFI). 
With millisecond precision, DFI injects   
fuel at up to 120 bar directly into the 
combustion chamber by means of 
electromagnetically actuated injection 
valves. DFI also improves the internal 
cooling of the combustion chamber by 
having the mixture prepared directly in 
the cylinder. The higher compression ratio 
helps to deliver more output at the same 
time as enhanced engine efficiency.
3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine
We can make things move in many ways.   
With lightness, for example.   
 
Drive.
Performance  |
 Drive
  1.  Throttle bodies/electronic throttle
  2.  Intake manifold
  3.  Intake camshaft
  4.  Exhaust camshaft
  5.    VarioCam Plus (valve adjuster)
  6.  VarioCam Plus (switching tappet)
  7.  V a l v e
  8.  Exhaust manifold
 9.  Turbocharger
 10.  Poly-V  belts
  11.  PDCC/power steering pump
 12.  Air-conditioning  compressor
 
13.  Oil/water heat exchanger
 14.  Oil  filter  

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VarioCam Plus. 
VarioCam Plus is a two-in-one engine 
concept for adjusting the intake and 
exhaust camshafts and switching the  
lift of the intake valves. The system 
differentiates between driver inputs that 
typify normal, everyday driving and those 
inputs that demand maximum power. 
Valve operation is then adapted 
automatically to prevailing conditions. 
This results in instant acceleration and 
extremely smooth running as well as 
extraordinary acceleration power with 
comparatively low fuel consumption.   
Standard in the   Panamera models with 
petrol engine (except the   Panamera S 
E-Hybrid).  
 
Variable camshaft control.
In the V6 combustion engine of the 
new Panamera S E-Hybrid, fully variable 
camshaft control is used to adjust the 
intake camshaft timing. The result is   
high specific output and high torque – 
even at low engine speeds.   
 
Auto/start stop function.
The auto start /stop function still works   
in the familiar way. As soon as you come 
to a halt and keep your foot on the brake 
pedal, the system will automatically   
stop the engine. This fuel-saving system 
restarts the engine the moment you 
release the brakes.   
 
What’s new, however, is that the engine 
now switches off as you approach traffic 
lights. All audio and communication 
systems remain switched on and the 
climate control continues to maintain 
your selected temperature, despite the 
engine being switched off. The engine 
restarts automatically if the energy   
needs of the auxiliary equipment can 
no longer be met by the energy saved   
in the bat tery. In all models (except   
the Panamera S E-Hybrid), the auto   
start /stop function can be activated and 
deactivated using a separate but ton.   
Coasting.
The coasting function available with 
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) enables 
you to save even more fuel where the 
situation allows.* The engine is decoupled 
from the transmission to prevent 
deceleration caused by engine braking. 
The Panamera S E-Hybrid goes one step 
further and switches off the engine 
completely. In this way, optimum use   
is made of the vehicle’s momentum, 
allowing it to coast for longer distances. 
This achieves a noticeable reduction   
in fuel consumption with no impact on 
comfort or sporty performance.
VarioCam Plus
Performance  |
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* Not for Panamera GTS.  

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SPORT button. 
The SPORT but ton, which is fit ted as 
standard, enables you to select a setup 
that favours either comfort or sport y 
performance. At the push of a but ton, 
the electronic engine management 
system switches the engine mapping to 
offer a sharper response and engine 
dynamics that are more direct.  
 
With the gearbox in automatic mode, 
upshifts take place at higher engine 
speeds and downshifts are swifter. In 
addition, Porsche Active Suspension  Management (PASM) and Porsche 
Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) also 
switch to SPORT mode to deliver harder 
damping and more direct steering and, 
therefore, even more agile cornering. 
 
Sport Chrono Package.
The Sport Chrono Package helps to 
provide an even sportier setup. Included 
in the package are a digital and analogue 
stopwatch, the SPORT PLUS button,  
the longitudinal and lateral acceleration 
display and a performance display in 
PCM for displaying lap times.
It used to be the timetable that decided the sports period.   
Now it’s your turn.  
 
Performance enhancement systems.
The SPORT PLUS but ton on the centre 
console is used to activate SPORT PLUS 
mode. The engine becomes even more 
responsive. The rev- limiter is adjusted to 
a harder set ting (except in the Panamera S 
E- Hybrid). Vehicles with Porsche Active 
Suspension Management (PASM) switch 
to SPORT PLUS mode for harder damping 
and more direct steering. Models with 
adaptive air suspension drop to ‘low level’ 
and switch to a stiffer spring rate. In 
SPORT PLUS mode, the trigger threshold 
for PSM is raised for increased 
longitudinal and lateral dynamics.  The stopwatch mounted on the dashboard 
displays recorded driving time or can be 
used as a conventional clock. Porsche 
Communication Management (PCM) has 
 
a special performance display to view, 
store and evaluate lap times or other 
driving times.  
 
