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Porsche Panamera Hybrid – hybrid cars

The Porsche Panamera may not be widely available yet, but it’s already at the second development stage with a Porsche Panamera Hybrid having been announced. If you’re not clued up on the original vehicle, let alone its hybrid rework, then check out this guide to the Porsche Panamera Hybrid for all the information you need.

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History of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid
Environmental credentials of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid
Porsche Panamera Hybrid statistics
Future of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid

History of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid

The Porsche Panamera sounds straightforward enough – it’s a four-seat, four-door saloon, which is scheduled to be launched in 2009. It’s a full-sized luxury car that succeeds the Porsche 989 concept car from the late 1980s.

The car is expected to be marketed as a direct competitor to the likes of the Mercedes CLS63 and a less expensive alternative to the Bentley Continental GT and the Ferrari 612 Scaglietta. However, can a car with such a sports make-up adopt a green philosophy too?

According to Porsche it can, as the manufacturer announced the Porsche Panamera Hybrid in January 2008. It will be a four-door Gran Turismo that will share the proven components of the Panamera and should enter the market by the end of the decade.

Environmental credentials of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid

The aim of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid is to effectively provide the best of both worlds – superb performance alongside remarkable fuel efficiency. It will become one of the few green sports cars on the market and should tap into a niche market as the first sports model of its type to feature fuel-efficient full parallel hybrid technology.

The vehicle will include a battery in the luggage compartment and the hybrid module will sit between the engine and the transmission – it will comprise an additional clutch along with an electric motor. Dependent on the driving conditions it will be possible for the Porsche Panamera Hybrid to disengage either the combustion engine or the electric motor – or to use both simultaneously. This means that its owners can enjoy the best of both worlds – ranging from all-electric drive all the way through to powerful motorway performance.

It is expected that the Porsche Panamera Hybrid will able to achieve fuel consumption in the region of 31mpg.

Porsche Panamera statistics

At this point there are few statistics available about the Porsche Panamera Hybrid as it remains in the concept stage. More should become available nearer to its release.

Future of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid

The conventional version of the Porsche Panamera is tentatively scheduled to be released in 2009. The hybrid model will follow around the end of the decade – probably in 2010. To keep on top of the latest release information, check back at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk.

Author: Lee Sibbald, July 4, 2008

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