If the driver puts a very light foot on the gas pedal, the hybrid can go up to 31 miles on electricity unaided, motorized by a 14.1-kWh battery pack (up from the previous version’s 9.4-kWh unit) that dewells under the rear cargo floor. Utmost speed devoid of the gasoline engine kicking in is 87 mph.
The European cycle for plug-in hybrids rates the Panamera E-Hybrid at 94 mpg. (European carmakers are desperate to bring these cars to market . A 3.6-kilowatt involved charger is standard, and a 7.2-kilowatt charger is an alternative, with the latter lessening charging times to three hours with a 240-volt connection. By means of a standard 120-volt outlet takes charging time of 12 hours. Luckily, there are two modes that save clients from the trouble of plugging in to recharge the batteries: The E-Hold setting puts the charge approximately at a constant level, and E-Charge opportunely but quite incompetently uses the gasoline engine to renew the battery pack.
- At Porsche, hybrid power trains are not about compressing the last mile out of a gallon of gas. They are about resourceful performance.And that’s the reason behind the 2018 Porsche Panamera4 E-Hybrid, the latest adding up to Porsche’s luxury sport sedan lineup. A plug-in hybrid, the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid’s powertrain constitutes of a 326 hp, 2.9-liter,
- Twin-turbo V-6,
- A compact 134 hp electric motor fitted between the internal combustion engine and the eight-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission.
- Total system output is 456 hp, with a solid 516 lb-ft of torque on tap from just 1,100 rpm. Porsche states the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid will accelerate to 60 mph in just 4.4 seconds, and hit 172 mph on the autobahn. A Toyota Priusit isn’t it
What makes this full-sized Porsche more attractive is that it’s an intelligent hybrid. The typical Sport Chrono package tends E-Power mode (the default mode) and Hybrid Auto mode, plus the usual Sport and Sport+ modes, which makes fast the throttle comeback and transmission shift protocol, thicken the dampers, and unlock the sport exhaust (an option) just like in regular Panameras. But there’s also E-Hold mode, which allows drivers to conserve the battery’s state of charge so the Panamera can run in pure EV mode at their destination, and E-Charge mode, in which the internal combustion engine produces more power than desirable for driving in order to recharge the battery while driving.
