Porsche ’s upcoming Panamera sedan will undoubtedly be the most controversial product to roll off the German automaker’s production line since the Cayenne SUV bowed in 2002, and we now have a set production date to let the controversy begin. The Panamera will begin production in April 2009.
According to AutoTelegraaf, the road-going Panamera will bow at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2009, with production beginning a month later. Porsche will have the capacity to build 26,000 Panameras a year, but will cap production at 20,000 units annually.
Panamera buyers will be able to choose from a range of gasoline engines — a 300 horsepower 3.6L V6, a 4.8L V8 producing 405 horsepower and a 4.8L turbocharged V8 making 520 horsepower. However, the V6 model won’t be available until 2010, with a hybrid-variant coming on line in 2011, according to Car.
The base, rear-wheel drive V6 model will be priced from €80,000, with the range-topping all-wheel drive turbo model topping out at €125,000.
