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Porsche Panamera Shooting Brake Spied, Looks as You'd Expect

Porsche Panamera will get a Shooting Brake, as previous spy shots have revealed. This time, we have a fresh set of photos of the prototype, which has evolved and has dropped some of the camouflage since we last saw it.
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Photo: Stefan Baldauf/SB-Medien
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The Panamera Shooting Brake is probably inspired by the 2012 concept of the Panamera Sport Turismo.

Yes, it's been almost four years since that model was showcased as a concept, but the production version could come to market in 2017. It appears that our friends at SB-Medien have snapped pictures of what seems to be a prototype in the final stages of development.

By the look of the vehicle, this is the high-performance Turbo variant of the upcoming Panamera Shooting Brake. We can tell this is the case thanks to the quad exhausts, the big brakes, and the wheels used by the prototype you can admire in the photo gallery of this article.

Porsche took its time in developing a Shooting Brake version of the Panamera, but we believe they are on the right course with this body style.

While we are not the biggest fans of such crossovers, the Panamera Shooting Brake would appeal to the desires and needs expressed by Porsche customers, so it is safe to assume that enough people will be interested in buying the new body style.

It appears that the Panamera Shooting Brake comes as an answer to the request of Porsche customers for more luggage volume for their four-door coupe. Porsche’s reply to these requests might look appealing, and it may come to market as a different response to the afflux of luxury SUVs that will be available in 2017. Somehow, Porsche's new vehicle would launch as a breath of fresh air and might steal away some customers from other brands.

The Panamera Shooting Brake is based on the second generation of the model. The Mk2 Panamera will be the first model built on the new MSB platform developed by the Volkswagen Group. It is expected to share the architecture with upcoming Bentley models. When compared to its predecessors, the new platform is lighter and more compatible with electric powertrains.
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About the author: Sebastian Toma
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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