When combined with PDK, the Sport 
Chrono Package has t wo additional 
functions: the shift times in SPORT PLUS 
mode become even shorter, the gear 
changes even sportier. The second 
function is Launch Control, designed to  produce optimum acceleration from a 
standing start. 
 
 
For the Panamera Turbo, increased power 
output is a mat ter of principle. In this 
model, the Sport Chrono Package takes 
performance to another level with the 
overboost function. Whenever you 
accelerate at full throt tle in SPORT or 
SPORT PLUS mode, boost pressure will 
be temporarily increased by up to 10  %. 
This significantly increases the maximum 
torque, delivers a short-term complacent 
700 to 770 Nm – and puts a smile on   
the driver’s face. Standard in Panamera GTS, optional for 
the other Panamera models and only in 
conjunction with Porsche Communication 
Management (PCM).
SPORT but tons on the centre console
Digital and analogue stopwatch on the dashboard
For fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and efficiency classes, please refer to page 150/151.
Performance  |
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A  
Active bonnet system 78
Adaptive air suspension  65
Adaptive cruise control   102
Air conditioning  87, 91
Airbags  78
All-wheel drive  60
Anti-theft protection  106
Audio systems  92, 98, 136
Auto start/stop function  54
A xle concept  60, 78
B  
BOSE® Surround Sound System 98, 136
Brakes  77
Burmester
® High-End Surround   
Sound System  98, 136
C  
CD/ DVD autochanger  92
Chassis  60
Coasting  33, 54
C o l o u r s  112
Cruise control   102
D  
Design 10
Direct fuel injection (DFI)  53
E  
E-Power meter  30, 34
Electric motor   32
Electronic logbook   96
Emission control   57
Engineered body design  78
Engines  52, 53
Env iron m en t  81
Exhaust system  57
Exterior  10, 122
F  
Factory collection  141
Fuel system  53
H  
Headlight cleaning system  73
Headlights  72, 74
Height adjustment  65
High-voltage nickel metal   
hydride bat tery  14, 32
Hybrid module  14, 30, 32, 35
I  
Interior 12, 84, 116, 130
Interior lighting  84, 86
Interior lighting package for   
rear compartment   86
I n t e r i o r p a c k a ge s  113, 13 3 –135
L  
Lane Change Assist  105
Lane departure warning  105
Launch Control   69
LED main headlights including   
Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus 
(PDSL Plus)  74, 123
Levelling system   65, 68
Light-alloy construction  78, 81
Lighting system  72, 74
Lights  84–88
Lightweight exhaust system  57
Loading options  109
Luggage compartment  23, 108, 109
M  
Mobile phone preparation 97
MP3  92, 95, 98
Multifunction steering wheel  59, 62
N  
Navigation  92, 93
Noise and thermally insulated glass  87
O  
On-board computer 62, 64
Online services  97
P  
Parallel plug-in hybrid 14, 32
Park Assist  102, 122
Parking brake, electric  77
P a y l o a d  15 0
Personalisation    110, 120
Porsche Active Safe (PAS)   102
Porsche Active Suspension   
Management (PASM)  65
Porsche Car Configurator  139
Porsche Car Connect  34, 100
Porsche Ceramic Composite   
Brake (PCCB)  76, 126Porsche Communication 
 
Management (PCM)   92
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)  58
Porsche Dynamic Chassis   
Control (PDCC)  66, 127
Porsche Dynamic Light System   
(PDLS) 73
Porsche Dynamic Light System   
Plus (PDLS Plus)  74, 75
Porsche	Entry	&	Drive	 106
Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment  94
Porsche Side Impact Protection   
System (POSIP)  78
Porsche Stabilit y Management (PSM)  67
Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus   
(PT V Plus)  67
Porsche Traction Management (PTM)  60
Porsche Vehicle Tracking System  101
Power output  14, 21, 27, 33, 41, 47
Power seats with   
memory package  88, 130
Power steering Plus  62
Privacy glazing  87, 124
R  
Radio 92, 95, 97
Rear hatch  109
Recuperation  32
Recycli ng  81
Reversing camera   102
Roll-up sunblinds  87, 109, 131
Roof transport system  124
S  
Safet y 73
Seat belt system  78
Seat heating and ventilation  91
Seats  88, 130
Slide/tilt sunroof   124
Soft close doors  87
Speed limit display  104, 105
SPORT but ton  68
Sport Chrono Package  59, 62, 68, 126
SportDesign steering wheel  62
Sports exhaust system  57, 127
Steering  62
Steering wheels   62
Surround View   102
T  
Technical data  146
Telephone module  96, 137
Thermally insulated glass  87
Tiptronic S  58
Touchscreen  92, 95
Towbar system  125
Transmission   58
T V tuner  93, 137
Tyre Pressure Monitoring (TPM)  64
Tyre table  152
U  
Universal audio interface 92, 95
V  
Variable camshaft control 54
VarioCam Plus  54
Voice control system  95
W  
Wheels 64, 128
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