Posts Tagged ‘porsche panamera’

Exclusive – Porsche unveils Panamera for India

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Porsche today unveiled the luxury saloon Panamera here at its Mumbai dealer showroom this morning. The event was attended by a few selected auto journalists handpicked by Porsche and IAB was proudly a part of that lot.

Mr Rod Wallace, MD of Precision Cars India (PCI) the Indian wing of Porsche, Mr Allan Marriage Technical Head of PCI explained to the press the development of the Panamera through a audio-visual presentation. Following that, the car was unveiled sending the crowd into a frenzy.

Later IAB managed to have a one to one with Mr Allen Marriage who said that India is turning into a hot spot for performance vehicles and he was looking forward to more sports car makers foraying into the country.

IAB also managed to chit chat with Mr Rod Wallace who stated that already 13 Panameras have been booked before the launch and they expected to surpass the target of 50 cars for this year easily. Three new dealers with fully equipped service stations will soon begin operating in Chennai, Ludhiana and Bangalore.

Mr Wallace said the Panamera is a “Super Luxury car” which also happens to have all the traits of a sports car. He claimed the genes of the 911 were buried deep in it and was responsible for the 4.3 second 0-100 run!

Porsche Panamera prices in India ex-showroom inclusive of VAT and duties

Panamera S:

Ex Delhi : Rs. 1,41,74,000
Rest of India: Rs. 1,44,36,000

Panamera 4S:

Ex Delhi: Rs. 1,47,11,000
Rest of India: Rs. 1,49,83,000

Panamera Turbo:

Ex Delhi: Rs. 2,01,84,000
Rest of India: Rs. 2,05,58,000

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Entry posted on October 1st, 2009 and filed under Porsche

Porsche Panamera debuts in India on October 1

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The Indian debut of the Porsche Panamera takes place on the 1st of next month in the country’s financial capital. Though the prices or the trim levels have not been confirmed, it is widely believed that the base model will set you back by a cool 1.4 crore rupees.

As we reported earlier, Porsche has a target of 50 Panameras this year and the company has already managed to convince 13 buyers to book one even before its official unveiling.

We’ll bring you more information and high resolution photographs from the launch floor on October 1st, so stay tuned.

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Entry posted on September 26th, 2009 and filed under Porsche

Porsche plans to sell 50 Panameras in India this year; 13 already sold

Porsche plans to sell 50 Panameras in India this year; 13 already sold

Porsche announced earlier this year that the Panamera would be in India in 2009, but won’t be cheap. The cheapest Panamera would cost only 1.4 crore rupees, a reason for 13 customers to book their cars already!

Ranging from a whopping Rs 1.4 crore to a err..whopping two crore, the 4-door “family man’s” supercar would be launched by October 3. However, 13 Panameras have already been booked in India.

Rod Wallace, managing director of Precision Cars India, official importer of the Porsche range of cars -

“In 2007, we sold around 168 units while in 2008 it was 150..however with the Panamera we are hoping to reach 225 over the next 12 month period”

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Entry posted on July 27th, 2009 and filed under Porsche

Video – Official Porsche Panamera driving footage

If you can put up with the orchestra playing in the background, this is as good as you’ll ever see it. The Porsche Panamera driving footage brings out the unmistakably crisp and fluent road presence it gathers once in motion and I needn’t work my brain to come up with exactly what I felt after I’m done watching the video.

And the final few seconds show the dashboard, central instruments, buttons and gauges. I think the finest German artists and sculptors worked full time with Porsche to create such an effect.

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Entry posted on May 13th, 2009 and filed under Porsche

Rendering – Porsche Panamera Convertible

As India awaits the arrival of the Porsche Panamera, rumors are doing rounds in the international automobile arena on a possible Porsche Panamera convertible.

The Porsche Panamera convertible is very much possible since Porsche’s spent a lot of money building the car. The Panamera’s also rumored to shed two doors to take the form of a coupe variant. It’s not possible to suggest any more details at this time, so we’ll keep you updated if we hear more.

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Entry posted on May 7th, 2009 and filed under Porsche, Renderings

IAB Special- Nine new cars we look forward to in 2009

Car manufacturers in India are reeling in the wake of the economic crisis, but none of them intend to give it up anytime soon. Every car maker has its own strategy to deal with poor sales numbers which according to Auto experts continue till the end of this year for many.

Car makers know one thing- You can excite customers and bring them to showrooms only if you have something new to boast of. Listed here are nine glitzy cars that promise to draw the map to car dealerships for customers in India.

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Entry posted on April 15th, 2009 and filed under Specials

Cheapest Porsche Panamera will cost a whopping Rs.1.4 Crore when it comes in October

Cheapest Porsche Panamera will cost a whopping Rs.1.4 Crore when it comes in October

Porsche’s Four-door coupe – the Panamera will be available in the Indian market by October for a price that will range from Rs. 1,41,74,000 for the entry level Panamera S, to as high as Rs 2,01,84,000 for the Panamera Turbo.

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Entry posted on April 8th, 2009 and filed under Porsche

Spied- Porsche Panamera on the streets; Resembles batmobile!

Spied- Porsche Panamera on the streets; Resembles batmobile!

Porsche’s 4-door invention was snapped in the U.S of A performing to onlookers on the streets of Colorado. As expected, the mule was not wearing camouflage, and most of the badges were not removed. But the startling revelation is when seen from behind, the Porsche looks bulky and so much like..

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Entry posted on March 16th, 2009 and filed under Porsche, Spy pictures

Porsche Panamera coming to India by Sep’09

Porsche Panamera coming to India by Sep’09

Porsche India has slated plans to bring its four door coupe -Panamera here by September this year. Panamera, which will make its first public appearance at 2009 Shanghai Autoshow, will be released in International markets this summer, and come to India for a final stopover.

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Entry posted on February 6th, 2009 and filed under Porsche

Spied- 2010 Porsche Cayenne including interiors

Spied- 2010 Porsche Cayenne including interiors

This is what Porsche’s next generation Cayenne SUV looks like. These pictures have been snapped at the famous German race track Nurburgring, where spy shooters wait day and night with their thumb finger over the snapper.

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Entry posted on January 2nd, 2009 and filed under Porsche, Spy pictures

Spied- Porsche Panamera Dashboard

Spied- Porsche Panamera Dashboard

Previously on IAB, we gave you a visual treat- 20 high quality images of the Porsche Panamera. But those photos solely brought out the beauty’s exterior. Nevertheless, those photos merely brought out the beauty’s exterior.

The Porsche Panamera’s interior has not yet been shown officially to the Press. But here we have a clear photograph which displays the well laid out dashboard of the 4-door Porsche. Buttons encircling the gear selector hints me of the Airbus’ cockpit.

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Entry posted on December 29th, 2008 and filed under Porsche, Spy pictures

Porsche Panamera launch shifted to China- India, Russia given top priority

Porsche Panamera launch shifted to China- India, Russia given top priority

The German sports car maker Porsche has decided to delay the debut of the Panamera four-door coupe to the Shanghai auto show next April from the Geneva show in early March, as per initial plans.

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Entry posted on December 3rd, 2008 and filed under Porsche