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Yesterday, we showed you the Paris Motor Show of the 2017 Porsche Panamera, but we didn't get to touch the derivative making its public debut at the French event. Since we owed you a set of 2017 Panamera 4 E-Hybrid live photos, here we are, publishing the pics.
To put things shortly, the second generation of the Panamera allows this particular model to be more of a hybrid than before. For instance, in the Panamera S E-Hybrid we drove back in the day, if the driver didn't specifically require electric assistance using the modes of the vehicle, this wouldn't arrive until the one behind the wheel went 80% into the throttle pedal's travel.
With the new model, the car starts in electric mode, with electron juice power being offered from the very beginning - German engineers wanted to maximize the real-world figures delivered by the luxury sedan.
Another environment-friendly engineering piece has to do with the hydraulic system that decouples the internal combustion engine during coasting, which is quicker than the system used on the car's predecessor.
In terms of the hardware, the electric drive system relies on a 14.1 kWh lithium-ion battery found under the luggage compartment floor. This serves an electric motor producing 136 hp and 295 lb-ft of twist.
The supercharged 3.0-liter V6 of the old model has made room for the all-new 2.9-liter V6 from the Panamera 4S. With the efficiency-biased tweaking of this particular model, the unit sees an important output drop to 330 hp and 331 lb-ft of torque.
Even so, the Hybrid tops the hp and tq numbers of the gas-only 4S, allowing the driver to control 462 hp and 516 lb-ft. The power is sent to all four paws using the second-generation PDK, which has eight forward ratios.
Performance is respectable, with the Zuffenhausen hybrid completing the 0 to 60 mph task in 4.4 seconds, while offering a maximum velocity of 172 mph.
The plug-in hybrid Porscha has an all-electric range of 31 miles, while the battery needs 12 hours to charge when using a regular 120-volt outlet.
And while we're still waiting for the EPA ratings, the European cycle means the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid delivers north of 90 mpg - keep in mind that hybrid testing is completed with the battery fully charged, so efficiency drops after the car enters an actual road driving cycle.
Since we mentioned hybrid-specific driving modes above, we'll tell you the gasoline-electric model lets you choose between Hybrid Auto (maximum efficiency), E-Power (EV motivation), E-Hold (maintaining the state of charge) and E-Charge (the V6 is used to charge the battery). The Sport and Sport Plus models from "normal" Porsche models are obviously present.
Porsche hasn't announced the US pricing for the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, with the sedan set to land in American showrooms next summer. And it's almost impossible to mention this without reminding you the all-electric Mission E is scheduled to debut in 2020, the year that should also bring us the next-gen 911. You know, the Neunelfer that should bring the first hybrid in this history of the rear-engined model.
With the new model, the car starts in electric mode, with electron juice power being offered from the very beginning - German engineers wanted to maximize the real-world figures delivered by the luxury sedan.
Another environment-friendly engineering piece has to do with the hydraulic system that decouples the internal combustion engine during coasting, which is quicker than the system used on the car's predecessor.
In terms of the hardware, the electric drive system relies on a 14.1 kWh lithium-ion battery found under the luggage compartment floor. This serves an electric motor producing 136 hp and 295 lb-ft of twist.
The supercharged 3.0-liter V6 of the old model has made room for the all-new 2.9-liter V6 from the Panamera 4S. With the efficiency-biased tweaking of this particular model, the unit sees an important output drop to 330 hp and 331 lb-ft of torque.
Even so, the Hybrid tops the hp and tq numbers of the gas-only 4S, allowing the driver to control 462 hp and 516 lb-ft. The power is sent to all four paws using the second-generation PDK, which has eight forward ratios.
Performance is respectable, with the Zuffenhausen hybrid completing the 0 to 60 mph task in 4.4 seconds, while offering a maximum velocity of 172 mph.
The plug-in hybrid Porscha has an all-electric range of 31 miles, while the battery needs 12 hours to charge when using a regular 120-volt outlet.
And while we're still waiting for the EPA ratings, the European cycle means the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid delivers north of 90 mpg - keep in mind that hybrid testing is completed with the battery fully charged, so efficiency drops after the car enters an actual road driving cycle.
Since we mentioned hybrid-specific driving modes above, we'll tell you the gasoline-electric model lets you choose between Hybrid Auto (maximum efficiency), E-Power (EV motivation), E-Hold (maintaining the state of charge) and E-Charge (the V6 is used to charge the battery). The Sport and Sport Plus models from "normal" Porsche models are obviously present.
Porsche hasn't announced the US pricing for the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, with the sedan set to land in American showrooms next summer. And it's almost impossible to mention this without reminding you the all-electric Mission E is scheduled to debut in 2020, the year that should also bring us the next-gen 911. You know, the Neunelfer that should bring the first hybrid in this history of the rear-engined model.
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