Panamera Turbo S PDK (Germany, 2011)

The Panamera Turbo S is powered by a 4.8 litre, V8 biturbo charged engine that delivers 550 hp, 50 hp more thant the current Panamera Turbo. The torque has also been upgraded to 750 Nm. In the “Sport” and “Sport Plus” mode of the standard Sport Chrono Package Turbo and during kick-down in normal mode, the eight cylinder engine delivers 800 Nm thanks to the so-called overboost function.

Thanks to the engine fitted on the new Panamera and to the Launch Control system, the Turbo S is able to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 3.8 seconds and to reach a top speed of 306km/h. Although performance has been enhanced, fuel consumption remains close to the levels of the Panamera Turbo. The Panamera Turbo S has a combined fuel consumption of 11.5 l/100km, which falls to 11.3 l/100km when the car is fitted with the 19 inch, all-season tyres with optimised rolling resistance developed for the Panamera by Michelin.

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