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Porsche offers environmental executive Panamera
Porsche’s new Panamera is also available in a 4 E-Hybrid variant, writes Lerato Matebese
The latest generation Porsche Panamera, as Mark has written about, is a far cry from the vehicle it replaces, now featuring more congruent design lines and a more agreeable rear-end design. Optional wallbox It has regenerative braking as standard, which recoups braking energy to charge the battery, while charging the liquid-cooled lithium ion battery takes 5.8 hours through the conventional residential mains. An optional wallbox with 7.2kW slashes that figure to 3.6 hours. Being a hybrid, it is an ideal travel companion in the urban environment where it is possible to travel a maximum of 50km on electric power only. Interestingly, instead of a silent electric mode, the engineers have engineered a proper-sounding V6 engine note that, dare I say it, sounds better than the actual engine itself when it kicks into life. The transition between the two power sources, however, is not that seamless with the combustion engine firing up in a rather shuddering manner that is somewhat at odds wi...
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