The world premiere of the new Porsche Panamera is to be held at the Icons of Porsche festival in Dubai on 24 November at a special event.
The Panamera is now undergoing final test drives in Barcelona. The main focus of these tests is the powertrain, which includes a new Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK), and the newly developed chassis with active damper control.
The sports saloon has already completed the majority of the test procedures, during which the four-door sports car demonstrated its qualities on four continents. For example, tests in the US checked the drivetrain performance at high altitudes and low oxygen levels, or verified the performance of the engine-cooling system and the air conditioning in extreme heat. In Scandinavia, the Panamera was driven at very low temperatures; in South Africa, it mastered difficult road conditions; and in Asia, the high air humidity and hours of stop-and-go traffic in megacities posed particular challenges for the overall package.
“We test every new car intensively in order to meet our demands, and of course those of our customers all over the world,” said Development Manager Marcel Hönemann.
