Loyo Sales So Porsche's Reason For Not Presenting The Latest Wagon Version Of Panamera

Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo. (Doc. Porsche AG)

JAKARTA - Porsche has launched the latest generation from Panamera with a new style and engine that is more powerful than ever. However, manufacturers do not provide the model in the form of a wagon.

The model option, referred to as Panamera Sport Turismo, was not presented in Panamera's latest lineup of models. The German manufacturer saw that the sales of the wagon version turned out to be slow so they did not continue their development.

In China and the US as our main market in Segmen D, Sport Turismo has only played a small role. Therefore, we decided to stop this variant of the model by launching a new generation," Porsche wrote as quoted by Automotive News, Friday, November 24.

Meanwhile, based on data released by Autocar, the Sport Turismo version only accounts for less than 10 percent of Panamera's overall sales while explaining why the manufacturer decided not to update the model.

Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo was first introduced in 2017 and got a facelift in 2020. This model takes the basis of a second generation series with a redesigned back so as to produce a more spacious baggage room.

Meskipun demikian, perusahaan yang berbasis di Stuttgart tetap akan mempertahankan Panamera generasi terbaru dalam versi wheelbase yang lebih panjang secara eksklusif untuk pasar China. Manufacturan juga akan menghadirkan Taycan Sport Turismo, agar bersaing dengan para persaingannya di segmen wagon, seperti Audi RS6 dan BMW M5 Touring yang akan diluncurkan beberapa waktu mendatang.

Talking about the latest Panamera, this car presents four different powertrains, including the highest type of Turbo E-Hybrid. The highest variant has a 4.0 liter V8 turbo engine combined with an electric motor that pumps 680 ps of power and 930 Nm of torque.

Integrated with the dual-clutch eight-speed PDK transmission system, this car is capable of running from 0 to 100 km/h within 3.2 seconds by producing the highest speed of up to 315 km/hour.

Carrying plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology, this car is embedded with a battery with a capacity of 25.9 kWh which makes the car go up to a range of 91 km on pure electric power and is compatible with 11 kW of AC charging, so it can charge up to 2 hours 39 minutes of battery.

The latest generation Porsche Panamera is priced at 107,800 euros or equivalent to Rp1.8 billion and the highest variant reaches 192,500 euros or equivalent to Rp3.2 billion for the Panamera Turbo E-hybrid for the German market.